You will serve as a WRITER-EDITOR in the Safety Promotions/Public Affairs Department of NAVSAFECOM.

Duties

You will write articles and/or edit and rewrite submissions from contributors ranging from informative news items to full-length feature stories. You will gather, develop and check the accuracy of information through research and skilled interview techniques with subject matter experts. You will work closely with sponsoring directorates to plan content of promotional material, which may include magazines, web-based stories, safety bulletins, lessons, learned, brochures, social media postings, etc. You will determine visual appearance, design, layout, and graphic composition of magazines and other print and web-based material. You will assist webmaster by helping improve the appearance and functionality of web content for seasonal campaigns and other aspects of safety promotions.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience developing, analyzing, and selecting appropriate information and presenting the information in a form and at a level suitable for the intended audience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following duties such as: 1.) Producing creative, informative, and readable media products; 2.) Creating visually appealing web content that is attractive and effective using software such as Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, and SharePoint; 3.) Interviewing subjects who are sometimes reluctant to share information; 4.) Analyzing data and research in order to produce strategic marketing content, communicating risk management information; 5.) Engaging contributing writers and technical advisors in identifying the needs of magazine readers, web visitors, or any other audience. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVSAFECOM Norfolk Naval Base Norfolk, VA 22111 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]