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Public Affairs Specialist

Legislative Branch
Government Publishing Office
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Summary

Established by Congress in 1861, GPO is transforming itself as an agency and as a business. We provide other agencies with innovative services for the printing, publishing, storage, and distribution of digital content. The public will enjoy permanent access to digital government information, acquiring it quickly, easily, and with confidence in its authenticity. GPO employees are proud of their abilities and passionate about their craft. Whether your expertise is in putting ink on paper, commanding a digital output system, or engineering the delivery of information online, we'd like to talk to you.

This position is located in the Chief of Staff, Office of Public Relations; Washington, DC

Selectee will work shift 1 and have a tour of duty of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

This position is located in the Public Relations Office, a staff office to the Director, Government Publishing Office.  The incumbent coordinates and performs a wide variety of duties designed to support the Public Relations functions, under the direction of the Chief Public Relations Officer.  Critical responsibilities will include developing/managing social media campaigns to promote the agency and writing press releases and videos in simple language to enhance GPO's public image.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
06/06/2017 to 06/20/2017
Salary
$66,510 to - $86,460 per year
Pay scale & grade
PG 11
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington DC, DC
1 vacancy
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
Service
Promotion potential
12
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Announcement number
17-1961748-ST
Control number
470268000

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Duties

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·        Demonstrated experience in collaborating with both internal and external sources to strategize and implement social media campaigns on behalf of an organization.

·        Identifying opportunities for an organization to expand marketing efforts through social media.

·        Managing social media campaigns and day-to-day activities.  This includes managing content in social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, relevant blogs and adding content into social applications

·        Creating and monitoring as well as maintaining and reporting on analytics and benchmarks for measuring the impact of social media campaigns.

·        Identifying emerging social media opportunities for the agency.

·        Write and post high-quality content about GPO for national-level social media presence (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.)

·        Use digital images, video, and electronically-produced graphics to create original social media content.

·        Establish relationships with GPO Business Units to create, cross-promote and leverage social media content.

·        Analyze social media analytics data and user feedback to understand user trends and content effectiveness.

·        Use working knowledge of new and emerging media to monitor, analyze and adapt work within the bounds of agency policy.

·        Ensure social media content meets accessibility standards, policy and legal requirements.

·        Knowledge and expertise of emerging social media platforms.

·        Research, draft press releases for distribution to media outlets and the public.

·        Write and produce video scripts on GPO topics.

·        Conduct interviews, log and transcribe sound bites for agency videos.

·        Manage and maintain media contact lists.

·        Manage and maintain daily news clippings for GPO coverage

·        Communicate with news reporters to relay their inquiries to supervisor.

·        Organize and conduct tours informing GPO guests of the agency's history and everyday production.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Selectees must pass a drug test prior to appointment.
  • Selectees must pass a background check prior to appointment.
  • Relocation expenses are not authorized.
  • Males born after 12/03/59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Applicants must submit school transcript(s)- offical or unofficial
  • Selectee may be subject to complete a 1 year probationary peiod

   

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following requirements:

To minimally qualify for the PG-11 level, you must have one year of specialized experience at the PG-09 (or equivalent) level that is directly related to the line of work of this position.

A. Applicant must possess one year of specialized experience at the PG-09 (or equivalent) level or higher which is directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience includes performing work that involved the following:

* Writing and editing a variety of professional internal and external media products for a Congressional office, Federal agency, organization or company.  These included: news releases, scripts, talking points, feature articles, briefings, testimony, exhibits, and brochures, fact sheets that integrate an organization or Agency's themes and messaging; AND

* Developing, researching social media content and managing social media platforms as an official representative of a Congressional office, Federal agency, organization or company. Platforms included Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn and other social media platforms.

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B. Applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree (or equivalent) degree in a field related to this position; OR LL.M., if related.

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C. Applicant must possess a combination of experience and education that equals at least 100% of the total requirement.

 TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible.

One year of experience at the PG-09 level or equivalent grade level of federal service is required to qualify for the PG-11 level.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date Tuesday, June 20, 2017 of this announcement to be considered.

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Additional information

Supplementary vacancies may be filled in addition to the number stated in this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated on your responses to the assessment questionnaire then we will compare it against your resume and supporting documentation. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

You will be further evaluated on the following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) and/or Competencies required for the position:

·        Skill in creating, managing, maintaining social media campaigns and platforms.  This includes Congressional office, Federal agency and/or organizational experience with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn and other social media platforms.

·        Ability to create, manage, maintain social media analytics and measure the impact/results of social media campaigns on a variety of social media platforms.

·        Ability to write, draft and edit Congressional Office, Federal agency, organization or company press releases in simply language for distribution to the news media and public.

·        Skill in identifying and presenting emerging social media opportunities for an agency, organization or company.

We DO NOT require a separate narrative statement responding to the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and/or competencies, however your resume should CLEARLY show possession of these competencies.

For Competitive Applicants/All US Citizens - If you meet the qualification requirements listed above, your application will be rated based on your online questionnaire and supporting documents. Your application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. If your final rating places you among the top candidates, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.

For Merit Promotion Applicants - If you meet the qualification requirements listed above, your application will be rated based on your online questionnaire and supporting documents. If your final rating places you among the top candidates, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.

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