Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immediate Office of the Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC), located in Washington, DC.

Duties

Joining Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Immediate Office of the Executive Assistant Commissioner (EAC), will allow you to utilize your expertise to work with Enterprise Services leadership to develop original designs, concepts, and visual styles for publications, exhibits, presentations, and websites that evoke certain responses from the viewers or that reduce the cost of production, installation, or maintenance of a broad inventory of visual products. This position starts at a salary of $117,962.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $153,354.00 (GS-13, Step 10). Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to perform homeland security functions. In this Visual Information Specialist position you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals involved in developing original designs, concepts, and visual styles, characterized by their unique and novel topics, large scale, involvement of various media and visual using a variety of software for meetings, publications, exhibits, presentations, and websites that delivers a message to viewers; developing visual products that are often produced from a multiplicity of media and are both conventional and non-conventional in nature; stay abreast of DHS and CP policies, programs, and audience interests, as well as contemporary methods and trends in internal information and employee communication programs; and analyzing articles and program themes considering what information the office wants to impart and decides on the best design techniques to present the information. Typical Work assignments include: Planning and directing the design and presentation of visual and video products, for use in publications and presentations throughout ES and across CBP. Developing informational material that informs appropriate audiences of the agency's activities, plans, policies, programs, and communication programs in furthering CBP goals and objectives. Designing and editing multi-media projects using a wide-variety of computer design technology. Developing, implementing, and evaluating the effectiveness of EAC communications strategies, materials and programs that support and promote enhanced engagement with EAC stakeholder communities. Creating templates and graphics for staff members to enable them to easily create their own visual products if they so desire.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Developing original designs, concepts, and visual styles for presentations, visual information designs, and websites. Developing, implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of communications strategies. Analyzing organizational-specific policy issues to identify and to anticipate communication needs. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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. This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement. Specialized Experience: 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, maps, slides, overlays, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual means. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 08/30/2024. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Contacts

• Address Immediate Office of the Executive Assistant Commissioner Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20229 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]