This position is located in the USAGM, Voice of America, Latin American Division, Spanish Service and leads a staff of editors and writers throughout the United States and abroad. This includes leading the digital media operation for distributing news and helping drive its traffic on multiple platforms, such as social media, radio, Internet and TV for the Spanish Service's efforts to generate and collaborate news for Spanish speaking nations.
Summary
This position is located in the USAGM, Voice of America, Latin American Division, Spanish Service and leads a staff of editors and writers throughout the United States and abroad. This includes leading the digital media operation for distributing news and helping drive its traffic on multiple platforms, such as social media, radio, Internet and TV for the Spanish Service's efforts to generate and collaborate news for Spanish speaking nations.
Leads a team of editors and staff to monitor, review, assign, conceive, and direct the development and production of daily news as well as in-depth reporting for a digital platform focused on the Latin American audience.
Provides staff with guidance that aligns with VOA's Best Practices Guide and Editorial standard operating procedures (SOPs) on production values, preparation of copies, illustrations, videos, and multimedia storytelling techniques.
Expertise in multimedia software related to digital, audio, video, and graphic produced for digital platforms.
Expertise in the Latin America digital media eco system in order to make sure that the Spanish Digital platforms have the greatest impact in the target market.
Leads a team of editors and writers, and provides editorial oversight; including having responsibility for the content of the Spanish Service digital platforms, including social media.
Manages and assigns workloads and works with editors and writers, determines staff assignments and provides feedback on work assigned.
Candidates MUST meet all qualification requirements by the closing date.
Applicants must complete the online questionnaire.
This is a non-critical sensitive position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
This position is not covered by a union agreement.
This position may require working nights, weekends, and holidays.
If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
The full performance grade level for this position is GS-13.
All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021, except in limited circumstances where an exception is approved due to a disability or sincerely held religious beliefs. Please see Additional Information.
This position is also advertised under DE-11316533-22-WF. If applicants are interested in applying to that recruitment it is required to upload your documents to the corresponding DE announcement. OHR cannot upload documents for you.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to or at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent level in the private, public, or federal sectors AND fluency in the Spanish and English languages that demonstrates ability to edit, write, and lead a team of digital editors and reporters or journalists working in a Spanish news website. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. This experience includes:
Ability to lead a team of editors (which includes social media editors) and writers to produce multimedia digital stories, special reports, and features;
Expertise producing multimedia stories, photo galleries, social media stories with illustrations, audio for digital media, videos for digital media, and multimedia storytelling techniques;
Experience and knowledge of editing digital content for editorial and design processes, and skill in providing input to subordinate staff;
Expertise in data, analytics, and metrics to address audience and growth trends; and
Demonstrated knowledge of the Latin American digital media market.
Education
There is no specific educational requirement and applicants cannot substitute education for experience at this grade level; however, academic achievements, especially those related to the position, may be considered during the selection process.
Additional information
1. COVID-19 - All Federal Employees must be fully vaccinated by November 22, 2021. Proof of vaccination will be required. To ensure compliance with this mandate, review the vaccination requirements, to include timelines for receiving required doses, at the following site: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/
2. Current USAGM career or career-conditional employees are not required to submit a copy of their latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, during the current pandemic. Status to apply will be reviewed by HR Specialists for eligibility.
3. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act. The Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
4. If selected you will subject to a security investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The security investigation will include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
5. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once your resume or application is submitted, a review of your qualification will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
Journalism
Multimedia Technologies
Planning and Evaluating
Reasoning
Target Area
Writing
Possession of competencies may be addressed in a cover letter and/or resume. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score can and will be adjusted to more accurately reflect your qualifications. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Required Documents All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s): Resume Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants: Cover Letter, Resume, SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action, and Transcript You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you cannot complete the Application Package online, please contact the Human Resource office.
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.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
Cover Letter
Performance Appraisal
Resume
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Current USAGM career or career-conditional employees can submit a copy of their latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, to be considered under the Merit Promotion process; however, is not a requirement, as discussed in the Additional Information section.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on January 19, 2022, to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://login.usajobs.gov/account/signin. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. Click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job, then click on Additional Application Information to see the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously, including an Assessment Questionnaire. For a preview of the Assessment Questionnaire, please click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11316531
Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials by 11:59 P.M. on January 19, 2022, will result in your not being considered for employment.
Latin America Division
330 Independence Avenue SW
Room 4700 Cohen Building
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
Resume
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
Cover Letter
Performance Appraisal
Resume
SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
Current USAGM career or career-conditional employees can submit a copy of their latest SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, to be considered under the Merit Promotion process; however, is not a requirement, as discussed in the Additional Information section.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on January 19, 2022, to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log into your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit Application button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation are submitted prior to the closing date. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://login.usajobs.gov/account/signin. The page will display the positions for which you've applied as well as the status of each application. Click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job, then click on Additional Application Information to see the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click on the plus sign (+) next to the job title to expand information about the job. Next click on Update Application to complete the application process.
Note: Submission of a resume alone IS NOT a complete application. This position requires the completion of additional forms and/or supplemental materials as described previously, including an Assessment Questionnaire. For a preview of the Assessment Questionnaire, please click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/11316531
Please carefully review the complete job announcement and the "How to Apply" instructions. Failure to provide the required information and/or materials by 11:59 P.M. on January 19, 2022, will result in your not being considered for employment.
Latin America Division
330 Independence Avenue SW
Room 4700 Cohen Building
Washington, DC 20237
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
