UNV: Video Production Volunteer – Production of 3D Cartoon Animation – Yaounde

Organization Mission

CCID is committed to advancing the rights of communities, women, girls, and young people in Cameroon while strengthening community

Community Centre for Integrated Development aims to advance the rights of communities, women, girls and young people in Cameroon while strengthening community leaders and community based organizations
to respond to the needs of indigenous people.

CCID recognizes that there is need to build resilient communities in Africa capable of:

Advancing the rights and empowerment of women and girls,

Empowering individuals and groups to become community change agents,

Promoting Health, Education and Human rights for all people

We recognize that these rights are essential to social, environmental and economic growth of communities and for justice for all indigenous people. We envision an Africa where;

All women and girls can exercise their rights and make informed decisions about sexuality, relationships, pregnancies, child bearing and marriage, free from coercion, violence and discrimination

Communities work together with numerous stakeholders to push community driven development. They are aware of their rights and work to empower each other while pushing development.

Young people have access to educational opportunities as well as access to youth friendly reproductive right services

Young people have access to information, resources to assume leadership with focus on social planning and policy change aiming at social action and system change

Context

The #TheSilentCount campaign is a public awareness campaign by CCID Cameroon that seeks to draw attention to femicide and the silence that often surrounds violence against women and girls.

As part of the campaign, CCID will produce three short 3D animated films. Each film will be 2–3 minutes long and will be shared on YouTube, Facebook Reels, and other online platforms. The films will use emotional, respectful, and non-graphic storytelling to help the public reflect on the lives of women and girls who are often ignored, unreported, or reduced to numbers.

The first film, titled “The First to Count,” follows a 14-year-old schoolboy in a modern Cameroonian city. As he moves through everyday spaces such as school, the street, his home, and a protest, he begins to notice signs of violence and silence around him. A recurring billboard asks:

“How many women will die this year? 47.”

As the boy becomes more aware, he imagines the number changing from 47 to 48, 49, and 50. At the end of the film, it is revealed that the billboard never actually changed. What changed was the boy’s awareness. The film ends with him entering a police station to report his missing friend, Nina.

The second and third films will continue the #TheSilentCount campaign story using the same visual style, tone, and ethical approach. CCID will provide the scripts, shot breakdowns, and creative direction for each film.

The volunteer will support the production process by using AI-assisted video tools to generate animated shots, edit the films, add sound, prepare subtitles, and produce final versions for online release. The volunteer’s role is technical and creative, but all work will follow CCID’s approved scripts, campaign message, and safeguarding standards.

The films must remain survivor-centred, non-graphic, and respectful. They should not show blood, bodies, explicit assault, or sensational scenes. Violence will be suggested only through silence, sound, absence, and emotional storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of CCID’s Campaign Creative Lead, the Online Volunteer will support the production of three short 3D animated films for the #TheSilentCount femicide awareness campaign.

The volunteer will work with scripts, shot lists, and creative guidance provided by CCID. The assignment will involve using AI-assisted video tools to generate animated scenes, followed by editing, compositing, sound design, subtitles, and final delivery of each film for YouTube and social media.

The volunteer will be expected to:

Review the scripts, storylines, shot breakdowns, and AI video prompts provided by CCID for each film.
Agree with CCID on a simple production schedule for each film, including timelines for draft versions, feedback, corrections, and final delivery.
Create and maintain consistent character and visual references for the films, including the main characters, key objects, locations, and recurring campaign elements such as the billboard.
Use approved AI video generation tools to produce the animated shots required for each film.
Generate different versions of key shots and work with CCID to select the strongest and most appropriate takes.
Edit each film into a complete 2–3 minute animated video, following the approved script, tone, pacing, and visual direction.
Add all required on-screen text, including billboard messages, phone messages, news banners, identification cards, protest signs, and campaign end cards.
Develop simple and appropriate sound design for each film, including city background sounds, silence, sirens, protest sounds, news audio, and other scripted sound elements.
Ensure that the films remain respectful, non-graphic, and survivor-centred, with no blood, no graphic violence, no explicit assault, and no sensational images.
Produce the final video versions for different platforms, including:
One 16:9 version for YouTube
One 9:16 vertical version for Facebook Reels and similar platforms
Two to three short teaser clips for each film
English subtitle files
Make revisions based on consolidated feedback from CCID during each production stage.
Organise and hand over all final videos, project files, generated clips, subtitles, graphics, and reusable assets to CCID.
Attend weekly virtual check-ins with the CCID team and provide updates on progress, challenges, and next steps.
Document the basic production process so that CCID can reuse or improve the approach for future campaign videos.

Required Skills and Experience

The assignment will require three UN Online Volunteers with different but complementary skills. Applicants do not need to have all the skills listed below, but should clearly indicate the area they are applying for: AI-assisted animation, video editing and compositing, or sound design and social media packaging.

The AI-assisted animation and visual development volunteer should have experience or strong interest in animation, visual storytelling, character design, or AI-assisted video production. The volunteer should be familiar with, or willing to quickly learn, AI video and image generation tools such as Runway, Kling, Luma, Google Veo, Midjourney, Leonardo AI, or similar platforms. They should be able to follow scripts and visual prompts, generate consistent characters and scenes, organise generated shots, and maintain visual continuity across the three films.

The video editing and compositing volunteer should have experience in video editing, motion graphics, or post-production. They should be able to use tools such as Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, Final Cut Pro, or similar editing software. The volunteer should be able to arrange shots into a clear story, add on-screen text, replace or track screen elements, create end cards, add campaign branding, and prepare polished 2–3 minute videos that follow the approved script, tone, and pacing.

The sound design, subtitles and social media packaging volunteer should have experience or interest in audio editing, sound design, subtitling, and preparing videos for online platforms. They should be able to add appropriate background sounds, silence, sirens, protest sounds, simple dialogue or voiceover where required, and ensure that the audio supports the emotional tone of the films. They should also be able to prepare English subtitle files, create short teaser clips, export videos in 16:9 and 9:16 formats, and organise final files for handover.

Across all three roles, volunteers should have good attention to detail, strong communication skills, good written English, and the ability to work remotely with regular feedback. They should be reliable, able to meet agreed timelines, and comfortable working with shared folders, review links, and online coordination tools.

Volunteers should also demonstrate sensitivity to the subject of femicide and violence against women and girls. They must be committed to respectful, survivor-centred and non-graphic storytelling. Experience working on gender equality, human rights, social impact campaigns, African visual contexts, or advocacy videos will be considered an advantage.

Each volunteer should have access to a computer suitable for their role and a stable internet connection. CCID will provide creative direction, scripts, shot plans, and access to the required AI tools or production resources where necessary.