Lead Audiovisual Production Specialist

Description:

The Lead Audiovisual Production Specialist is responsible for independently utilizing multimedia-based tools and information to support and enhance the communications process. The scope of duties is comprised of Video Production, Photography, Graphics Design, Printing and
Team Leading. Captures, creates, and exploits visual images and sounds that provide timely, accurate, and highly accessible information for communication, assessment, training, and decision-making.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/06/2026.

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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11.

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.

Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR)
Audiovisual Production Series 1071

• Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study-Photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position. Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Or,
• 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. Or,
• Specialized Experience: 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ . If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .
Minimum Qualification Requirement:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Plans, organizes, and directs the work of writers, editors, actors, narrators, musicians, set designers, audio and lighting technicians, camera operators, and other associated technical personnel to produce, select, and arrange the actions, sounds, and visual effects required for the finished production. Develops appropriate on and off-screen narration to convey information to the desired audience. Maintaining equipment and ensuring video teleconferences are properly set up. Assists clients with instructional design of media productions, e.g., educational objectives, target audience description, script design, formative evaluation, etc. Responsible for studio and on-site photography to support the overall mission. Utilizes photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop to manipulate digital photos, such as resizing, reshaping, cropping, adding text, and/or enhancing colors and features.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Communications and Media
• Decision Making
• Multimedia Technologies

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: You may be required to lift from 10 to 50 pounds of equipment in performance of the job requirements. Assistance may be requested to alleviate injury. You will perform a variety of physical movements such as standing, lifting, stooping,
crouching, kneeling, stretching, and bending for site preparation, set up, videotaping, and directing crew and actors. You will sit while using the computer; long periods of computer use may produce eyestrain. Standard relief with work breaks, change in positioning, and stress-release exercises are encouraged.

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/ .