Media Production Coordinator at African Wildlife Foundation

Media Production Coordinator at African Wildlife Foundation – African Wildlife Foundation Kenya Job Details

About the Role

The African Wildlife Foundation is recruiting a Media Production Coordinator to join its Brand and Public Engagement team in Nairobi. This is a full-time position supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of audio-visual and digital media content that strengthens AWF’s communications, fundraising, and brand objectives. Working across multiple departments, the Media Production Coordinator ensures that media productions are completed on schedule, meet quality benchmarks, and align with organizational standards.

This NGO job in Kenya sits at the intersection of conservation storytelling and media execution. You’ll coordinate end-to-end production workflows—from pre-production logistics through post-production delivery—while editing long-form content into short-form digital formats for social media and web platforms. The role demands strong organizational skills, proficiency with professional editing software, and the ability to manage multiple projects and external vendors simultaneously.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end audio-visual production workflows, including pre-production scheduling, documentation, coordination, post-production processes, and final delivery, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Coordinate film, photography, and live event productions in support of strategic communications, fundraising campaigns, donor requirements, website content, and social media channels.
• Handle pre-production logistics such as production schedules, permit applications, internal stakeholder alignment, and liaison with Strategic Communications, Marketing, Fundraising, and Program teams.
• Edit and adapt long-form video content into short-form formats optimized for digital and social media platforms, including vertical and native formats such as Reels, Shorts, and TikTok.
• Manage administrative and workflow support for external photographers, videographers, editors, and production vendors, including tracking deliverables, managing review cycles, and coordinating feedback loops.
• Support live and hybrid event production activities through scheduling coordination, vendor management, run-of-show documentation, and post-event content delivery.
• Maintain the organization’s media and story asset bank by tagging, archiving, and ensuring content accessibility through digital asset management systems.
• Monitor and document audio-visual deliverables, track production outputs, and assist with reporting on reach, engagement, and production performance metrics.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Film Production, Media Production, Communications, or a related field.
• 3 or more years of professional experience in media production, production coordination, or associate producer roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing a range of audio-visual productions, including short-form and long-form video, social media content, and event-related media.
• Proven video editing capability with experience adapting content for digital and social media distribution.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Premiere Pro and After Effects, or equivalent editing software.
• Strong pre-production and coordination skills, including scheduling, documentation, and workflow management.
• Experience collaborating with external production vendors and creative teams on multiple concurrent projects.
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems and production file organization protocols. Experience in conservation, community development, or storytelling sectors, and prior work with multicultural teams, are valued advantages.

What to Expect

• You will work within a collaborative cross-functional environment, partnering regularly with communications, marketing, creative, fundraising, and country program teams across the organization.
• The role involves both office-based coordination and potential field support for content gathering and production activities in partnership with regional teams.
• This Media Production Coordinator at African Wildlife Foundation position in Nairobi is open to qualified candidates. Click Apply below to submit your application.