This position is located in USDA TV studio, Creative Media and Broadcast Center, Office of Communications (OC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC. OC provides leadership, expertise, management and coordination to develop successful communication strategies and products that advance the mission of USDA and priorities of the Government, while serving and engaging the public in open, transparent, collaborative, fair, and easily accessible manner.

Duties

Serves as production engineer and information technology support resource for CMBC, for both TV and Radio studios, and video editing bays supervising contract repair work. Works with CMBC team to ensure a working and client friendly environment. Responsible for all aspects of the production, including supervising and coordinating the efforts of all production crew members. Direct and manage complex, live, scripted productions with multiple guests, roll-ins, and/or live call-ins. Manage the audio engineer, broadcast engineer, character generator operator, floor director, teleprompter operator, and multiple camera operators. Produce and direct live streaming programming that includes remote guests. Ensures all electronic equipment is properly set up for each day's production work, including ensuring video and audio systems are calibrated and fine-tuned in accordance with specifications and IT systems are properly configured.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• If selected, you may be required to serve a probationary period as applicable to appointment type.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience as defined below. Specialized Experience: Applicants must meet the Specialized Experience requirements as shown below. Your application or resume must clearly show that you possess the specialized experience requirements. Qualifying experience for GS-13 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-12 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience operating and troubleshooting a variety of electronic equipment in video studios and video and audio studio control rooms; interpreting schematics, drawings, and specifications and troubleshooting technical issues with IP, SDI and HDMI cabling; installing and configuring software-based production systems (such as Broadcast Pix, Adobe CC) and Streaming servers for livestream and on demand streaming platforms; using non-linear editing software (i.e., Adobe CC including Premier, AVID Media Composer) to produce video packages; partnering with clients to develop concepts and technical application to successfully launch content production.Work sample maybe required during interview. Work sample maybe required during interview. 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 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

There is no education substitution for specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address Office of Communications 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 US
• Name: Mary Bradford
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]