Job: Web Content Manager, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Job Announcement Number: 11R-RM-296941-DEU-NMAAHC

Salary Range: $62,467.00 - $97,333.00 /year 

Series & Grade: GS-1001-11/12 | Promotion Potential: 12

Open Period: Monday, May 23, 2011 to Friday, June 10, 2011

Position Information: Full-Time, Permanent Federal | Duty Locations: 1 vacancy - Washington DC Metro Area, DC

Who May Be Considered: This position is open to all U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.

Job Summary:

This position is located in the Department of Education of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The employee is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of the museum website, supporting all aspects of the museum's social media sites, and coordinating mobile/online applications projects.

The Smithsonian Institution values and seeks a diverse workforce.  Join us in "Inspiring Generations through Knowledge and Discovery."

Key Requirements:

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Major Duties:

• Maintains the museum's web and social media sites (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, Ustream, YouTube, MySpace, and others).
• Coordinates the development of the website content for the web and online/mobile applications, identifying, gathering, or adapting existing content from a variety of sources and promoting current or developing new audience activities.

Qualifications:
Experience for GRADE 11:
One year of full-time experience at the GS-09 level that is close or similar to the work of this job. The experience includes activities such as participating in the development of material for an organization's website; coordinating the day to day activities of a website for an organization; and maintaining an organization's website.

Or Education: 
Three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to this position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements. 

Or a Combination:
Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications; for example, a half year of experience and a half year of graduate education beyond the first year in the field may be qualifying.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education:  If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and/or proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Experience for GRADE 12:
One year of full-time experience at the Grade 11 that is close or similar to the work of this job. The experience includes activities such as overseeing the development of material for an organization's website; providing advice on appropriate material for an organization's website; assessing training needs, coordinating the day-to-day activities of a website for an organization; and maintaining an organization's website.

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.
Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

How You Will Be Evaluated:
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above.  The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

• Knowledge of website operations technology (such as HTML, JavaScript, Microsoft Notepad, Adobe Photoshop and Web Trends) for developing new websites and enhancing and maintaining existing sites.
• Knowledge of web content management systems, concepts, design and maintenance tools.
• Ability to write and edit web-specific materials in a history and culture museum environment.

Application Details: See http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=99623219