Museum Internship Jobs in Silver Spring, MD (NOW HIRING)

Summary
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the Exhibition Production Department, Office of Building Renovation & Exhibition Services (OBRES), National Museum of American History (NMAH). NMAH is home to more than 1.8 million objects and more than three shelf-miles of archival collections, preserving and sharing the greatest single collection of American history in the world.
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The Supervisory Exhibits Specialist serves as the head of the Graphics Production Shop and supervises a team of full-time exhibition specialists, as well as occasional interns and contractors, who are responsible for the fabrication and installation of graphics and graphic materials for exhibitions, wayfinding, and other museum needs as well as the museum's mountmaking services.
In this position, you will:

• Direct, supervise, and plan all work performed by the Graphics Production Shop.
• Coordinate Graphics Shop operations with Exhibition Production and OBRES units, as well as other Smithsonian offices, to ensure exhibit projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and in alignment with program objectives.
• Serve as the Project Manager for specific graphics projects as assigned.
• Create digital images and/or text for graphic panels, posters, signs, labels, decals, and other visual media ranging from several inches to room-size murals. Operate large format roll-to-roll printers, direct print flatbed printers, vinyl cutters and laminating machines.
• Execute and conduct quality reviews of exhibit graphic production processes, utilizing a variety of materials and substrates to create and evaluate visual displays in both 2D and 3D formats.

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Conditions of employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

• Work is generally performed in a combination of office settings and in the field. Incumbent will be required to stand for long periods of time and/or to lift objects weighing 50 lbs. unassisted.
• Incumbent will be required to climb up to a 12 ft ladder or use scissor lift to install, maintain, and deinstall graphic elements wearing appropriate safety gear.
• Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain COTR Level 1 certification.
• Incumbent will be required to take regular safety training.
• Work requires special safety precautions and the use of protective masks, goggles, shoes, and other necessary personal protective equipment (PPE).

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.
For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.
Qualifications
Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as planning, organizing, scheduling, and communicating with clients regarding their commercial graphics production needs; coordinating fabrication work with multiple offices; and ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and quality standards.
Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
In an effort to streamline our hiring process, SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (1010) and who are in a Federal competitive appointment as this advertised position, are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However, if selected, you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.
Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information

• This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.
Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.
Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.
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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits
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The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.
Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/
Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com
Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/