This position is located in Manhattan Project National Historical Park, in Denver, CO.

Duties

MAJOR DUTIES: Create content for social media, publications, and park websites related to historical and current events relevant to the park and convey how events played a major role in the development of the park, the NPS, and our nation. Write and edit interpretive media products, including email and print newsletters, webpages, social media sites, and other print and digital media products in order to connect messaging with intended audience. Work with NPS staff and partners to create interactive presentations on the micro and macro effects of our site story. Develop and edit multimedia content including video, motion graphics, images, text, and audio to create products to support the park's public engagement, safety goals, and staff development goals Use emerging technology to communicate with the public, using products such as, virtual web-based activities, podcasts, video production and apps to meet an agency's mission. AREA INFORMATION: Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NHP) was established on November 10, 2015, and is managed through a collaborative partnership by the National Park Service (NPS) and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to preserve, interpret, and facilitate access to key historic resources associated with the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was a massive, top secret national mobilization of scientists, engineers, technicians, and military personnel charged with producing a deployable atomic weapon during World War II. The park organization includes three sites located in Oak Ridge, TN; Hanford, WA; and Los Alamos, NM. The park Superintendent is stationed in Denver, Colorado. The VIS position will also be stationed in Denver, CO area, with office space at the NPS Intermountain Regional Offices located at the Denver Federal Center (Building 50) located in Lakewood, CO. Denver is the state capital and largest city in Colorado. It is located at the junction of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek, and is known as the "Mile High City" because it is situated 5672 feet above sea leave. Denver, with an average 300 days of sunshine, provides a thriving cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods and natural beauty. Lakewood Colorado is located approximately 8 miles southwest of downtown Denver, connected via US-6 West, a major transportation artery. The Denver Federal Center is a 623-acre secure campus with amenities including on-site dining options, banking, childcare, wellness and fitness center, and biking and running paths. The Denver Federal Center is home to about 6,200 employees working across 28+ federal agencies. Within a 5 mile radius of the Federal Center there is a variety of dining, shopping, cultural and outdoor options. Public transportation is available near the Federal Center campus through RTD-Denver, providing convenient bus and rail service to the greater Denver area.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-06/18/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to the following: Providing visual and audio production services using nationally established guidelines and/or industry standards; Planning the preparation and use of visual aspects of printed materials such as books, handouts, bulletins, etc. for use in communicating information through visual means; Producing Web pages and other visual materials using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere); Planning, coordinating, publicizing, and managing special events; Develop & maintain digital media such as web pages, app content, videos or social media posts. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Master's degree must be in major studies - commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photography, visual communication, or other fields related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of specialized experience as described above and education as described above. To combine education and experience, determine the total qualifying experience as a percentage, take the number of months of specialized experience and divide by 12. Then determine the education as a percentage of the education required. Only graduate education in excess of the first year may be combined with experience to qualify applicants for positions at the GS-9 grade. Finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent. You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address NPS Inflation Reduction Act 1849 C St. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Sing Phaysounlaphong
• Email: [email protected]