Digital Imaging Specialist

Smithsonian; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC seeks a candidate for a federal role.

Qualified applicants have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating digital imaging across the lifecycle to support collections, exhibitions, institutional records, publications, conservation, scholarly research, community consultation, and public access.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level.
• Specialized experience includes planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating digital imaging activities across their lifecycle.
• Resume must be no more than two pages and clearly demonstrate alignment with responsibilities and specialized experience.

Job description

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Experience:You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating digital imaging activities across their lifecycle in support of collections, archives, exhibitions, institutional records, publications, conservation, scholarly research, community consultation, and public access.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual 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.

Part‑time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

In an effort to streamline our hiring process, SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series 1001and who are in a (Federal competitive or excepted service appointment)as this advertised position, are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However, if selected, you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, anyindividual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a GeneralSchedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service,must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of thegrade for which you are applying).