Audiovisual Production Specialist

Department: Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $82764.0 - $107590.0 Per Year

Job Summary: The primary purpose of the position is to create and communicate and maintain physical production and post-production plans, document management, schedules, facilities, equipment, software, and logistics across a slate of video and audio products; coordinate and maintain the structure for production and post-production workflows.

Major Duties:

• The Audiovisual Production Specialist will: Provide logistical, planning, document management and coordinating for the Production Studio at the National Gallery, acting as a department-wide coordinator for physical production planning and administration. Coordinate the logistical, expense, and resource planning for high-quality multimedia content across the whole range of the Gallery’s channels – from short YouTube films co-created with artists, immersive documentaries accompanying exhibitions, promotional trailers for programming or snappy Instagram Stories. Maintain physical production and post-production protocols for the Production Studio and assists in the physical production and post-production strategies for video and audio content. Perform the full range of administrative responsibilities; Plans work to be accomplished; sets and adjusts priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns and completes work based on priorities. Maintain, update, and distribute shooting/production calendar, staff lists, agreement tracker, purchase orders, p-card purchases, equipment lists, etc. Assist the department in tracking projects from development to delivery. Assist productions with finding stage and office spaces or filming locations within the National Gallery. Serve as the main point of contact & liaison with the Production Office for projects in production (National Gallery of Art production manual, policies, and procedures, etc.); supports the Production Department and acts as logistical hub of information to other internal Departments.

Qualifications: Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1071-11. Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, creating, communicating, and maintaining physical production and post-production plans, document management, schedules, facilities, equipment, software, and logistics across a slate of video and audio products; coordinate and maintain the structure for production and post-production workflows products for an organization. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your résumé how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Candidates must reflect in their submitted USAJOBS résumés the possession of this specialized experience. If their résumé does not include such specialized experience, they will be ineligible for this position. Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Comprehensive knowledge of video, audio, design and motion graphics trends and best practices, which requires knowledge and expertise in relevant media production and video design and display technologies. Comprehensive knowledge of tracking purchase orders, P cards, requisitions, petty cash, and invoice expenses, scheduling, accounting, cost-reporting standards, and tools, including but not limited to: Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, Hot Budget/AICP, Excel, ASANA, Scenechronize, Prodicle, Cashet, MS Teams, MS Office, and other production software tools. Advanced specialized knowledge of videography principles, practices, tools, and methods, and must understand successful video production and post-production as they apply to the Gallery’s marketing, exhibiting and content-creation activities. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application, including all required supporting documentation (see "Required Documentation" section) no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish and submit your application before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference. Steps to submit a complete application: You must have an active USAJOBS account and be logged in. You must have a completed resume associated with your USAJOBS account. Once you are logged in and all of your application materials are ready, click on the 'Apply Online' button to get started. You will be given the option to include your resume, documents, and demographic information from your USAJOBS profile. You will then be transferred to the National Gallery of Art's application tracking system. If you select documents from your USAJOBS account, you MUST complete the download process in a later step or your USAJOBS documentation WILL NOT be transferred! See Step 6. You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided. You will then be asked to upload additional supporting documentation. If you selected documents from USAJOBS prior to being transferred to our application system (Step 4), you will need to click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process. These documents ARE NOT automatically transferred! It is ultimately your responsibility to make sure that all required documents are either faxed, uploaded, or transferred from USAJOBS successfully. If you are unsure whether your documents went through, please contact the Agency Contact listed on the announcement BEFORE the vacancy closes. IMPORTANT: In the final step of the application process you will be shown a copy of your resume and all the information you entered during the application process. You must click the 'Finish' button at the bottom of this final page and receive confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not click 'Finish', your application will not be received! If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your evaluation rating may be adjusted accordingly. Steps to modify or withdraw your application: Return to USAJOBS and log in to your account. In the "My Account" screen, click "Application Status" in the left-hand column. You will see a table list of all the jobs you've applied to, click on the title of the application you want to modify. If the announcement is still open the button which normally says "Apply Online" will instead say "Edit Application", click that button. (If you wish to withdraw your application from consideration after the closing date, contact the HR Specialist listed on the announcement.) You will be directed back to NGA's application tracking system where you can make changes, or you can click "Withdraw Application" to remove your application from being considered. NEED HELP? If you experience any difficulties with the application process (anything after you have clicked the 'Apply Online' button), please contact the Agency Contact listed on this announcement during normal business hours. If you are receiving any kind of error message, please be ready to provide a screenshot or at a minimum, the error message text and number. If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account password/profile issues, or Resume Builder help, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or e-mail USAJOBS3.0@opm.gov. Regretfully, NGA cannot resolve issues with your USAJOBS account. We regret that we are unable to support any issue with USAJOBS, as this service is maintained by the Office of Personnel Management exclusively. If you are experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply online please contact the Agency Contact listed on this announcement during normal business hours to discuss your situation. Resumes and/or supporting documentation alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy application packet. The complete package is due no later than 5:30 PM Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the closing date of this announcement.

Application Deadline: 2024-09-20