Document Automation Specialist

Full Job Description

See below for important information regarding this job. To qualify for a Document Automation Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support: A.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position.

To qualify at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement.

Creditable specialized experience includes: Assisting in the development of graphics and visual arts media Creating and modifying designs to enhance functionality and ensure regulatory compliance Advising customers on document automation software and equipment B.

Education Substitution: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

Education must be from a college or university accredited by an organization approved by the U.S. Department of Education. See http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.

If using education to meet basic qualifications, YOU MUST SUBMIT A TRANSCRIPT as supplemental documentation 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. Major Duties:

• Assists in the technical development of automated desktop publishing, archiving graphics, and visual arts media.
• Analyzes customer designs and enhances functionality utilizing archived insignia database to comply with regulatory and digital security requirements and to produce optimum print quality products.
• Independently plans, designs, modifies, and utilizes visual effects and materials to communicate ideas/concepts to a specified audience.
• Designs various projects with a wide range of methods, techniques, and art media.
• Carries out document automation tasks associated with graphics and visuals for presentations, publications, exhibits, and three-dimensional displays for customers to include print production setup and implementation.
• Draws with a variety of art media and automated publishing software that is predominantly in the Adobe Design Suite.
• Advises customers on applications, capabilities, software and equipment, and costs of work to be produced.
• Maintains the functionality of printing equipment by performing routine maintenance, arranging for printing technicians to work on equipment when it goes down, and assisting with maintenance visits.