Audiovisual Production Specialist

Summary

The US Attorney's Office Northern District of Alabama is hiring a video editor and creator to create powerful content across video, social media and emerging platforms.

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Additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced as Open to the Public under Announcement 26-ALN--DE.

The US Attorney's Office Northern District of Alabama is looking for a video editor and creator to support the district's mission of representing the interests of the United States in litigation and community affairs. This new position will create powerful content across video, social media and emerging platforms, building the digital influence of the district.

• Collaborate with Executive Assistant United States Attorney and the district Public Information Officer on strategic communication plan, and from that plan, develop content that can be deployed to:
  • Social Media
    - The role requires understanding the different audience and tone of each of our social media channels, craft posts that inform and engage our followers, and drive them to our website(s)
  • Long-form Content
    - Content such as profiles, Q & As, and news stories, will be featured on the district website and pitched to other entities, news and communications outlets when appropriate.
• Additionally, support social media monitoring and engagement by performing periodic sweeps of social media platforms to monitor district mentions and interaction; ensuring adherence to district, Department of Justice and industry wide standards and best practices.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade:
  Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

To be eligible at the GS 09 level, you must meet the definition of Specialized Experience as defined below:

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level in federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as:

• Capturing, editing, and producing photographic and video content for (non-personal) social media
• Creating multimedia content such as graphics, photography, and short-form videos
• Tailoring messages and/or media format to the appropriate social media platform while staying in line with customer branding and themes
• Ensuring various forms of media use similar thematic branding/brand identity
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Premier Pro, Captivate, etc.)
• Experience with Camtasia Studios or similar video editing software
• Experience with Gold Wave, Sound Forge or other audio editing software

Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes work directly connected with the production aspects of the field(s) of the position to be filled. Ensure that if you are claiming experience based upon project work, such as freelance, volunteer, or part-time positions, your resume should clearly indicate the number of hours spent at each project/position.

To accumulate "one year of specialized experience", you need to account for 2,087 hours.

OR

Master's or equivalent graduate degree in one of the following types of education in a related field (e.g. photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position): OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B or J.D., if related.

A combination of experience and graduate level education can be used if, when combined, are equivalent to 100% of the qualification requirement. Only graduate level education in excess of the first full year can be used in this calculation. To calculate your percentage of graduate education, first determine the total number of graduate level hours that exceed 18 semester hours (or your school's definition of…