Public Affairs Specialist
1 month ago
Schedules and prepares social media posts across the Library's primary accounts, including the Library's main Twitter feed and Facebook page.
With supervision and guidance, suggests new opportunities to engage online audiences and to engage with other organizations to amplify LOC content.
Engages with responsible content authors and other producers of content across the Library to create schedules for distributing digital content, ensuring that content is scheduled to avoid conflicts between high visibility Library social media posts and virtual events.
Provides technical support to ensure that complex social media content, including videos, are correctly prepared and available for time-sensitive deployment with required accessibility materials provided to ensure compliance with government 508 compliance requirements.
Compiles and posts online press kits; and plans and updates OC content and Library staff news on the Library intranet site; updates the homepage with supervisory guidance on content.
Provides content to members of the media and other organizations related to the Library's online calendars of events, to ensure Library of Congress programs are featured in media and other organizations' events listings both online and in print; assists with questions regarding online press kits, and escorts permitted media while on-site.
Maintains the Library's online events calendar with information approved by the Library's Standing Events Committee and works with employees across the Office to provide event information for other written publications.
Receives photography and video permit requests received by the Library of Congress, ensuring that all necessary information is provided by the requestor; with supervisory guidance, ensures that relevant Library Service Unit staff are aware of permit requests, and prepares permit requests for approval by the Director or Deputy Director.
Researches and maintains public-affairs materials such as supplies of handouts, folders and other supporting materials; press-release letterhead; office stationery; marketing materials and giveaways; and all other public-affairs supplies (not including regular office supplies).
Responds to non-technical inquiries, exercising judgment, tact, discretion, and diplomacy in referring queries to the Director, other communications staff, or the appropriate Library Service Unit.
Prepares press kits for special events and media visits.
Completes writing projects as assigned, including drafting social media content; calendar submissions; and office correspondence.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Conditions of Employment
Library of Congress employees are prohibited from using illegal drugs, including marijuana.
The Library is part of the Federal Government and abides by federal law, so regardless of individual state or District of Columbia laws, marijuana use is illegal, considered criminal activity, and can affect your employment at the Library.
In addition, past or current drug use and activities (e.g., selling or distributing) may deem you ineligible for employment.Qualifications
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Ability to perform marketing, publicity, promotion of programs, events and outreach activities.
Ability to communicate in writing.
Ability to interact collaboratively with others, exercising judgment and discretion
Ability to plan, organize and execute work.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.
Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.
Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation.
For more information, please see:
Vetting Process
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants with disabilities may be considered under special hiring procedures and must submit an appropriate certificate of eligibility when applying for this position.
The proof or disability/certification may be issued by the State Vocational Rehabilitation Office, Disability Services or Career Services office of the applicant's college or university, or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The letter must verify that the applicant has a severe disability and must be dated within three years of the date of the application.
Certification from health care providers are not accepted.For more information contact the Library's Office of EEO/Diversity Programs at or email FAILURE TO SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATION WILL CAUSE YOUR APPLICATION TO NOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT PROGRAM.
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.
The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.
The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.
A "Not to Exceed" (NTE) status is used to identify an appointment with a specific ending date.
However, the Library has the right to separate a NTE employee at any time due to either performance issues or budget constraints.
Are you a veteran? Please indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming in your application materials and/or applicant profile and provide the appropriate supporting documentation to validate your claim.
Those applying for 10-point preference must fill out an SF-15 (click here for the form) and provide the required documentation listed on the back of the form.
If required supporting documentation is not attached, Veterans' Preference will not be considered in the application process.-
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