Producer

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Communications, Broadcast & Video.

The Office of Communications provides communications counsel and expert advice to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health.

Determining strategies and methods to be used in informing Veterans, stakeholders, and employees about the policies, programs, actions and initiatives at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/23/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your education and experience as described below: Individual Occupational Requirement (required for the 1071 series): You must possess a bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in a major study -photography, radio or television production, motion picture production, or other fields related to the position.

Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis.

(TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) -AND- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Experience in video production process, regardless of distribution medium Knowledge of the technical aspects of storage, transmission, optics, analog, and digital processing.

Skill in editing, lighting, location and on-air directing, camera, graphics and animation.

Knowledge of disciplines and skills involved in producing, script writing, and direct video productions of various formats.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communication and Media Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Communication Engineering and Technology 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Work is performed in a wide variety of environments. Stooping, lifting and other physical demands may be required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Major duties include but are not limited to: Determine appropriateness and then select, design, develop & deliver video based (and other) media products and services.

Establish best practices and benchmark other organizations through formal processes, learning activities, professional self-help and related org. memberships.

Manage multiple projects with differing complexity, content, deadlines and budgetary issues - personally performing managerial or craft skills or through a mixture of in house and/or contract staff.

Produce and direct linear video productions. Perform all duties associated with videography, editing, set design, lighting design, engineering, audio mixing, and floor managing, etc.

Produce, script write, and direct video productions of various formats such as documentary, biographical, historical, informational, educational, and dramatic.

Ensures assessment, evaluation, marketing and promotion methods are applied as necessary.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 08:00-0430pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: This position may be authorized for ADHOC telework.

Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Producer/PD00423A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized