These positions are located in the Visitor Experience & Education Division at Acadia National Park, located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The typical seasonal period for these positions is May through November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2025 Open to the first 30 applicants or until 12/24/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Create content for web/social media including text, photo, audio, video, and live programming. Plan and facilitate content production of interpretive staff. Update the park website and social media feeds in coordination with permanent visual information specialist, public information officer, other divisions and partners.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/24/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: 1) experience directing, filming, editing, and producing videos for a public audiences that convey intended messages; 2) experience using Content Management System to create, add, or update content based on instructions and/or policies; 3) developing and producing visual products for print and/or web pages using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere); 4) distributing information concerning planning, coordinating, publicizing, and managing special events; 5) participate as a team member on all visual media projects and events. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full academic year of graduate education with major study in commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photography, visual communication, or other fields related to the position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a four-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree and this undergraduate work has satisfied one of the provisions under superior academic achievement (SAA).This academic work must have been completed in a major field of study, such as commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photograph, visual communications, or other fields related to the position. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent) earned towards graduate-level education. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. For example: I have six (6) months of specialized experience (50% of the experience requirement), and nine (9) semester hours of graduate level study in a directly-related field of study (50% of the related coursework required). You must include transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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 Acadia National Park POB 177 Route 233 McFarland Hill Drive Bar Harbor, ME 04634 US
• Name: Melissa Blank
• Phone: 302-605-1254
• Email: [email protected]