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Who are we?

Malala Fund is working for a world where all girls can learn and lead. Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education, invests in local education leaders and amplifies the voices of girls fighting for change. Learn more atmalala.org.

What does this team do?

The Strategic Communications team is the creative and editorial engine behind how Malala Fund shows up in the world. The team translates research, advocacy, and grantee impact into stories, campaigns, and content that move the audiences who can accelerate change for girls: donors, policymakers, partners, and the public.

The team operates on a social-first, visually-led model across six focus countries: Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania. Team members work in close partnership with country communications colleagues, programme teams, and advocacy leads to ensure all content reflects local context, political nuance, and the communities we serve with accuracy, dignity, and care while maintaining the coherence, quality, and strategic alignment that Malala Fund's global platform demands.

What does this position do?

As our Creative Producer, you'll turn the stories and impact of Malala Fund's work into engaging videos, photography, and digital content that inspires people to take action. You'll work with colleagues and partners around the world to create authentic, thoughtful storytelling that reflects local communities while helping grow support for girls' education. You'll also help keep our creative library organized so great content is easy for teams across the organization to find and use.

Location
Candidates from both Washington, D.C. and London will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities

Creative production

• Produce high-quality video, photography, campaign, and multimedia content in consultation with and under the direction of the Senior Director of Strategic Communications
• Translate approved communications, advocacy, and fundraising strategies into compelling creative assets for digital, editorial, donor, and campaign use
• Develop concepts, scripts, storyboards, shot lists, production briefs, interview guides, and edit notes for social-first and campaign content
• Produce content that supports Malala Fund's global advocacy goals, including the codification of gender apartheid in international law and reforms of education financing, as well as regional and country-specific advocacy priorities across Afghanistan, Brazil, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania
• Collaborate with country communications teams, programme managers, advocacy colleagues, and partner-facing staff to ensure creative concepts and assets are grounded in local context, audience needs, and relevant political, cultural, and safeguarding sensitivities.
• Ensure all creative assets meet Malala Fund's editorial, brand, accessibility, safeguarding, and ethical storytelling standards

Partner and grantee storytelling

• Produce content that shows how Malala Fund's grantee partners are advancing policy, accountability, and systems change for girls' education
• Work with regional producers, local photographers, videographers, and contractors to gather content that reflects communities with dignity, accuracy, and care
• Take guidance from country and programme colleagues on local context, partner dynamics, consent, safeguarding, and reputational sensitivities when developing stories about grantees, girls, and communities.
• Translate grantee and partner work into stories that are clear, emotionally resonant, and useful for donor, policy, and public audiences
• Centring girls' agency, local leadership, and the structural barriers our partners are working to change in our storytelling

Campaigns and advocacy moments

• Support the creative production pipeline for major campaigns, advocacy moments, reports, events, and organisational announcements
• Work with Advocacy colleagues to ensure creative assets reflect approved policy messages and campaign objectives
• Produce assets for milestone moments such as Malala Day, the UN General Assembly, International Day of the Girl, as well as major reports, CEO and principal engagements, and rapid-response opportunities
• Manage timelines, vendors, production logistics, and approval steps for assigned creative deliverables

Asset management and creative systems

• Maintain an organised, searchable, and user-friendly asset library for photos, video, b-roll, graphics, and campaign materials
• Ensure assets are properly named, tagged, captioned, credited, and stored so colleagues across the organisation can easily find and use them
• Track consent, usage rights, photographer credits, and safeguarding considerations for all visual assets
• Build and maintain production templates, briefing documents, vendor lists, and file-management systems that improve team efficiency
• Help strengthen creative workflows so the team can produce high-quality content consistently and at pace

What you bring to us and the role!

Production and technical skills

• 5-7 years of experience in creative production, with a strong portfolio of social video and photography work
• Experience producing content in the Global South, with demonstrated sensitivity to local context, partner relationships, safeguarding considerations, and community-centred storytelling.
• Strong videography and photography skills, including shooting, directing, and overseeing post-production
• Proficiency with standard production and editing tools (Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent)
• Experience producing creative assets that support advocacy, fundraising, donor engagement, or social impact campaigns
• Ability to translate complex policy, advocacy, and programme work into clear, accessible, and emotionally compelling content
• Strong understanding of how visual storytelling can build trust with private donors, policymakers, partners, and public audiences
• Experience managing asset libraries, file organisation, metadata, usage rights, or digital asset management systems
• Proven track record managing complex productions across geographies and time zones
• Experience working within nonprofit, advocacy, or media organisations

Working style

• Excellent project management skills: organised, deadline-driven, and calm under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and shifting priorities without loss of quality
• Strong attention to detail in file naming, captioning, permissions, credits, and version control
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to brief creatives and articulate editorial decisions clearly
• Strong cross-cultural collaboration skills, with the ability to work respectfully and effectively with country communications teams, programme managers, partners, and consultants across geographies and time zones.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to make sound editorial and creative judgements without extensive oversight

Values and approach

• Deep commitment to ethical, dignified storytelling - you understand why representation matters and apply that understanding rigorously, including when producing content with and about the communities we serve
• Commitment to applying organisational safeguarding policies in all production contexts, including remote and in-country shoots
• Genuine interest in girls' education, gender equity, and social justice and a belief that communications can be a vehicle for structural change, not just awareness

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Travel Required

Approximately 3-5 trips, including international, annually for in-person team meetings, content gathering, or event staffing.

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Malala Fund is an equal opportunity employer and inclusive organization who welcomes employees from under-represented and intersectional communities including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We seek people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, ages, experiences and identities to provide a wide range of perspectives, ideas, views and insights into the strategy, policies, culture and ambitions of Malala Fund.

Malala Fund is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the safety and dignity of all of those involved in our work. Our first priority is protecting everyone who comes in direct or indirect contact with our organization, including staff, partners, grantees, and the communities in which we work

Malala Fund has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, exploitation, harassment, or discrimination of any kind by any of our staff, representatives or partners. We commit to ensuring that those who work with Malala Fund or on our behalf are able to work in an environment that is safe, respectful, and free from harm. To uphold this commitment, Malala Fund reserves the right to conduct background checks on prospective and current employees.