Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM), Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC), Performance Systems Branch, Elizabeth City, NC. Responsibilities This position serves as a Visual Information Specialist (Videographer) responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and producing a wide range of visual materials to convey information, promote public awareness, and support the agency's communication efforts. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Designing, laying out and preparing a wide variety of general and technical illustrations of aircraft, aircraft equipment, and major aircraft components. Photographing a variety of subject matter including aircraft, aircraft equipment, and major aircraft components. Producing video productions of a highly technical content for the training of Aviation "A" and "C" school students and welcome aboard productions for ATTC. Operating HIS, VHS, and digital cameras, audio and video tape recorders, non-linear digital editing equipment, and preparing lighting, sets, and backgrounds as necessary for studio and remote productions. Maintaining an audio/visual (A/V) loan pool, issuing and assisting customers with equipment as required. Requirements Conditions of Employment Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. May be required to fly on Coast Guard aircraft. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Applicants for the GS-11 must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: successfully operating videographer equipment to yield productions that meet the needs of the customer; designing, laying out, and preparing a wide variety of general and technical illustrations or photographs to reproduce the appearance of specific objects or pieces of technical equipment; producing photographic slides, posters, brochures, and manuals with speed and accuracy necessitated by delivery timelines. OR Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photography, visual communication, or other fields related to the position. OR Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 410-636-7289. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation