DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS or EMAIL- APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers. The Editorial and Publishing Services unit, which is part of the Management, Business, and Information Services Division, seeks a Visual Information and Production Specialist to help make CBOs publications clear and accessible to a broad audience.
Summary
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS or EMAIL- APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers. The Editorial and Publishing Services unit, which is part of the Management, Business, and Information Services Division, seeks a Visual Information and Production Specialist to help make CBOs publications clear and accessible to a broad audience.
The Graphics Editor will join a 10-person publications team (including 2 other Graphics Editors) and will work with staff members throughout the agency on reports, graphics, slide decks, and infographics. Responsibilities include conceptualizing and precisely executing statistical graphics and data visualizations (including tables and charts) that are informative and aesthetically pleasing; helping in their early development by working with analysts and reviewing drafts of publications; and crafting cohesive graphical stories. Responsibilities also include producing finished publications with InDesign, Illustrator, Excel, and other tools. And because the ways that people obtain information are continually changing, the Graphics Editor will help create approaches to publishing that focus on the web.
Candidates must have at least three years of experience in data visualization and graphic design, as well as a bachelors or advanced degree. Experience with producing high-quality data visualizations for print or online publication is required. Experience with the production of print publications is highly desirable, as is experience with online publishing. Other desirable skills include proficiency with Microsoft products, especially Word and Excel; with Adobe products, especially InDesign and Illustrator; and with programming languages that can be used for making static and interactive graphics, such as R (ggplot2), Python (Matplotlib, Seaborn), and JavaScript (D3, Highcharts). Success in the position will require possessing superior attention to detail; producing highly accurate work even when juggling several priorities; and collaborating well in a process for composition, review, and production that typically involves many people. Occasional evening and weekend work, usually with some notice, is necessary.
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have at least three years of experience in data visualization and graphic design, as well as a bachelors or advanced degree. Experience with producing high-quality data visualizations for print or online publication is required. Experience with the production of print publications is highly desirable, as is experience with online publishing. Other desirable skills include proficiency with Microsoft products, especially Word and Excel; with Adobe products, especially InDesign and Illustrator; and with programming languages that can be used for making static and interactive graphics, such as R (ggplot2), Python (Matplotlib, Seaborn), and JavaScript (D3, Highcharts). Success in the position will require possessing superior attention to detail; producing highly accurate work even when juggling several priorities; and collaborating well in a process for composition, review, and production that typically involves many people. Occasional evening and weekend work, usually with some notice, is necessary.
Education
EDUCATION:
Candidates must have at least three years of experience in data visualization and graphic design, as well as a bachelors or advanced degree. Experience with producing high-quality data visualizations for print or online publication is required.
Additional information
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
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How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a not qualified determination. Those who aren't qualified will be informed and not considered further. Others will be referred to the hiring division for further consideration.
NOTE: To ensure consideration you must submit a complete application by December 2, 2018, at www.cbo.gov/careers (not USAJobs). Although we may continue to accept applications beyond that date, we are only ensuring that those who submitted by the deadline above will be considered. Should the hiring division wish to review candidates who applied after that date, we will then process those applications to determine if they are qualified and should be forwarded for management review.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS. APPLY AT www.cbo.gov/careers Please submit a cover letter, a résumé, salary history, a portfolio of samples, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. The portfolio may be submitted as an attachment, a link to a website, or both. It should include statistical and conceptual graphics dealing with challenging subjects; it may also demonstrate ability with print layout or online publication.Apply by December 2, 2018 to ensure consideration. Candidates should be prepared to supply additional work samples and references on request. Only complete applications will be considered.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers. Please submit a cover letter, a résumé, salary history, a portfolio of samples, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. The portfolio may be submitted as an attachment, a link to a website, or both. It should include statistical and conceptual graphics dealing with challenging subjects; it may also demonstrate ability with print layout or online publication. Apply by December 2,2018 to ensure consideration.
Congressional Budget Office
2nd & D Streets SW
Ford House Office Building
Washington, Dist of Columbia 20515
US
Next steps
You will receive an email confirming that you have applied to the position. Once your application is reviewed, it will be forwarded to the hiring division if you are qualified. If you don't meet qualifications, you will be informed by email and your application will not be considered further. All qualified candidates will be informed by email when the position has been filled.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
DO NOT APPLY THROUGH USAJOBS. APPLY AT www.cbo.gov/careers Please submit a cover letter, a résumé, salary history, a portfolio of samples, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. The portfolio may be submitted as an attachment, a link to a website, or both. It should include statistical and conceptual graphics dealing with challenging subjects; it may also demonstrate ability with print layout or online publication.Apply by December 2, 2018 to ensure consideration. Candidates should be prepared to supply additional work samples and references on request. Only complete applications will be considered.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
APPLY ONLINE AT www.cbo.gov/careers. Please submit a cover letter, a résumé, salary history, a portfolio of samples, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. The portfolio may be submitted as an attachment, a link to a website, or both. It should include statistical and conceptual graphics dealing with challenging subjects; it may also demonstrate ability with print layout or online publication. Apply by December 2,2018 to ensure consideration.
Congressional Budget Office
2nd & D Streets SW
Ford House Office Building
Washington, Dist of Columbia 20515
US
Next steps
You will receive an email confirming that you have applied to the position. Once your application is reviewed, it will be forwarded to the hiring division if you are qualified. If you don't meet qualifications, you will be informed by email and your application will not be considered further. All qualified candidates will be informed by email when the position has been filled.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
