Motion_Graphic_Artist_SOW-Final.pdf

STATEMENT OF WORK

Motion Graphic Artist

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Voice of America’s News Center has a requirement for a talent vendor (hereinafter referred to as “Contractor” to provide the following services. The work shall be performed on an hourly basis and the Government will reimburse the Contractor for actual expenses as stated below. The Contractor’s hourly rate shall include overhead (e.g. health insurance), general and administrative expenses, and profit. All work shall be performed in accordance with the VOA Journalistic Code.

For the purpose of this Statement of Work, an assignment is a combination of services with respect to production of VOA programming and related tasks in based out of the News Center.

The Contractor shall be required to complete and meet assigned deadlines. The Contractor shall perform the following work at the Voice of America’s News Center and may be assigned production duties for interviews or events across the United States.

BACKGROUND

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (previous BBG) that oversees U.S.

broadcasting of news and information to audiences around the world. USAGM includes the Voice of America (VOA) and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (VOA), as well as grantee entities Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and the Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN). Together, VOA and VOA distribute programming in English and 42 other languages to an estimated weekly audience of 175 million people.

The News Center is a multimedia news room providing 24/7 content and editorial guidance and direction for all VOA language services and English platforms. This material includes TV reports, standups, web and digital vids, radio and web reports, photo content and animated explainers.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) General Responsibilities of Contractor.

-Serves as a motion graphic designer (Adobe After Effects) /3D animation artist (Cinema 4D) and digital content designer with intermediate and skillset based in Washington DC.

-This includes graphics and animations from briefing to implementation, including day-to-day project deliverables as assigned.

- Works with the News Center and VOA language services on digital, radio and television, to produce elements television and digital programming.

(2) Required expertise.

-Has proven experience the use of state-of-the-art technologies to create high level graphics in various design styles that enhance new presentations

- Has proven experience editing video with sound and music composing skills (Adobe Premiere & Adobe Audition)

- Has proven graphic design skills using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign

- Familiarity in content producing: Writing, directing scripting, storyboarding

- Has proven experience providing highly nuanced, visually appealing content.

- Analyzes and interprets news formats and creates graphics that visually communicate information to a multicultural audience. This may include 2D and 3D designs, original characters, graphics, charts and maps that visually support and supplement editorial stories and which can be adapted successfully to be compatible with multiple media platforms.

-Proven experience with journalistic principles, practices and ethics.

-Experience working as part of a broadcast team, cooperating with other team members to ensure deadlines are met and assignments completed in a constructive manner.

-Contractor should have expertise in news gathering and feature stories.

-Fluency in English.

DELIVERABLES, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE, AND PAYMENT TERMS

DELIVERABLES

The Contractor shall provide deliverables that are responsive to the statement of work / specifications described in the task order and that conform to the Deliverables Inspection and Acceptance Criteria section of this task order. The Contractor shall submit all deliverables to the COR identified herein for dissemination to USAGM subject matter expert(s) for review and comments. Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed and deliverables will be performed by the COR.

The following deliverables are essential to the successful completion of this contract:

• Motion Graphics: animated graphics for video segments, shows, promos, web and digital.

• Flat Graphics: graphics for web and social that are built to be versioned, often collaborating with editors and producers

• Graphics Treatments/Plans: Works with teams to conceive, iterate and roll out graphic projects for stories, projects, web pages, series and social media.

• Full segments: Collaborating with reporters, producers and editors creates full pieces and segments, such as animated explainers.

DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE

The Contractor shall submit the required deliverables to the COR in accordance with the following schedule:

Deliverables Schedule

Deliverables Due Date

Motion Graphics As assigned

Flat Graphics As assigned

Graphics Treatments/Planned As assigned

Full Segments As assigned

F.4 PLACE OF DELIVERY FOR DELIVERABLES

Item(s) to be delivered under this contract shall be delivered electronically to:

Deliverable Item #

# of Copies Address

All items 1 COR, or Hub, TV or Assignment Editor News Center 330 Independence Ave SW

The COR will specify the place of delivery for items to be delivered under this contract that have not been listed in the preceding table upon their assignment.

DELIVERABLE INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Inspection The COR will review, for completeness and quality, all deliverables submitted by the Contractor, and may return them to the Contractor for correction. The Contracting Officer may delegate responsibility for review to other employees with appropriate expertise. Absence of any comments by the COR will not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility for complying with the requirements of the contract. Final approval and acceptance of deliverables will be provided to the Contractor in writing by the COR. The COR will have up to 2 hours to inspect deliverables and return them to the Contractor for correction.

Acceptance Criteria All contractor-produced documents and documentation (‘deliverables) shall meet the following general acceptance criteria. Final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports and other deliverables, will be performed at the place of delivery by the USAGM’s COR.

• Clarity − Deliverables and technical content shall be relevant and unambiguous, and shall adhere to accepted elements of style. Presentations, if any, shall be easy to understand and be relevant to the supporting narrative.

• Adherence to Requirements − All deliverables must satisfy the requirements of this statement of work and must contribute to the overall success of the tasks.

• Format − Deliverables shall be submitted in the format specified on the Deliverables section of the contract (if applicable), or as specified by the COR. If format is not specified in the Deliverables section of the contract, the Contractor shall submit all work products in formats agreed to at time of assignment.

• Completeness − Deliverables shall be comprehensive and entirely developed (i.e. have all required parts and elements).

• Timeliness –Deliverables shall be available at the time required and generated on or before specified and mutually agreed to due dates or in accordance with a later mutually agreed to scheduled date.

• Significant Deficiencies - Deliverables shall be free of significant deficiencies.

Significant deficiencies are findings by reviewing officials of serious omissions, inaccuracies, noncompliance with contract requirements and standards.

PAYMENT

The Contractor shall submit invoices only for work that has been submitted to the COR, and inspected and accepted by the COR.

SECURITY

All candidates must undergo a public trust background investigation prior to reporting on-site.

This process may take 30-45 days after selection. Candidates will not be allowed to work until such investigation is complete.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The contract will commence on or about July 01, 2019 until June 30, 2020

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

The work on this contract shall be conducted at the US Agency for Global Media, 330 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20237 or contractor’s worksite.

CONTRACT TYPE/VEHICLE

Firm Fixed Price to be awarded under a commercial contract.

SUBMISSION OF INVOICES

1952.232-91 Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2016) Payment requests for all new awards must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Payment Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), "Payment documentation and process" and the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in this contract. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.