Audio-Video Preservation Specialist_

Summary This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. The incumbent serves as an Audio-Video (AV) Preservation Specialist in the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. The AV Specialist will perform duties associated with digitizing original archival audio, video, photographic, and moving image records; managing digital surrogates and derivatives; producing physical media copies; preservation development; and providing access to the Library's AV holdings. Responsibilities As a Audio-Video Preservation Specialist, you will: Digitize original, obsolete, and deteriorated archival analog audio, photographic, and moving image records.. Use a wide range of software applications and hardware for digitization, editing, quality control, file storage,and management of digital files, and create preservation and descriptive metadata. Perform repair and triage techniques to treat, clean, stabilize, manipulate, and prepare AV holdings to ensure a safe and transparent playback of the archival carrier, while ensuring that the techniques and processes meet NARA's preservation standards and guidelines Handle complex and time sensitive reference requests about the Library's AV collections from researchers (including media, documentary production companies, and book publishers), other archival staff, and other departments of the Library. Requirements Conditions of Employment This opportunity is also open to Internal Agency Candidates under Announcement IMP-12497039-24-MU Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply. The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. A one year probationary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. Key Requirements: Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized experience for the GS-9 is one year of experience at the GS-7 level, or equivalent in other public or private sectors, that is directly related to the position and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position must include: Experience in digitizing analog audiovisual materials (examples such as audio tape, video tape, film, and photographs) AND Executing activities geared towards connecting researchers with archival audiovisual holdings (examples may include activities at every point of the archival life cycle: accessioning, processing, description, reference, and digitization). OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: A master's degree or equivalent graduate degree in a related field. OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a related field, OR LL.B. or J.D., in a related field. OR You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. Education Additional Information We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration. This is a Bargaining unit position. AFGE Council 260 We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy. We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.