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Is this your business?US$ 30 – US$ 250 per project
1-Month Contract, with possibility of extension to 2 months We are looking for an exceptionally resourceful Arabic/English bilingual researcher to join us for an intensive one-month research project related to a documentary film. This is not an academic research position. We need someone who is extremely good at finding things online. A major part of the role will involve researching and sourcing: Stock footage Archival footage Historical photographs Historical video material News footage Government and institutional archives Museum and cultural archives YouTube, Vimeo and other online sources International stock libraries and specialist archives Hard-to-find material relating to Saudi Arabia and the Arab world You should be comfortable searching in both Arabic and English and trying multiple approaches when something is difficult to locate. We are also looking for someone who is very comfortable using modern AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or similar tools to improve research, generate search strategies, discover sources, translate search terms and work more efficiently. However, we are not looking for an AI specialist or content writer. The most important skill is research.
You will receive specific research requests and be expected to investigate them thoroughly. For every relevant asset you find, you may need to record information such as: Link/source Description Date Creator/archive Available resolution Whether 4K/HD is available Licensing information Price, if available Contact information for the rights holder Notes about relevance to the film You may also be asked to contact archives, institutions, photographers, filmmakers or rights holders to obtain information about material.
looking for The ideal person: Is fluent in Arabic and English Is an excellent internet researcher Knows how to search beyond the first page of Google Is comfortable using AI as a research tool Is persistent and enjoys finding difficult-to-find information Can evaluate whether a source is reliable Is extremely organised Is good with Google Sheets/Excel Can work independently Responds quickly and communicates clearly Has strong attention to detail Experience in film, documentary, journalism, media research, archives, history or visual research would be an advantage, but is not essential.
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