- Position Title
- Visual Information Specialist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- NPS-IRA-24-12295231-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, February 12, 2024 to Monday, March 11, 2024
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
You will not be considered for any eligibility you do not select. For all eligibilities selected, you must provide supporting documentation defined in the required documents section of the vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions will affect your eligibility.
2.
Would you accept a term appointment?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the experience and/or education requirements for a Visual Information Specialist, GS-1084-09 position. If you select more than one response or leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible.
THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWERS YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
2.
This position requires the ability to speak fluently in Hawaiian language and be able to write Hawaiian language text for general-public audiences.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Produce complex design products, such as publications, maps, signs, and/or exhibits using Adobe Creative Suite software that contributes to satisfactory and safe visitor experiences.
4.
Knowledge of natural and cultural resources such as wildlife, cultural groups, history, geology, climate change, and the challenges of administration related to such resources, and their management in national parks or
equivalent reserves.
equivalent reserves.
5.
Research scientific, technical, and/or historical information to develop interpretive/educational media spanning a wide range of natural and cultural resources and issues subject matter.
6.
Translate scientific, technical, and historical information and concepts into language and graphics accessible to virtual and in-park visitors.
7.
Apply knowledge of audiences and appropriate interpretive techniques to determine the best genre for messages.
8.
Create content that incorporates nationally established interpretive principles, as outlined in the Foundations of Interpretation" or in the National Association for Interpretation's Certification Program, designed for maximum reach and effectiveness targeted for specific, diverse or broad audiences.
9.
Organize, maintain, and expand a website and app that contain many diverse, but related individual pages.
10.
Assist with organizing, maintaining, and expanding a website and app that contain many diverse, but related individual pages.
11.
Create effective crossover content for web and app.
12.
Use knowledge of accessibility design standards to ensure web and non-web products meet compliance standards.
13.
Utilize Content Management Systems to effectively communicate messages appropriate for the web.
14.
Apply knowledge of federal laws and agency policies related to accessibility standards in the production of web content and digital communications.
15.
Demonstrate proficiency in the following industry standard products: Adobe Creative Suite, Canon and Nikon DSLR camera and applicable lenses, Zoom audio, wireless lavaliers and other microphones.
16.
Ability to fully navigate and utilize social media websites including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Flickr to achieve professional interpretive objectives.
17.
Use industry standards for emerging technologies to advise purchases and maintain equipment and software.
18.
Identify and fix problems with multi-media equipment and software.
19.
Plan and carry out producing products and solve technical problems independently.
20.
Use the English language, spelling, grammar, and style correctly in writing and editing.
21.
Write interpretive, educational, and informative text and develop narratives for interpretive media that enhance an online visitor's experience.
22.
Write interpretive text providing opportunities for emotional or intellectual connections to identified resources for specific and/or diverse audiences.
23.
Proofread and edit writings about park resources and issues for style, clarity, and lapses of continuity using skill in reading and editing documents relating to natural or cultural resources and issues of parks or equivalent reserves.
24.
Write articles and interpretive media content, matching content with appropriate media in order to connect messaging with intended audience.
25.
Follows editorial style or web style guidelines include directions to write in plain Language in writing text.
26.
Articulate the interpretive value of emerging technologies and train others to utilize them appropriately to accomplish interpretive goals.
27.
Work on a team to create short and long-term strategic plans for implementing emerging technologies to accomplish park goals.
28.
Participate productively in a variety of workgroups and disciplines to plan and implement multi-media solutions.
29.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.