The Wilson Center was established by an Act of Congress in 1968 as the national, living memorial honoring President Woodrow Wilson. It is one of the three entities affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and is governed by its own presidentially appointed Board of Trustees. The Center provides a non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue that seeks to inform actionable ideas for the policy community and the public at large.
Summary
The Wilson Center was established by an Act of Congress in 1968 as the national, living memorial honoring President Woodrow Wilson. It is one of the three entities affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution and is governed by its own presidentially appointed Board of Trustees. The Center provides a non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue that seeks to inform actionable ideas for the policy community and the public at large.
Occasional travel - Travel may be required to attend social media events.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent - Trust Funded Indefinite Appointment and NOT a Federal position.
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
10 - Promotion potential to IS-10 is not automatic or guaranteed. Incumbent is expected to work at the higher level, budget constraints, performance and approval from the supervisor.
This is a Trust Funded Indefinite position and will not confer to a Federal position. Selectee must be able to show proof of COVID vaccination.
**Applicant must provide 3 examples of social media posts you solely produced in the course of a paid position.
The Social Media Specialist will work with the External Relations team under guidance of the Director of Digital Communications and Marketing and would be responsible for the following:
Developing, implementing, and analyzing Social Media Strategy, detailed plans, and content.
Ensures consistency and quality of content across all social media outlets for Wilson Center programmatic activity and individual areas of concentrated focus as requested by the VP of External Relations and Wilson Center Executive Office including the Twitter account for Wilson Center President and CEO.
Writes, edits, and designs social media postings utilizing text, video, audio, and images employing appropriate security, copyright, domain names, trademark, Wilson Center policy, industry standards and applicable e-marketing and e-commerce laws.
Build and engage with a digital audience for live Wilson Center events.
Package and market existing content such as event webcasts, podcasts, videos, and articles for social media consumption.
Compiles data from Google Analytics and other resources for status reports.
Monitors social media trends and investigates/identifies new platforms for the Wilson Center utilizing competitive research, social analytics, benchmarking, and audience identification.
Monitors and tracks social media platforms, including mentions of high profile events, speakers and accomplishments of the Center for inappropriate content or policy breaches and take appropriate action.
Writes engaging, informed, appropriate posts to promote Wilson Center events/activities and engage in conversant, written prose on all Wilson Center social media platforms and the Twitter account for the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Creates and maintains a Center-wide online social media calendar/plan. Working with individual programs and the Executive team to collect information on short-term and long-term event plans and coordinating with other External Relations staff for maximum exposure and impact.
Expand social media reach and areas (topics) covered by increased postings on all platforms.
Using Social Media to Engage and Educate Staff and Audiences:
Acts as a social media resource to the Center and its programs, sharing best practice and providing information on how work can be highlighted and maximized with social media.
Creates and disseminates social media campaign plans for high-level events and other communication initiatives to appropriate staff.
Uses and administers a password management platform to securely store and share passwords among program staff and social media properties.
Communicates highlights and items of interest to the External Relations Team for internal/external promotional use.
Promotes and organizes use of social media outlets such as Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), Instameets, Google hangouts or other digital learning technology as part of organized strategy.
Builds meaningful connections and encourages engagement with Wilson Center programming and topical areas on all social media platforms.
Selective Service Registration is required, as applicable.
You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
You must maintain a bank account for direct deposit.
You must have a valid Social Security Number to apply.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your résumé and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Qualifications
Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full-time year (12-months) of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the Grade 7 level (relative to federal and/or market standards) performing the following duties and responsibilities:
Able to plan, develop, and implement social media strategy and campaigns
Able to analyze results from social media campaigns and make recommendations for action
Able to develop social media posts using text and images to promote content, events, special initiatives, etc.
Able to securely manage various social media platforms and users
Able to build and engage digital audiences for events
Serves as a social media resource sharing best practices and trainings
Superior Academic Achievement: You completed all requirements for a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college AND meet one of the requirements for Superior Academic Achievement: (1) class standing(upper third standing in graduating class based on completed courses); or (2) grade-point average (3.0 overall or over the last two years of bachelor's degree -or- 3.5 in my major field or over the last two years in my major); or (3) election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. Honor societies are listed by the Association of College Honor Societies.
OR
Graduate Education: You successfully completed at least one full year (18 semester hours or equivalent) of graduate level education. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: You have a combination of specialized experience and graduate education described above. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.
A degree in marketing, public relations, journalism or mass communication with experience in social media platforms, current knowledge in international affairs and U.S. foreign policy are highly desirable.
Note: The “relative market standards” is defined based on the knowledge required to do the work, complexity of the work performed, independence in conducting the work, and regular/recurring contacts.
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.
In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. If your résumé does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
Education
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see www.ed.gov.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
EEO Policy: The Wilson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors.
Reasonable Accommodation: Federal agencies provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Note: More than one position may be filled from this announcement, as needed.
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.
Applications are evaluated and rated under Category Rating and Selection procedures. Category rating combines the applicant's total experience and/or education/training into a single category. Your application will initially be rated against the criteria outlined in this announcement.
Qualifying applications will be placed into one of the following categories:
1. Gold (Best Qualified) 2. Silver 3. Bronze
Applications in the Best Qualified category will be evaluated to ensure that the Specialized Experience and other eligibility requirements are met and supported/verified by the résumé and supplemental documents submitted.
You will be rated based on the following competencies:
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.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete application must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire.
Click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the initial online questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answersbutton to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
If you log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, 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 Update Applicationin the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
When you receive a notification from your USAJOBS account it may indicate that your application is complete after you submit the initial online questionnaire and documentation, however, your application will NOT be complete until you have successfully completed all steps described above.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
United States
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview. You will receive notice via email or by mail, if no email address was provided by you during the application process.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete application must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire.
Click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the initial online questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answersbutton to submit your application package. It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
If you log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, 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 Update Applicationin the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
When you receive a notification from your USAJOBS account it may indicate that your application is complete after you submit the initial online questionnaire and documentation, however, your application will NOT be complete until you have successfully completed all steps described above.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
United States
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview. You will receive notice via email or by mail, if no email address was provided by you during the application process.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
