Producer

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/14/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Basic Requirement: The Audiovisual Production Series 0671 has a basic requirement of education or specialized experience that must be met before further consideration can be given. Individual Occupational Requirement: To meet the basic qualification of the 1071 Audiovisual Production Series, you must possess Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study — photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis. You will qualify based on your experience described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Expert knowledge and skill is necessary in education and communication fields; Video production process; knowledge of the technical aspects of storage, transmission, optics , analog and digital processing; skill in editing, lighting location and on-air directing camera, graphics and animation. (*Please note: Examples of this experience in the actual type of work for which application is made. 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. This must be in your Resume to meet Specialized Experience qualifications for this position) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Leadership Project Management Teamwork Telecommunication Technical Competency Analytical Thinking 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is performed in a wide variety of environments, stooping, standing, lifting and other physical demands may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VHA Office of Communications, VHA Broadcast Center at VA Central Office (VACO). The VHA Broadcast Center team supports the communications needs of VAs most senior leaders and Veteran-focused initiatives to internal and external audiences.