Writer-Editor.

Duties

The Writer-Editor is responsible for providing major editorial and administrative assistance to the Publications and Recordings manager by helping to ensure the museum publications represent Native American perspectives with accuracy and sensitivity.

In This Position, You Will

• Provide content and copy editing for all manuscripts, from books and catalogues to ephemera (e.g., invitations, brochures, and calendars). Work with authors, edit to improve educational content, grammatical accuracy, appropriateness of tone, and fluidity of writing style.
• For selected publications, such as invitations and brochures, you will be expected to write copy. This work requires attentiveness to style, conciseness, and factual accuracy. All writing is expected to be of the highest quality, communicating the museum’s mission and activities in a lively, accessible fashion
• For all publications manage, guide the production through the following stages: establishment of a production schedule, conception of rough design/format, editing and/or writing, photo research, fact-checking, word processing, reconciliation of design with budget, proofreading of galleys and mechanicals, blue line and color-proof inspection.
• Throughout all assignments, exercise sensitivity with respect to the collections and Native American points of view.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on

Qualifications

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 researching, writing, editing and proofreading a variety of print (books, programs, exhibition scripts, signs, ephemera etc.) and electronic products, employing design skill and experience for publication projects, and applying knowledge of Native American history, culture, and the prevailing issues and perspectives of contemporary Native American communities to ensure that all projects conform to NMAI’s content development and educational standards.

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.

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 proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Additional information

• This position is included in the bargaining unit.
  
  

Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:

• Position title;
• Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
• Agency; and,
• Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
  
  

Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

• The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.
  
  

Please see Benefits at

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Salary : $99,200 - $128,956