This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/585275300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
Joining the Office of Investigations, Forensic Services Division, will allow you to work in a multi-media environment comprising a widely diverse staff of creative, scientific and technical professionals whose expertise span the fields of video and multimedia production, geospatial imaging, 3D modeling and simulation, forensic image and audio enhancement, and speaker identification.
Learn more about this agency11/24/2020 to 12/01/2020
$121,316 - $157,709 per year
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Domestic travel may be required.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
14
No
Yes
INV-RMA023-21-SS
585275300
â—¦Internal Employees/Agency Employees Only, Internal Secret Service Employees Competitive Status Only
The selectee will serve as a Lead Audiovisual Production Specialist in the Office of Investigations, Forensic Services Division. Typical work assignments include:
Apply for this exciting opportunity to support the agency's protective and investigative missions. This Lead Audiovisual Production Specialist position starts at a salary of $121,316 (GS-14, step 1) with potential to $157,709 (GS-14, step 10).
Conditions of Employment If selected for this position, you will be required to:
Specialized Experience:
You quality for the GS-14 level starting salary ($121,316) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level performing duties such as producing multiple complex, large scale video productions; implementing and recommending new video, multimedia, and geospatial imaging technologies; producing mobile and web-based multimedia products; performing advanced editing techniques; overseeing all aspects of the production phase of a project; and providing guidance and expert advice on complex technical issues.
Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service.
Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
This position does not have an education requirement.
Building on a Tradition of Excellence and Meeting the Challenges of the Future The Secret Service is a premier law enforcement organization with two critical national security missions: protect our nation's leaders and to conduct criminal investigations. Our team members continue a tradition of excellence - whether investigating financial crime or protecting national and visiting foreign leaders. In the Secret Service, we serve the country with duty, loyalty, justice, integrity and courage. In the Secret Service, we:
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Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
This position is covered by Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) and additional compensation may be paid at the rate of up to 25% of the base salary.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. If you meet the minimum qualifications, a score will automatically be calculated based on your answers to the vacancy specific questions to place you in one of three categories. All answers provided in the online process must be substantiated by your resume. Upon review, your resume and/or supporting documents need to support your answer choices and reflect the one year of specialized experience requirement, in order to be considered. If the one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level cannot be identified in your resume, you will be considered not qualified. The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:
Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicator of quality of prior experience, no points will be assigned.
In addition to addressing the vacancy specific questions, you must also submit the following documentation:
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.
This position is being advertised via SecretServiceHire which is an automated staffing system. To begin your online application, click the Apply Online button and follow the prompts to register or sign into USAJOBS, take the online questionnaire, and submit the required documents. See Required Documents section for more detail. You must complete the application process and submit any required documents no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. Instructions outlining the application process can be found at http://www.secretservice.gov/join/apply/. If you cannot apply online, you may contact the Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division, Administrative, Professional, Technical Staffing Branch at hrsupport@usss.dhs.gov OR by calling (202) 406-6420 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:30 pm EST (excluding Federal holidays) prior to the closing date of this announcement to receive assistance. The Secret Service provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your eligibility. Best-qualified applicants will be referred for further consideration and possible interview. We expect to make a selection within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. You may check the status of your application for this position by going to www.usajobs.gov. Click on the "My USAJOBS" tab, enter your user id and password, and click on "My Applications". You will also receive an email notification regarding your application status.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/585275300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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