DRISHTI AND VIDEO VOLUNTEERS ARE HIRING VIDEO TRAINERS/FILM-MAKERS FOR
COMMUNITY VIDEO UNITS AROUND INDIA

Organization and Program Profile
Drishti is a leading human rights organization that uses media, communications and the arts to strengthen India’s social movements and organizations. Video Volunteers is an international organization that empowers communities to voice. Drishti and Video Volunteers have established ten Community Video Units (CVUs) across India where community members are producing monthly videos for local and global audiences. Each Video Magazine is screened back to the community in 25 different villages or slum pockets to approximately 10,000 people per month.

We believe community video can truly accelerate social change and create people-led development. Our goal is to create a Global Social Media network for and by the community.

About the Video Trainer Positions

Each Community Video Unit (CVU) has a full time Video Trainer working on site at an NGO with the Community Producers for a period of eighteen months. The job will entail training 6-10 community members in all aspects of video production, participatory video, principles of community media, media analysis and development communication.

Our upcoming CVU sites are likely to include Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Gujarat. We are looking for candidates who can proficiently communicate in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi or Gujarati and will be willing to relocate to their respective work sites. The Video Trainers will also need to have a working knowledge of English. For our Unit in Tamil Nadu, we would prioritise Dalit applicants or applicants who have worked on Dalit Rights.

This is a great opportunity for film-makers interested in being part of the global movement to democratise media and wishing to work with communities to use their skills to affect social change.

Job Positions: Five, one each at Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal and Gujarat

Job Requirements:
Proficiency in shooting, writing and editing videos
Proficiency in operating digital video cameras
Proficiency in non-linear editing
Must have strong creative and storytelling abilities
Must have strong ability to teach/train
Must have coordination skills and leadership qualities to motivate and lead
Must be interested in working with underprivileged community members
Candidates with experience working in human rights or development will be prioritised.

Job Start Date: 10 November 2007

Contract Period: 18 months with possible extension/employment.

Salary: Rs.12,000 to 18,000 per month, depending on experience

How to apply: Send in your resume, show reels and filmography. In the filmography please list whether you shot, edited, wrote and/or directed the films. For each role, please list whether you were the sole person doing that work, or whether other people assisted. The cover letter should have three references, one of which should be from your last employer and also mention your last drawn salary/remuneration.

Contact Info for Applications (all positions):
Email Kavita Das Gupta, Program Manager, Community Video: kavita@videovolunteers.org
TEL: +91-79-2685 1235 and 6661 4235; +91 9979933614
Postal address: Drishti, 103 Anand Hari Tower, Sandesh Press Road, Bodakdev, 380054

For more information on Drishti and Video Volunteers:www.drishtimedia.org
www.videovolunteers.org

DRISHTI IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE CONSIDER APPLICANTS FOR ALL POSITIONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RELIGION, CASTE, GENDER, AGE, DISABILITY, MARITAL OR VETERAN STATUS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER LEGALLY PROTECTED STATUS.