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This position is located within the Digital Experiences unit of the Public Engagement and Education Department under the Management and Public Programs Directorate at the National Air and Space Museum. The Museum Program Specialist (Digital Content Specialist) serves as digital content coordinator and production assistant for the Museum’s digital engagement and educational initiatives.

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Open & closing dates

03/27/2017 to 04/10/2017
Salary

$54,972 - $71,467 per year
Pay scale & grade

IS 09
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Location

Few vacancies in the following location:
- Washington DC, DC FEW vacancies
Travel Required

Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed

No
Appointment type

Permanent - This is not a Federal Position, but has similar requirements and benefits.
Work schedule

Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent.
Service
Promotion potential

09
Job family (Series)
- 1001 General Arts And Information
Supervisory status

No
Announcement number

17R-SR-302601-TRF-NASM
Control number

466534600

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Conducts research, writes, coordinates, organizes, and publishes engaging stories to the Museum’s digital platforms.

Facilitate community engagement by ensuring story content is engaging, relevant, motivates dialogue and/or invites participation, and is accessible to the broadest possible audience.

Maintain editorial calendar and a continuous, agile content production process, refining metadata and establishing workflows to optimize efficiency, usability, and quality.

Track and report content-related key performance indicators and analytics, monitor and moderate public generated content, and continuously review content for quality assurance.

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Conditions of Employment

Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
Complete a Probationary Period
Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer

Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position specialized experience is defined as researching and writing stories (articles), facilitating the writing, publishing, and editing process, maintaining editorial schedule/calendar, coordinating multiple authors, publishing digital assets and content online, using content management systems, applying tags/metadata/categories to content, engaging the public around stories and encouraging dialogue, moderating public (user-generated) content, fact-checking and quality assurance, tracking and reporting digital analytics.

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.

Or Education: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s or equivalent degree related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements.

Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

Ability to communicate in writing.

Ability to use content management systems, online databases, and other resources.

Knowledge of digital storytelling, community engagement tools and best practices.

Knowledge of information management, metadata techniques and best practices.

Skill using digital analytics tools and evaluation techniques.

Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

Your application package should include the following documents:
- Detailed resume created in the USAJOBS Resume Builder.
- Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment.
- Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
Please Note:
- You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you).
- You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the application process;
  OR
  You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automated system, not a physical fax machine. Documents that are faxed as part of the application process must be sent with the system generated cover sheet by the closing date. Documents faxed without the system generated coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the application package.
- The complete application package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
- If you are unable to apply online, paper applications may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below.
Agency contact information

Shontel Ruiz

Phone

202-633-6312

TDD

202-633-6409

Fax

000-000-0000

Email

ruizs@si.edu

Address

SMITHSONIAN
Office of Human Resources
POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517
Suite 5060
Washington, DC 20013-7012
US

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Next steps
At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt.
The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed.
Additional Information:
- Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available at www.sihr.si.edu/jobs.cfm.
- The Smithsonian does not pay relocation expenses.
- The Smithsonian embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity (www.si.edu/oeema).
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

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Your application package should include the following documents:

Detailed resume created in the USAJOBS Resume Builder.
Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment.
Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Help

Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page.
Please Note:

You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you).
You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the application process;
OR
You may manually fax required documents. Faxes are received by an automated system, not a physical fax machine. Documents that are faxed as part of the application process must be sent with the system generated cover sheet by the closing date. Documents faxed without the system generated coversheet are not retrievable and cannot be considered as part of the application package.
The complete application package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
If you are unable to apply online, paper applications may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below.

Agency contact information

Shontel Ruiz

Phone: 202-633-6312
TDD: 202-633-6409
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: ruizs@si.edu
Address: SMITHSONIAN
Office of Human Resources
POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517
Suite 5060
Washington, DC 20013-7012
US

Learn more about this agency

Next steps

At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt.
The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed.
Additional Information:

Tips on applying for Smithsonian jobs are available at www.sihr.si.edu/jobs.cfm.
The Smithsonian does not pay relocation expenses.
The Smithsonian embraces diversity and equal employment opportunity (www.si.edu/oeema).

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

This job announcement has closed

Help

Reviewing applications

Open & closing dates

03/27/2017 to 04/10/2017
Salary

$54,972 - $71,467 per year
Pay scale & grade

IS 09
Location

Few vacancies in the following location:
- Washington DC, DC FEW vacancies
Travel Required

Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed

No
Appointment type

Permanent - This is not a Federal Position, but has similar requirements and benefits.
Work schedule

Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent.
Service
Promotion potential

09
Job family (Series)
- 1001 General Arts And Information
Supervisory status

No
Announcement number

17R-SR-302601-TRF-NASM
Control number

466534600

This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/466534600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.

Museum Program Specialist (Digital Content)

Summary

Overview

Open & closing dates

Salary

Pay scale & grade

Location

Travel Required

Relocation expenses reimbursed

Appointment type

Work schedule

Service

Promotion potential

Job family (Series)

Supervisory status

Announcement number

Control number

This job is open to

Duties

Who May Apply

This job is open to…

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Qualifications

Additional information

How You Will Be Evaluated

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Agency contact information

Next steps

Required Documents

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

How to Apply

Agency contact information

Next steps

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