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This position is located in the Voice of America's, East Asia and Pacific Division's, Lao Service. The incumbent serves as an International Broadcaster in a multimedia environment performing a variety of broadcasting assignments including translating scripts from Lao to English, announcing or voicing broadcast materials in Lao, and preparing materials for websites for the Lao Service.
01/21/2020 to 02/04/2020
$59,534 - $93,638 per year
GG 9 - 11
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Temporary - 2 YEARS
Full-Time
Excepted
12
No
No
NC-10700115-20-JB
557196600
Duties include, but are not limited to:
-Translates/adapts a significant proportion of English language scripts into Lao.
-Announces/voices materials broadcast by the Lao service for radio and TV.
-Writes news-related stories for use in radio, television, and social media programming for Lao Service's web page.
-Writes feature stories on a variety of subjects for radio, television, or web and social media postings.
-Participates in the development of regularly scheduled radio, television, and social media programs.
-Contributes to production elements including editing of taped material, evaluation of stringer reports, and production of live air shows and edits video for internet inclusion.
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 qualifications will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements and competencies required for this position.
Competencies:
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
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.
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 02/04/2020.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/557196600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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