- Position Title
- (SEASONAL) Visual Information Specialist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- PW-1548-SR-25-12708685-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025 to Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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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:
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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.
Would you accept a temporary appointment?
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.
2.
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 (MUST include beginning and ending month/year e.g., 5/2019-10/2019 or 5/10/2019-10/20/2019), 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 exact hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
3.
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.
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.
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualifications: Visual Information Specialist, GS-1084-07
1.
From the descriptions below, select one response that best describes how your background meets the basic experience or education requirements for the Visual Information Specialist, GS-1084-07 positions. Read all responses before making your selection. If you leave this question blank, you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position. THE RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.
Communications and Media
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Prepare digital media such as videos, social media posts, website and app content, photo galleries, etc. for online consumption.
3.
Produce a variety of high-quality graphic products that meet agency or business requirements.
4.
Produce print-ready files to vendors for fabrication.
5.
Write bulletins, brochures, or articles on natural, cultural or historic resource topics (Be sure to list and describe in your application materials).
6.
Maintain a digital image collection (e.g., photographs, video, static and live-streaming web cameras, etc.) and provide responses to inquiries for images or access.
Technical Competence.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
7.
Utilize interpretive principles (e.g., tangible resources, intangible resources, universal concepts) to facilitate intellectual or emotional connections between audiences' interests and their surroundings.
8.
Use Adobe Creative Suite to design layouts and finished products for print media (e.g., brochures, exhibits, flyers, posters, reports, etc.).
9.
Utilize universal design methods to meet accessibility requirements including 508 compliance.
Multimedia Technologies
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
10.
Convey complex information in an easily understood format.
11.
Select visual materials (e.g., photographs, illustrations, maps, etc.) to enhance aesthetic appeal of publications.
12.
Maintain website incorporating nationally established guidelines and policies, and conforms to standards that is accurate, current, relevant, and accessible (508 compliant) or equivalent public/private sector
13.
Make suggestions about artistic and visual approaches that convey the intended message.
14.
Fabricate and install exhibits to meet interpretive and information purposes that convey factual information.
Customer Service
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
15.
Collect information and research materials to be used in art work, illustrations, charts, graphs, diagrams or other visual materials.
16.
Utilize a variety of interpretive techniques (e.g., metaphors, storytelling, analogies) to deliver information to diverse audiences.
17.
Develop or upgrade interpretive products (e.g., exhibit text, trail guide, web cast), for natural, historical, or cultural programs, publications, or exhibits.
18.
Facilitate and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers, educational groups, and businesses to support an interpretive media program. (Please specifically describe this experience in your application).