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Summary The Managing Editor, Brand, plays a vital role in developing and maintaining the voice of our brand. From taglines and product descriptions to website content and marketing campaigns, the position produces captivating text that clearly articulates vision, communicates value, and shapes the brand’s image. Maintains a deep understanding of target audiences and coaches others across the museum to understand and use the brand voice. Responsibilities As the Technical Editor, you will: Under the strategic guidance of the Chief Brand Officer and Publisher and in collaboration with other colleagues across the National Gallery, the incumbent maintains brand voice guidelines. The incumbent also acts as project manager for the writing and editing of brand projects, both print and digital. The incumbent sets and conveys goals to each project team and works closely with editors, designers to address the needs of the intended audience. The incumbent takes the initiative in moving forward the progress of each project, communicating regularly with staff and collaborators, and tracks the schedule and budget regularly to ensure timely release. Oversees the preparation and application of editorial development, style and formatting guidelines. Ensures that all work performed in connection with the voice of the brand is reflected in print, audio, visual, electronic and other media. Writes and edits marketing publications which target a variety of audiences. Develops the plans and procedures for drafting within a specific time frame. Develops, produces and edits content for print and digital platforms. Creates compelling stories under the National Gallery brand. Writes and edits copywrites for multiple projects. Creates and refines brand messaging across ephemera, advertising, signage, website and email by distilling the brand mission into accessible, inviting language. Take an active role in positioning the brand through voice. Oversees all editorial work for the program and related materials. Assigns tasks to other editors within the department, and hires freelance writers as needed. Stays up to date with emerging trends and best practices in brand communication and copywriting. Exercises technical and administrative supervisory controls that are in keeping with the first level supervisory position, over a staff editor at grade GS-11. Assigns work, designates priorities, and ensures that deadlines are met. Provides advice, guidance, and administrative control through counseling or instruction on initiatives and priorities. Sets priorities including quarterly and annual goals. Responsible for planning, assigning, and reviewing work of the employee, setting, and adjusting short-term priorities to assure production and accuracy goals are met. Creates and maintains a working environment conducive to mission accomplishment. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. VACCINE REQUIREMENT: To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Qualifications Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for GS-1083-14. For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-13 level in the federal service or private sector, writing, editing, and applying tone of voice to marketing and publications for an arts institution or similar cultural institution. Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Second Hurdle Assessment. How you will be evaluated: You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications for this position. This vacancy utilizes a multiple hurdle assessment process to determine the qualifications of applicants. The first hurdle consists of applicants completing an online occupational questionnaire related to the major duties and competencies of the position. The second hurdle consists of you submitting a portfolio that shows samples of your writing, editorial, and overall publishing experience. Writing Sample: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions. Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Failure to provide a detailed description of relevant experience and/or education in your resume will automatically disqualify the candidate from employment consideration. Program Management –Knowledge of program management techniques fora museum publication office. Editing – Ability to edit publications and other forms of media. Brand Management – Skill in creating and refining a brand. Supervision – Skill in supervising others. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Must have included a total of 15 semester hours in an appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), and at least one course above the introductory level in the field(s) covered by the position. For technical manuals and specifications writers or editors, the equivalent of 15 semester hours may have been gained through vocational or educational training above the high school level at a public, private, or Armed Forces school. OR Experience General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that provided an understanding of the basic principles, practices, operations, and specialized vocabulary of the appropriate scientific, technical, or social science field(s), or with equipment or technical systems. The applicant must have acquired the ability to describe information in simple, clear language. Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that required substantial subject-matter or technical knowledge of the field. This experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications. Additional Information • The National Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. • More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. • Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year. • AN EXTERNAL SELECTED CANDIDATE MUST BE FINGERPRINTED AND RECEIVE A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION, RESULTING IN A SATISFACTORY SUITABILITY DETERMINATION BEFORE BEING HIRED FOR THIS POSITION. • All males born after December 31st 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. 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