Job opening: Public Affairs Specialist
Salary: $87 543 - 135 333 per year
Published at: Jul 17 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
As a Public Affairs Officer leading the media operations activities at Kennedy Space Center, you will be responsible for revising policies and procedures, developing integrated schedules, managing requests for access to film on the Center property, assessing qualifications and screening applicants for media credentials, and collaborating with other public affairs officers, agency, and partner personnel for media engagements.
Duties
Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
Coordinate with Agency leadership on movies and major documentaries that have an interest in producing material at Kennedy Space Center.
Oversee the media operations for launches, landings, and media events and engagements.
Collaborate with programs and partners for access to property and facilities.
Provide detailed planning for documentary crews and major media outlets to cover historical milestones.
Plan and coordinate the staffing levels necessary to support all events involving media; ensuring all logistical aspects are addressed and revised in real-time as necessary.
Strategize with public affairs staff on creative ways to involve media coverage in unique or human related coverage of program or mission elements/milestones.
Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.
Requirements
- Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- This is a bargaining unit position - American Federation of Government Employees - Local 513.
Qualifications
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.
To qualify for GS-12, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level:
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships at multiple levels within the agency programs and NASA Partners in order to develop and disseminate coordinated messages that accurately address the agency programs;
Assisting media or invited guests in their efforts to capture, tell or spread the NASA story;
Drafting communications or logistical plans in support of launch, landing, mission milestones or events.
To qualify for GS-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level:
Drafting and reviewing communications or logistical plans in support of launch, landing, mission milestones, or events;
Coordinating cross agency initiatives to address media operations, guest operations or events;
Drafting or reviewing communication products for public release media advisories for media activities and launches to provide credentialing and logistical deadlines.
Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Kennedy Space Center
Space Commerce Way
Titusville, FL 32899
US
- Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
- Phone: 1-877-677-2123
- Email: [email protected]
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