Clarification from the agency

This position is open to all candidates eligible to work in the United States. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

• Responds in oral and written forms to requests for information from members of the public, private organizations, media representatives, Smithsonian’s Office of Communications and External Affairs, and other Smithsonian units.  Gathers information and procures materials and/or produces customized materials, as needed.
• Establishes and maintains relations with new media representatives and representatives of specials constituent organizations.  Writes and edits center publications including newsletter, quarterly reports, and annual reports.  Conducts marketing and media industry research, as necessary.
• Develops SLC’s social media plan and calendar.  Attends and facilitates live-tweeting and live streaming at SLC-produced and co-sponsored programs.  Achieves all SLC social media communications.
• Works closely with SLC’s New Media Director in maintaining and updating front-end website content, transitioning to bilingual website, and collaborating on future website redesign.  Coordinates with center program directors and assistants and advancement staff to ensure timely updates. 

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

ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either:  (A) The closing date listed above or (B) The date that 100 applications are received; whichever occurs first.  If the announcement closes on the date that 100 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of  100.
    
We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible to ensure their applications are submitted before the announcement closes. We will not consider applications which are late due to the announcement closing once the above number of applications is reached.

Experience:

You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IS-7 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system.  For this position Specialized experience is defined as experience communicating with print ad broadcast media, maintaining relationships with local and national media, coordinating social media in a major media market, developing information and promotional documents and briefing leadership on media initiatives and opportunities.

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:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

or

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.B. or J.D., if related

Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement.

Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended.

Or a Combination:

Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications; for example, a half year of experience and a half year of education in the field may be qualifying.

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.

How you will be evaluated

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:

1. Knowledge of communications and public information principles, concepts, research, methods, and practices.

2. Knowledge of written bilingual (English-Spanish) communication.

3. Ability to develop materials conveying information about the center’s exhibitions and programs.

4. Skill in bilingual (English-Spanish) oral communication.

5. Skill in social media planning, implementation, administration and coordination, and posting (including live-tweeting and live-streaming documentation).

6. Knowledge of website maintenance and updating.

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.