Overview
The Digital Media and Content Officer will support digital communications, multimedia production, social media engagement, and content development to enhance the visibility and impact of the United Nations in Lesotho.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop engaging content for social media platforms including Facebook, X and YouTube;
- Developing content and digital assets for campaigns, international days, events, and advocacy initiatives;
- Contribute to the design of social media graphics, posters, banners, infographics, presentation materials, and other digital communication products;
- Capture high-quality photos and videos during UN events, field missions, campaigns, and stakeholder engagements;
- Edit videos, reels, short clips, and graphics for digital platforms;
- Support live coverage of events through social media updates and multimedia storytelling;
- Contribute to drafting social media captions, web stories, newsletters and other publications;
- Monitor social media trends, audience engagement, and analytics;
- Scheduling and publishing content across digital platforms;
- Track performance of digital campaigns and prepare simple analytics reports;
- Support meetings, reporting and coordination with UN agencies and partners on communication-related activities;
- Assist with logistical and communication preparations for events and campaigns;
- Perform other communications-related duties as assigned by the supervisor;
- Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Required Experience
- 3 years of experience in digital communications, graphic design, multimedia production, or social media content creation is required.
- Experience using standard software applications, graphic design and multimedia tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, CapCut, MS Excel, PowerPoint and MS Word or similar platforms is required.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Digital Media, Visual Communications, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related field
