Audiovisual Production Specialist

Full Job Description

You will serve as an Audiovisual Production Specialist for US Small Business Administration, Field Operations Center East in Atlanta, GA.

This position plays a crucial role for the delivery of SBA's disaster loan program, by directing and coordinating internal and external audiovisual communications activities.

This position is also being announced under Merit Promotion Procedures, Vacancy # MP-26-FOCE-12879057, you will need to apply in order to receive consideration.

Generally, time in Non-Pay status is not creditable towards the specialized experience requirement listed below. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

You must qualify based on experience. Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer.

Average work hours must be stated on resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-12: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-11 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position.

This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position.

In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following: Direct, produces, and edits videotaped, live programs, teleconferences; and/or other similar productions; AND Records audio and video content for various projects, such as training videos or live events; AND Manages, maintains, and troubleshoots audio visual equipment, facilitating multimedia presentations such as podcasts, and ensuring the effective delivery of information through various audio-visual channels; AND Plans pre-production (scripting, storyboarding), on-site setup and operation (lighting, sound, and cameras), and postproduction editing and finalization; AND Uses multimedia software such as Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Audition, Photoshop, and Premiere, to prepare content and publish to the web.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

It is available for your review on OPM's Qualifications website: Audiovisual Production Series 1071 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. All qualification requirements must be met by 11:59 pm (Eastern Time) on 04/10/2026 Major Duties:

As an Audiovisual Production Specialist at the GS-1071-12, some of your typical work assignments may include: Participates in the planning, building and implementation of social media strategies to drive engagement and build brand awareness.

Provide technical expertise and support through a variety of audiovisual methods and techniques to achieve the communications and marketing goals of the agency.

Manages the audiovisual media room and equipment, responsible for ordering supplies and equipment for the audiovisual facilities as needed and as budgets permit.

Performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs of equipment.

Directs, produces, and/or edits videotaped and live programs, teleconferences; and/or other similar productions related to the mission of the agency.