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Video AI Consultant (AI Content and Animation Producer)

Project Title

Digital-First Content Production – AI Video Remixing & Animation (Ubongo)

Background & Context

Ubongo is a leading edutainment organization producing high-quality educational content for children across Africa. As part of its strategic shift toward digital-first content, Ubongo is expanding into AI-assisted video production to rapidly remix, adapt, and scale existing content into new formats for delivery initially to digital channels.

This includes experimenting with AI tools to generate high-volume visual content, testing new creative directions, and optimizing formats for short-form platforms while maintaining strong alignment with Ubongo’s brand and child-safety and educational standards.

Purpose of the Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to produce AI-enhanced video content, including remixed music videos and character-based visual “transformations”.

Scope of Work

Video Production (Core Responsibility)

• Create AI-enhanced video content using existing Akili and Me assets
• Remix and adapt existing videos into new visual formats
• Ensure outputs are engaging, child-friendly, and visually compelling

Content Creation

AI Remix Videos

• Produce AI-enhanced remixes of existing Akili and Me music videos
• Adapt content for:
  • Landscape (long-form platforms)
  • Short-form (e.g., reels, shorts)
• Create reusable animation loops for ongoing content production

AI Character Transformations

• Create 4 distinct character-based video concepts
• Each concept explores transformations such as:
  • Different professions
  • Fashion styles
  • Scenarios or locations
• Deliver:
  • 4 versions per concept
  • Each version approximately 1 minute long
• Focus on visual creativity and variation (no narrative required)
• Adapt content for:
  • Landscape (long-form platforms)
  • Short-form (e.g., reels, shorts)

Optimization & Delivery

• Ensure all videos are optimized for:
  • Short-form distribution
  • Cross-platform compatibility
• Deliver platform-ready final video files
• Maintain consistency in visual quality and formatting

Asset Development

• Produce reusable animation loops and visual elements
• Ensure assets can be repurposed across multiple pieces of content
• Organize and deliver source files for future use

Collaboration & Workflow

• Work closely with:
  • Digital Product Manager (direct supervisor)
  • Ubongo’s Creative and Production teams
• Participate in feedback and iteration cycles
• Iterate rapidly based on testing and internal feedback

Key Deliverables

• AI-enhanced remixes of existing Akili and Me music videos
• 4 character transformation videos (1 minute each)
• Portrait and landscape-optimized versions of all outputs
• Reusable animation loops and visual assets
• Platform-ready final video files
• Organized project files and source materials

Duration of Assignment

Start Date: 25th May 2026
End Date: 30th June 2026

Reporting & Supervision

Reports To: Digital Product Manager

Key Collaborators:

• Director of Digital Products
• Creative Director
• Post Production Manager
• Senior Producer
  
  

Budget & Payment Terms

• Payment will be made on a deliverables-based arrangement, upon satisfactory completion and approval of agreed outputs.
• Candidates are requested to submit their financial proposals/estimates for the assignment based on the scope of work and deliverables outlined.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in video production, animation, or motion design
• Experience using AI tools for video generation or visual manipulation
• Strong creative skills in visual storytelling and design
• Ability to produce engaging, child-friendly visual content
• Experience working in fast-paced, iterative production environments

Technical Requirements

• Proficiency in video editing and animation tools (e.g., After Effects, Premiere Pro, Blender, or similar)
• Familiarity with AI video generation tools and workflows
• Strong understanding of video formats for digital platforms (short-form vs long-form)
• Ability to deliver high-quality, platform-ready video outputs

Performance Expectations

• Deliver high-quality outputs within tight timelines
• Demonstrate strong creativity and variation across outputs
• Maintain alignment with Ubongo’s brand and child-safety standards
• Respond effectively to feedback and iteration cycles

Application Requirements:
Please submit:
- Portfolio of previous video/animation work
- Examples of AI-assisted video or animation projects
- Links to short form content you've created
- A detailed quotation for the full scope of work, including a breakdown of costs per deliverable.

Intellectual Property & Confidentiality

All deliverables produced under this assignment shall remain the property of Ubongo.
The consultant is expected to maintain strict confidentiality of all project materials.

Evaluation Criteria

Performance and selection will be based on:

• Creativity and originality of visual outputs
• Technical execution and production quality
• Ability to generate diverse visual variations efficiently
• Understanding of digital-first content formats
• Ability to deliver within budget and timelines

The last day to receive applications for this TOR will be 19th May, 2026.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

UBONGO provides equal opportunities to all its applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the laws of the country we are operating in.

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