See below for important information regarding this job. Position may be filled at either location: New Cumberland: $82,764 - $128,956 Tracy: $90,310 - $140,713

Duties

If selected at the GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity Provides full editing services of materials to assigned organizations and activities such as reviewing and revising content for grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style to ensure accuracy and clarity. Responsible for all official DLA Training publications, ensuring that all content adheres to style guide and editorial standards. Serves as a staff advisor on written and editorial policy matters. Ensures documents and materials are prepared for publication in final form. Collaborating with writers, designers, and other team members to develop and refine content. Planning and coordinating the publication of content across various platforms and channels. Provides professional guidance and assistance to the organization and its customers in preparing material for publication including feedback and guidance to writers to improve their skills and strengthen their work. Ensuring that all content is 508 Compliant and accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those with visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive impairments. Managing the editorial calendar and meeting deadlines.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Security Requirements: Non-Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: No

Qualifications

To qualify for an Editor, your resume and supporting documentation must support: - Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes: - GS-11: Making final preparations of material for publication; Reviewing training and instruction material for grammatical errors and layout format; Recommending presentation improvement techniques. - GS-12: Reviewing submitted training and instructional material to ensure they reflect current approved doctrine, mission requirements, and training objectives; Providing cost/benefit analysis to program/project managers; Coordinating the printing and publication of instructional materials, manuals, and marketing and recruitment materials; Making reviews of proposed publications for style, design, layout, and editorial aspects before release. B. Education Substitution: Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx. If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation. To qualify based on education in lieu of specialized experience, you must possess: - GS-11: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. - GS-12: Applicants may not qualify for this position based on education in lieu of specialized experience. C. Combination: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for grade levels GS-11 and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. 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

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for the GS-12 grade level.

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the 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 DLA Human Resources Operations 3990 East Broad Whitehall, OH 43218-3990 US
• Name: DLA Human Resources (J1)
• Phone: 614-692-0323
• Email: [email protected]