Seasonal Visual Information Specialist

Full Job Description

These positions are located in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, in the Interpretation and Education Division.

The typical seasonal period for Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is May to November, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2026 All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-01/23/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

This experience includes activities such as: planning the preparation and use of photographs, illustrations, drawings, and other artwork, charts, diagrams, dioramas, maps, slides, overlays, and other kinds of visual material for use in communicating information through visual means.

Examples of this include but are not limited to: developing visual content for public outreach in park areas or similar interpretive settings; developing specialized media products by applying industry accepted standards for interpretation; utilizing software and hardware options necessary to maintain and optimize the use of interpretive media.

You must include hours per week worked.

-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D., if related.

Examples of major studies: commercial art, fine arts, art history, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, photography, visual communication, or other fields related to the position.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above.

To combine education and experience, first take your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of credit hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 semester hours, or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study.

Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.

Volunteer Experience: 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:

Provides visual and audio production services to all park divisions using nationally established guidelines and industry standards.

Works directly with park staff and partners to maintain and develop web pages (intranet/internet) and social media sites (i.e., Twitter, Facebook, blogs).

Using principles outlined in the NPS Interpretive Development Program, plans the technical details of visual products which conveys park-wide interpretive themes to a varied audience.

Selects visual materials (photographs, illustrations, maps, charts, diagrams, video, etc.) to support text and enhance aesthetic appeal of publications and presentations (ideas and concepts).

Using digital images, video, and graphics created electronically, is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the media project components of the park website.