About the Position: Serve as a Public Affairs Specialist in the Advertising and Public Affairs (A&AP) Division of the United States Army Recruiting Command. Incumbent serves as the Brigade Point of Contact for Total Army Involvement in Recruiting (TAIR) program.

Duties

Organizes events to disseminate information about existing recruitment programs and activities. Analyze market data to determine the effectiveness of informational materials. Manages the budget requirements of a program by creating budget projections and allocating funds. Maintain an advertising audio-visual library to assure availability of resources for future recruiting and/ or publicity events. Oversees a public relations program (i.e. The Total Army Involvement Recruiting Program) to help reach and influence the primary recruiting audience. Prepare a variety of reports related to public affairs programs within organization (i.e., Total Army Involvement in Recruiting (TAIR) program). Conduct annual station inspections of Public Affairs programs. Modify advertisement material to meet requirements of promotional programs within assigned organization.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Occasional Temporary Duty Travel (TDY required

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes (1) applying modern industry techniques to create multimedia content; (2) utilizing social media to monitor publicity for events; (3) utilizing an automated systems to prepare a variety of reports; and (4) maintaining a schedule of public affairs related events for an organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Marketing, Advertising, or Communications. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications and MediaManages and Organizes InformationMultimedia TechnologiesPartnering Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address BK-APF-W06TAA 2ND RECRUITING BDE DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk