The incumbent serves as a Visual Information Specialist within the Office of Strategic Communications & Marketing with primary responsibilities in graphic design, web content, social media, photography, videography and audio visual for the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center and its affiliates. The incumbent coordinates, plans, maintains, promotes, designs, and produces computer-designed print, electronic visual information material, and photographically enhanced media for targeted audiences.

Duties

The incumbent serves as a Visual Information Specialist with primary responsibilities in graphic design, audiovisual production, web content, social media, reproduction and desktop publishing for the West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System and its affiliates. The incumbent is responsible for editing, publishing, and monitoring submissions from facility contributors to ensure their grammatical and structural correctness as well as compliance with Federal, VA and Medical Center mandates, policies and procedures to include 508 compliance. This involves selecting the appropriate format or medium for execution, suggesting collateral for incorporation, designing layout, and converting the result to a finished product suitable for reproduction, and electronic or print distribution. The incumbent also coordinates, analyzes, and reports all visual media production data to the Chief of Medical Media Section. Duties include but are not limited to: Prepares the arrangement or layout for graphic design projects by acquiring enough information about the subject to present it accurately as well as aesthetically. Applies a technical knowledge and skill in laying out the work according to the specifications received. Meets with the author or project creator to learn the specific informational objectives of the project. Based upon these meetings, makes decisions and determines the most appropriate format and medium based on final reproduction, deadlines, requestor's use, available time and resources. Applies substantial subject matter knowledge in order to layout graphics and video products that not only depict but also interpret the meaning or purpose of the subject matter involved. Designs visual products such as photographs, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, models, slides, charts, brochures, newsletters, flyers, publications, exhibits, web content, social media content, live or video recorded video or lectures, multimedia computer presentations presented over the WWW, and other means of communication. Develops and designs visual products for high level briefings of officials within and outside the organization. Plans the technical details of, or produces, aesthetically composed visual products for dissemination by print and/or electronic means. May serve as the COR (Contract Officer Representative), OLCR (On-line Certifier), ADPAC (Computer representative), and/or Purchase Card Clerk. Produces and edits programs related to the mission of this medical center to include, but is not limited to: video production, broadcasting, video livestreaming, audio recording and photography. Performs public relations, commercial and patient video and/or photography. Responsible for hosting and maintenance of facility websites. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Visual Information Specialist/PD02789A and PD02790A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/22/2024. A portfolio will be used in the assessment process. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Individual Occupational Requirements: An Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photography, visual communication, or other fields related to the position. Some positions may also require subject-matter knowledge of medicine, science, or technical equipment. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis. OR, 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. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement above you must also meet specialized experience or a substitution of education or combination: GS-09: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Incumbent at this level is expected to work independently only seeking assistance for the most complicated non-recurring tasks. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Creating and editing professional graphic arts materials; Planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, video, and other visual material for use in communicating information through visual means. . Knowledge and experience of the operational and maintenance requirements for a wide range of audio-visual equipment. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D., if related. Education must be in or related to the position and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first one (1) year of graduate education leading towards a master's degree. (i.e., 1.5 years of progressive graduate education leading towards a master's degree would meet 50% of the qualifications requirement for this vacancy.) GS-11: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. An incumbents at this level is an expert in this field and is able to work work independently and assists and trains junior employees. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Creating and editing professional graphic arts materials; Planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, video, and other visual material for use in communicating information through visual means. Knowledge and experience of the operational and maintenance requirements for a wide range of audio-visual equipment. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M., if related. Education must be in or related to the position and must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the first two (2) year of graduate education leading towards a doctorate degree. (i.e., 2.5 years of progressive graduate education leading towards a doctorate degree would meet 50% of the qualifications requirement for this vacancy.) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications and MediaMultimedia TechnologiesOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingTechnology ApplicationWeb Technology 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although there is some walking, travel, and carrying of lightweight equipment and materials (usually under 50lbs). The work requires manual dexterity, hand and eye coordination, and the ability to accurately perceive and sense color hues and chroma. When acting in support of the Medical Photographer - some of the work requires periods of extended bending, stooping, kneeling in order to obtain properly composed medical photographs. The incumbent, alone and assisted, will be required to lift and transport delicate graphic, photographic and audiovisual equipment weighing up to 50 pounds. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 US
• Name: Kathryn Kaliszewski
• Phone: (610) 384-7711 X4664
• Email: [email protected]