Public Affairs Specialist

About the Position: This position is located with the Galveston Public Affairs Office in Galveston, Texas. Develop and implement fully developed public information and community relations programs. Establish and maintain effective and cooperative relationships with print and electronic news media. Set priorities and guidelines for public affairs use of internet, intranet, and social media. Utilize all levels of news media and communication tools to disseminate information on a national, regional, state or local basis, as appropriate. Develop and direct the district's command information program for the district, resident and area offices along the Texas coast. Manage the preparation of information brochures and booklets on civil works projects for distribution to visitors and others seeking information on the projects. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; 1) Developing public affairs strategies and media messages to accomplish communication objectives; AND 2) Developing strategic communications programs for public dissemination of information; AND 3) Overseeing the development of communication products ranging from print and electronic news media, web-based, multimedia and video; AND 4) Developing media dissemination strategies in order to eliminate adverse publicity. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).