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Visual Information Specialist (Digital Designer) NF-04

Department of Defense
Defense Media Activity
Stars and Stripes Europe
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Summary

The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is US Citizens and legal US residents in the local area. Legal US residents must possess a social security number and be citizens of a NATO country, except for the host country of Germany.

This position is located at Stars and Stripes European Headquarters, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
05/24/2024 to 06/07/2024
Salary
$51,389 to - $53,478 per year
Pay scale & grade
NF 4
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Kaiserslautern, Germany
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
O5NAFHU-24-12428142
Control number
792885400

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

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  • Serves as a Visual Information Specialist (Digital Designer) for mission-related productions.
  • Evaluates and reports social media/website metrics to identify emerging social media trends and web-based content strategies.
  • Creates overall visual effects through knowledge of typography, design elements, and visual placement.
  • Design and implement social media concepts and multi-media content to highlight products and web content.
  • Assesses client and customer needs and provides information, assistance, and recommendations to resolve problems.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
  • Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
  • A one year probationary period may be required.
  • Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Tier I background investigation.

Qualifications

Graduate or undergraduate education which included a major course of study in graphic design, interactive design, digital media, architecture, visual communication, or other fields related to this position.

Or at least one year of professional experience in electronic publishing, illustration, interactive media, and 3D modeling. This experience must have demonstrated strong technical communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills (i.e., collaborating web developers to develop strategies; communicating with IT professionals to address hardware/software issues; conducting user research to analyze and improve design quality; working with management to develop content; etc.).Experience must have been at a level that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful performance in this position.Recommended highly qualifying criteria in addition to the minimum requirements:A bachelor's degree or higher in a closely related discipline, orExperience demonstrating advanced skill in HTML/Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and related desktop publishing software applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, or similar.

Highly Qualifying Criteria: Applicants with experience in the Adobe Creative Suite, Google Web Designer and Google Analytics preferred

Education

Graduate or undergraduate education which included a major course of study in graphic design, interactive design, digital media, architecture, visual communication, or other fields related to this position.

Additional information

  • Manual Application: If you are unable to apply online, you may submit your application package using a manual application method. Please contact the NAF Human Resources Office or representative listed on this job announcement to request a copy of the manual application form. All completed manual application forms (along with resume and other supporting documentation) must be received no later than 12PM on the closing date of the announcement in order to process your application in a timely manner. Please note that neglecting to respond to the job related questions may result in an ineligible rating.
  • Additional referrals may be made from this vacancy announcement for up to 90 days after the closing date.
  • Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
  • Allowances, differentials, or incentives will not be paid.
  • Employment Overseas provides a lot of additional benefits & entitlements, for information click johan.z.swindler.naf@army.mil
  • Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program, for information click here
  • Please check out our Applicant Information Kit to view additional information you may find useful when applying for our jobs. (To view kit, click this URL: https://publicfileshare.chra.army.mil/index.php/s/uIDfgOMr6PWHHGS/download?path=/&files=NAF Applicant Information Kit.pdf ) (If URL does not work, copy and paste the URL into browser).

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants can claim the following eligibilities:

  • NAF Preference - Family Member Preference (OCONUS ONLY)
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Business Based Action
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Current Appropriated Funds Employee CNE (APF)
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Current/Former NAF Employee (CNE/FNE)
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV)
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Parent of a Veteran (OAV)
  • NAF Priority Consideration - Spouse/Widow(er) of a Veteran (OAV)

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