Job Description

The Senior Multimedia Producer serves as a part-time multimedia specialist supporting CRS’s Content Studio and donor communications efforts. The role develops high-quality video, audio, photography, animation, and multimedia products that strengthen donor engagement and elevate CRS’s mission and impact. Working closely with content creators, storytellers, designers, fundraisers, and field teams, the Senior Multimedia Producer transforms programmatic and human-interest content into compelling visual and digital storytelling assets for diverse audiences.

This position provides surge production capacity for projects that exceed internal bandwidth and supports a wide range of communications needs, including donor campaigns, presentations, webinars, podcasts, social content, and strategic storytelling initiatives. The role requires exceptional production, editing, and visual storytelling skills, along with the ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and maintain CRS brand standards across all multimedia products.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Produce and edit high-quality multimedia content, including videos, podcasts, animations, webinars, presentations, and digital storytelling assets that support CRS fundraising, engagement, and communications objectives.
• Create compelling visual stories that capture the human impact of CRS’s work and mission around the world.
• Lead video editing and post-production efforts, including motion graphics, animation, sound design, music selection, and final asset delivery.
• Provide photography and videography support domestically and internationally as needed, including field-based content gathering.
• Collaborate with writers, designers, storytellers, fundraisers, and subject matter experts to develop creative concepts and multimedia products.
• Review scripts, storyboards, shot lists, and production plans to ensure creative quality, brand alignment, and effective storytelling.
• Apply multimedia best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve production quality and audience engagement.
• Serve as a quality-control resource for multimedia products, ensuring consistency with CRS brand standards and storytelling principles.
• Manage and maintain multimedia asset libraries, archives, and content databases.
• Coordinate with vendors, consultants, and external production partners as needed.
• Contribute to donor engagement initiatives, including Leadership Giving campaigns, presentations, and other strategic communications efforts.
• Collaborate across CRS departments and regional teams to support priority communications and fundraising initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Production, Communications, Film, Digital Media, Photography, or related field; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in multimedia production, video editing, visual storytelling, or related creative fields.
• Advanced expertise in video production workflows, including shooting, editing, post-production, and multimedia asset management.
• Strong experience producing content across multiple digital platforms and formats.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within nonprofit, humanitarian, international development, media, or mission-driven organizations.
• Experience producing donor-facing communications and fundraising content.
• International field production experience.
• Experience with virtual reality, immersive storytelling, or emerging multimedia technologies.
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including After Effects, Photoshop, and Lightroom.
• Strong photography and videography skills.
• Experience with animation and motion graphics production.
• Excellent visual storytelling, editorial judgment, and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining quality standards.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Understanding of international development, humanitarian response, and global issues.
• Familiarity with donor communications and fundraising content development.
• Proficiency using Mac and/or PC platforms.

Required Languages: English

Travel: International travel may be required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

WHAT WE OFFER

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job and the needs of the agency.

CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse.The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.

CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults - to live free from abuse and harm.

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.