This position is located in U.S. Department of Education, Office of Communications and Outreach, Digital Media and Creative Services in Washington, DC. The Digital Media and Creative Services branch is responsible for overseeing photographic and video support for the Secretary, and other senior officers and offices, including public appearances.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualification Requirements
You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13, if you possess the specialize experience.
Specialized Experience for the GS-13
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-12 performing two (2) out of three (3) of the following duties or work assignments:
1. Experience taking photographs and videos of senior-level officials, both in the studio and on location, using professional lighting equipment to create ideal environments where they may not naturally exist.
2. Experience producing and editing video captured in the field using specialized software to edit and produce vertical format video or as video optimized for consumption on social media.
3. Experience navigating and independently managing event logistics, travel arrangements, and rapidly changing requirements while on location.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
1. Knowledge of a wide variety of cameras, including digital imaging and video cameras to create ideal outcomes where they may not naturally exist.
2. Knowledge creating graphic and video products, which often require the use of specialized software and technology.
3. Knowledge of a wide array of audiovisual equipment, including sound boards, mixers, audio recording systems, live streaming software, teleprompters, and video-editing suites, including those native to social media platforms.
Education:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position.
Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis.
Foreign Education:
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.
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