You will serve as a Visual Information Specialist of NATIONAL MUSEUM of the United States Navy.

Duties

You will plan and design overall appearance of exhibits (permanent, temporary and offsite) up to the stage of production. You will produce a variety of visual materials for public outreach programs, museum educational curricula, and for the marketing/image enhancement programs. You will produce a full range of visual materials necessary to prepare finished exhibits in accordance with established museum design and production policies, as assigned and directed. You will select visual materials such as photographs, illustrations, models, artifacts, to be used in the communication of information. You will specify the size, style of type, color schemes, textures and shapes for banners, titles, and captions used in specialized history museums. You will determine strategies for mediums, formats, and types of visual products to satisfy specific interest of variety of audiences.

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
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector applying knowledge of production concepts, practices, standards and technologies to produce a full range of visual materials. Examples of specialized experience should include most or all of the following: 1) Planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, drawings, and other art work, charts, diagrams, dioramas, maps, slides, overlays, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual means; 2) Developing and maintaining visual content and museum exhibits using computer programs such as Microsoft Office, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and/or AutoCAD; 3) Working with a team to assist in planning, creating, editing and producing museum exhibits including conceptual design, scripts, art work, etc.; and 4) Advising on the kinds of material and equipment used to design museum exhibits. Experience in the actual type of work for which application is made. Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, drawings, and other art work, charts, diagrams, dioramas, slides, overlays, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual means Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Visual Information Series 1084 (opm.gov)

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Master's or equivalent graduate degree

OR

2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

OR

LL.B. or J.D., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL MUSEUM 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]