Multimedia Producer & Storyteller

Community Access Unlimited•Elizabeth, NJ

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Community Access Unlimited (CAU) is seeking a Multimedia Producer & Storyteller to capture and share stories about adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and young people at risk. Video is the primary medium, with photography, writing, and other formats used as appropriate. The role reports to the Chief Communications Officer and will help build a new communications department. The position is based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with travel to CAU programs across Union County. Pay is $33.65 per hour. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with infrequent evening and weekend work as determined by events. The producer will visit residential and day programs to film interviews and take photographs and video, then develop content for print, digital, and social media. They will help maintain a steady flow of stories for CAU's blog, local press, and social media; create fundraising and marketing materials; and cover events at CAU and occasionally in the community. The role offers creative latitude in choosing equipment and tools and in shaping how the communications team creates and shares content.

Requirements

A portfolio demonstrating storytelling ability, especially video.
Skills in filming, editing, and photography, along with clear, warm writing.
Comfort interviewing people and helping them feel at ease on camera.
Respect for privacy and consent when telling other people's stories.
A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for travel across Union County.
Creativity and an ability to find stories and fresh ways to tell them.
A sense of humor and an ability to make nonprofit stories engaging.
Willingness to participate in activities at the Day Program and build rapport with the people served.
Kindness, an open heart, and optimism about the organization's mission.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with podcasting.

Responsibilities

Capture and tell stories about the day-to-day lives and achievements of the people CAU serves.
Visit residential and day programs across Union County, on a schedule set with the Chief Communications Officer, to film interviews and take photographs and video.
Turn captured material into videos, photographs, and written stories for print, digital, and social media.
Work with the Chief Communications Officer to develop a steady pipeline of stories for CAU's blog, local press, and social media.
Create content that reaches the people CAU serves, staff, families and guardians, elected officials, and the wider community.
Create materials supporting CAU fundraising and marketing.
Photograph and film events at CAU and occasionally in the community.
Help select cameras, software, and other tools for the role.
Help shape how the growing communications team creates and shares content.