The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums & the National Zoo. The legislation creating the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum was established by Congress in 2020. This position is in the Communications and Brand Engagement department, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. The incumbent is responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating marketing and communications strategies to increase public awareness.

Duties

Decades in the making, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum will recognize women’s accomplishments, the history they made, and the communities they represent. To create a more equitable America, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is researching, disseminating, and amplifying women’s stories to ensure the role of women in American history is well-known, accurate, acknowledged, and empowering.

Requirements

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as planning, writing and editing communications for physical and digital channels' tracking audience reaction to the information presented; and establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with external groups. 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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. 

Contacts

• Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Ave., MRC517 Ste 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013 United States
• Name: Susie Cunningham
• Phone: 202-856-6327
• Email: [email protected]