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Job opening: Writer-Editor

Salary: $99 200 - 128 956 per year
Published at: May 29 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  This position is located in the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).The National Museum of the American Indian is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere, past, present and future, through partnership with Native people and others.

Duties

The Writer-Editor is responsible for providing major editorial and administrative assistance to the Publications and Recordings manager by helping to ensure the museum publications represent Native American perspectives with accuracy and sensitivity.

Requirements

  • Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
  • 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-11 level in the Federal Service.  For this position, specialized experience is defined as researching, writing, editing and proofreading a variety of print (books, programs, exhibition scripts, signs, ephemera etc.) and electronic products, employing design skill and experience for publication projects, and applying knowledge of Native American history, culture, and the prevailing issues and perspectives of contemporary Native American communities to ensure that all projects conform to NMAI’s content development and educational standards. 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.Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Contacts

  • Address SMITHSONIAN Office of Human Resources POB 37012, 600 Maryland Avenue, MRC 517 Suite 5060 Washington, District of Columbia 20013-7012 United States
  • Name: Baaba Yanney
  • Phone: 202-633-6342
  • Email: [email protected]

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