Music Producer / Trainer at FilmAid

JOB PURPOSE:

The Music Producer/Trainer will undertake the facilitation of the workshops to promote youth empowerment through music production training .

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Training 15 musicians in several aspects of music business. This includes and not limited to: Signing with record labels, music contracts, copyrights, distribution, promotion, promoters, and production house.
• Facilitating recording of 4 songs by 2 musicians selected from the original group of 15 musicians.
• Coaching and mentoring 2 musicians from both the refugee and host community in music and performing arts to enhance their skills as artists so that they have confidence to seek out livelihood opportunities with newly attained skills.
• To establish learning and exposure visits to Nairobi for the music artists. The artists will visit bands and production studios.
• Facilitate media tours to promote the recorded song.
• Consult during production of music video.

SPECIFIC TASKS FOR FILMAID:

FilmAid will provide the following during this consultancy period:

1. Meet the consultant’s costs of travel to and from Kakuma Refugee Camp as well as accommodation and meals while out in the field.

2. Mobilize the participants who will attend the training.

3. Provide the training venue that will be used to conduct the workshops.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a Kenyan national OR must be eligible to work in Kenya;
• Bachelors/Diploma in relevant discipline (Music/Arts/Media);
• Experience of working in music production programs;
• In-depth understanding of the music production process and structure;
• Experience supervising or leading or being part of a cross-functional production team
• Strong oral and written communications skills;
• Content interpretation experience/skills;
• A flair for generating original creative ideas;
• A good working knowledge of the East African music industry;
• Persistence to follow up leads and gain work;
• The ability to work with others, at all levels, as part of a team;
• The capacity to manage and design project from start to finish, to tight deadlines;
• The ability to be resourceful and adaptable and be able to solve practical and conceptual problems;
• The capability to work independently;

TIME FRAME

There will be a five day Music production workshop which will include a selection process, between April 15^th to 19^th 2019.

The rest of the project will involve: Recording, post production, expert visits, media tours and video recording which will be between 29th April and 7th June 2019.

The consultant is to provide a curriculum of course elements to be taught over the time frame as well as intended outcomes from each course element.