U.S. Department of the Interior is hiring: Visual Information Specialist (Season

These temporary/1039 positions are located at Shenandoah National Park, in the Division of Interpretation and Education to support public outreach through multi-media projects.

Duties

These positions serve as a visual information specialist to support Shenandoah National Park public outreach through multi-media projects. Duties include:

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 03/17/2025. 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-07 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 that involved visual communication of information or the application of the principles of artistic design, assisting in planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, drawings, and other artwork, charts, diagrams, dioramas, maps, slides, overlays, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual media/means. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one full year (18 semester hours) of graduate study with coursework in commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, photography, visual communication, website design, or other fields related to the position; --OR-- attained superior academic achievement in a bachelor degree program with coursework as described above. You must include transcripts.
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COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example: six months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and one-half year (9 semester hours) of graduate level college study as described above (50% of the qualifying education). Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr