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Photographer #504
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A Photographer uses digital cameras to take photographs for news organizations, commercial or individual clients. May specialize in photographing people, places and landscapes, or objects. Uses software for processing and editing photographs, and may also use traditional film cameras and film processing. Creates portfolios of work to exhibit or sell.
$53,322 / year median in Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Photographer #504 Legislive Branch Sene Summary The Sene Sergeant Arms is seeking a Photographer. The complete vacancy announcement and applicion can be found on the United Stes Sene Career Page https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes 7pm EST on the closing de. Le applicions will not be accepted. Learn more about this agency Summary The Sene Sergeant Arms is seeking a Photographer. The complete vacancy announcement and applicion can be found on the United Stes Sene Career Page https://sen.gov/1VNZQ. This vacancy announcement closes 7pm EST on the closing de. Le applicions will not be accepted. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Few vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed NoThe Sene Sergeant Arms does not pay for relocion expenses. Salary $74,367 - $130,143 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 0 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - N/A Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 1060 Photography Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Announcement number req1078 Control number 882002600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Duties Help Plans, shoots and edits photographs for a variety of projects. Crees retouched images and intrice composites in Photoshop, suitable for official portraits of government officials. Conceptualizes and develops visual assets th align with SAA. Assesses color, density, and contrast in photographic images by applying principles of color theory to enhance visual appeal. Employs skilled bch imagery processing and metada ingesting techniques. Maintains and cleans equipment, ensuring optimal functionality. Other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please the job announcement on the United Stes Sene Career Page https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Qualificions Other Duties/ Responsibilities Records and edits video to produce short-form video products. Establishes and maintains effective working relionships with co-workers, supervisors and customers. Effectively communices with a diverse group of subjects and provides clear direction in a respectful manner. Required Work Experience Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience working as a professional photographer. Required Special Skills/ Knowledge As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant's proficiency in key areas relevant to the role. Knowledge of photographic principles including the framing and practices of photographic shoots. Skill in accurely assessing color, density, and contrast in photographic images with acute tention to detail. Knowledge of AP style caption writing. Skilled in bch imagery processing and metada ingesting. Demonstred skill with the Adobe suite and Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, and the Microsoft Office suite, on PC and Apple plforms. Communicion and collaborion skills. Critical evaluion. Desired Qualificions Captures, edits, and plans photography and short-form videos for a variety of projects. Produces engaging and relevant visual products th document meaningful, high-visibility, and often historic moments with skill, accuracy, discretion, and deadline discipline. Crees retouched images and intrice composites in Photoshop, suitable for official portraits of government officials. Adheres to Sene Photo Services' quality, style, and technical standards. Conceptualizes and develops visual assets th align with SAA in a collaborive team environment. Assesses color, density, and contrast by applying principles of color theory to enhance visual appeal. Employs skilled bch imagery processing and metada ingesting techniques for accuracy. In addition to the duties listed on the photographer position description, the other duties of the position are outlined below. These are not to be interpreted as exclusive or all-inclusive, and other duties may be required and assigned. Working Conditions Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Sene when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse, in inclement weher, on holidays, and during le night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted. This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Sene. As such, this position requires the employee be available and prepared to work during a lapse, in inclement weher, on holidays, weekends, and during le nights to ensure essential services to the Sene continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted. Modere (carrying of items less than 50 pounds); work requires employee to be outdoors in a variety of weher conditions. Work requires frequent physical effort walking, bending, crawling, and standing for long durions; working on ladders, scaffolding, or stages. Working in confined spaces (bending and crawling). Schedule fluctues and the employee is expected to work early mornings, le evenings and weekends, with little to no notice. Some traveling may be required. Educion High School Diploma/ GED. Additional informion The Sergeant Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Sene rules, regulions, and applicable Federal Laws. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodions determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAARecruitment@saa.sene.gov with "Applicant Accommodion" in the subject line. No moving, relocion or pre-employment travel expenses paid for this position, or while in applicion for this position. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion evalued by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and educion. Highly qualified candides may be interviewed and a reference check conducted. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. Subject to background/security investigion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper applicion merials, resumes and tachments th are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST tach their documents to the online employment applicion. Agency contact informion SAARecruitment@saa.sene.gov Address U.S. Sene Sergeant Arms US. Sene Capitol Office Building Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20001 Next steps Qualified candides contacted directly. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. Subject to background/security investigion. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help All applicants must apply for jobs online using this link: https://sen.gov/YO0NL. Paper applicion merials, resumes and tachments th are sent via email, mail or brought in-person will not be considered or accepted. All applicants MUST tach their documents to the online employment applicion. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion SAARecruitment@saa.sene.gov Address U.S. Sene Sergeant Arms US. Sene Capitol Office Building Washington, DC, Washington, DC 20001 Next steps Qualified candides contacted directly. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion Few vacancies in the following locion: Washington, DC Few vacancies No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Relocion expenses reimbursed NoThe Sene Sergeant Arms does not pay for relocion expenses. Salary $74,367 - $130,143 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 0 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required - N/A Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Announcement number req1078 Control number 882002600