The following is the basic information, job summary, duties, and key requirements sections from the job posting for the Digital Content Specialist position I hold at the US National Archives. You can read the full text of the posting here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/344698500. I am posting this in the interest of transparency.
Position is in the Office of the Archivist, Office of Innovation located at Archives II, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740.
This position is responsible for assignments designed to manage and extend NARA’s collaborations with Wikipedia/Wikimedia and related projects. There may also be involvement in activity on other social media and online access platforms depending on NARA's participation, collaborations, and projects as directed.. To support these efforts, the Office of Innovation develops, maintains and coordinates: the description program; agency-wide business architecture; metadata standards and authorities; and provides internal digitization labs, intranet, and social media programs.
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At the full performance level, duties include the following:
GS-09 - Candidates must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-07). Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position as described above, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.
Examples of specialized experience for this grade level include: creating guidelines and procedures used to provide access to informational, historical, and educational materials in an online environment; using Wikipedia/Wikimedia practices in creating and editing templates; organizing and/or participating on WikiProject pages and facilitating content development; utilizing Wikipedia/Wikimedia concepts, processes, tools, and technologies; leading, organizing, or participating in outreach and collaboration events between organizations or communities and Wikipedians; knowledge of HTML and XML and application of metadata; utilizing Sharepoint, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and/or other collaboration software.
Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management’s, Operating Manual: Qualifications Standards for General Schedule Positions for further information: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/miscellaneous-administration-and-program-series-0301/