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via ZipRecruiter posted_at: 7 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Job Details Job Location: Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Salary Range: Undisclosed ... Description • Acts as point of contact among USAGM executives, employees, and other external government and non-government personnel. • Manages the schedules and communication for designated senior leaders, including but not limited to receiving and screening all telephone calls, emails and mail correspondence, and other type of online/digital communication Job Details Job Location: Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC
Salary Range: Undisclosed
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Description
• Acts as point of contact among USAGM executives, employees, and other external government and non-government personnel.
• Manages the schedules and communication for designated senior leaders, including but not limited to receiving and screening all telephone calls, emails and mail correspondence, and other type of online/digital communication received from high-ranking government officials, congressional leaders, internal leadership and visitors from various organizational communities, media representatives, and others.
• Sets calendar priorities based on knowledge of commitments, including setting up, shifting, and refusing appointments independently. On invitations to important meetings or conferences, consults with designated executives and office staff to de-conflict any appointments. Develops and maintains long-range calendars.
• Determines the nature of inquiries and utilize thorough knowledge of USAGM’s mission to handle them personally, or refer the inquiries to the appropriate official or office.
• Collaborates closely with designated executives to understand and meet travel arrangement preference and priorities. Coordinates with USAGM Travel office to book flights, accommodations, schedule necessary meetings, and manage complex itineraries.
• Takes detailed minutes during meetings, ensuring clarity, comprehensiveness, and accuracy. Meeting notes should be distributed and/or retained as directed by assigned executive.
• Organizes and maintains the office filing system.
• Drafts responses to less complex inquiries, requests for information and requests for action; refer more complex requests to more senior staff members.
• Assembles and summarize information that requires limited research and analysis; assists in coordinating assigned office services, including budget and finance activities.
• Assists executive leaders with identifying project requirements, coordinating activities and resources across office operations, monitoring progress, and achieving objectives.
• Attains and applies basic domain-specific knowledge to support assigned executives in navigating their primary areas of responsibility.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

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Job Details Job Location: Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Salary Range: Undisclosed ... Description RESPONSIBILITIES: Logs, clips, tags, transcribes incoming feeds • May write news and feature content as assigned for use in social media • May conducts and writes up interviews for inclusion stories for others • May participate in the creation and development of regularly scheduled or special radio and/or TV programs and/or web and Job Details Job Location: Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC
Salary Range: Undisclosed
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RESPONSIBILITIES:

Logs, clips, tags, transcribes incoming feeds
• May write news and feature content as assigned for use in social media
• May conducts and writes up interviews for inclusion stories for others
• May participate in the creation and development of regularly scheduled or special radio and/or TV programs and/or web and social media sections, as assigned
• May oice material for/during broadcasts as assigned, including material prepared by others
• Assists in the preparation of production elements of programs and content for broadcast and/or web and social media, including simple editing of voiceover and soundcuts from taped material, as assigned
• Performs technical functions including operation of equipment, as assigned
• Contributes to teamwork, facilitating tasks of teammates, as needed
• Meets VOA standards for productivity, quality, and meeting deadlines
• Works as a member of a team
• Fluency in English (written/spoken)
• Logs and conducts data entry and other functions connected with VOAs digital asset management system
• Other related duties as assigned

About the Agency

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.

USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.

This is not an announcement for a federal job. This position is for employment as a personal services contractor with VOA News and may include eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, overtime, paid time off, sick leave, and the possibility of performance-based bonuses. All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check.

U.S. citizenship is not required for this job and visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidates.

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Job Details Job Location... Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Remote Type Temporary Remote Description TITLE: Human Resources Specialist RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Draft Position Descriptions 20% Collects needed information from management officials, subject matter specialists and other sources and draft employee specific and standard position descriptions. 2. Evaluate Positions 20% Evaluates and determines the proper title, pay plan, occupational Job Details

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Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC

Remote Type
Temporary Remote

Description

TITLE: Human Resources Specialist

RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Draft Position Descriptions 20% Collects needed information from management officials, subject matter specialists and other sources and draft employee specific and standard position descriptions. 2. Evaluate Positions 20% Evaluates and determines the proper title, pay plan, occupational series, grade, supervisory, FLSA, position sensitivity, and bargaining unit classifications in the GS, SES, and Wage Board pay plans; prepare detailed and comprehensive evaluation statements documenting the basis for these determinations as needed and requested. Conducts desk audits and similar efforts to collect relevant position information. Responds to classification appeals by collecting relevant position information and providing classification analyses. 3. Hiring 50% Provides comprehensive advice on alternative hiring mechanisms including specialized mechanisms for hiring disabled individuals and veterans and increasing the representation of under-represented ethnic groups. Analyzes positions, determine relevant competencies, basic qualification requirements, and specialized experience needed, develop comprehensive job analysis and tools to assess relevant qualifications of applicants, and draft assessment questions in concert with selecting official and subject matter specialists. Prepares vacancy announcements that attract, appeal to, and are accessible to targeted types of potential candidates, using electronic staffing tool such as USA Staffing. Assesses the qualifications of candidates and determine relative rankings in accordance with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Agency policies and guidelines. Provides advice to selecting officials on policies and guidelines governing consideration and selection of candidates. 4. Administrative Duties 10% Completes related administrative requirements for record keeping of casefiles. 5. Performs all other similar/related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned
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via ZipRecruiter schedule_type: Full-timesalary: 36.56 an hour
Job Details Job Location... Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Salary Range $36.56 Primary responsibilities: • Writes news and feature content as assigned for use in broadcasts and web/social media • Conducts and writes up interviews for inclusion in his/her assigned stories • Logs and conducts data entry and other functions connected with VOA's digital asset management system • Researches and confirms facts in stories produced by Job Details

Job Location...
Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC

Salary Range
$36.56

Primary responsibilities:
• Writes news and feature content as assigned for use in broadcasts and web/social media
• Conducts and writes up interviews for inclusion in his/her assigned stories
• Logs and conducts data entry and other functions connected with VOA's digital asset management system
• Researches and confirms facts in stories produced by self or by others, as assigned
• Adapts and/or translates content produced in English into native language, as assigned
• Versions content produced in native language into English for distribution, as assigned
• Participates in the creation and development of regularly scheduled or special radio and/or TV programs and/or web and social media sections, as assigned
• Voices material for/during broadcasts as assigned, including material prepared by others
• Contributes finished products meeting standards to production elements of programs and content for broadcast and/or web and social media, including fine editing of taped material and static graphics, as assigned
• Performs technical functions including operation of equipment, as assigned
• Contributes to teamwork, facilitating tasks of teammates, as needed
• Meets VOA standards for productivity, quality, and meeting deadlines
• Serves as videographer or reporter, as assigned
• Works independently as a member of a team
• Fluency in target language (written, spoken) and deep knowledge of the target area, plus fluency in English (written/spoken)
• Other related duties as assigned

About the Agency

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.

USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.

This is not an announcement for a federal job. This position is for employment as a personal services contractor with VOA News and may include eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, overtime, paid time off, sick leave, and the possibility of performance-based bonuses. All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check

U.S. citizenship is not required for this job and visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidates
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Job Details Job Location... Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Salary Range $42.35 RESPONSIBILITIES: Participates in the planning and execution of digital coverage plans, including the creation of graphic and visuals contents with a focus on user interfaces and experiences in support of agency objectives. Responsible for content creation that includes creating and managing social and digital assets, and content material for websites. Researches, Job Details

Job Location...
Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC

Salary Range
$42.35

RESPONSIBILITIES: Participates in the planning and execution of digital coverage plans, including the creation of graphic and visuals contents with a focus on user interfaces and experiences in support of agency objectives. Responsible for content creation that includes creating and managing social and digital assets, and content material for websites. Researches, develops and implements current digital and graphic design trends. Keeps abreast of new developments in digital news gathering and distribution. Constantly improves and streamlines production processes, reshaping workflow as the situation dictates. Understands political, economic, social, cultural and historic issues and developments, public attitudes and trends in U.S. and world news, public attitudes and trends. Can conceive, storyboard, shoot, edit and produce compelling original video stories for social platforms. Can develop new social products and report for non-social platforms as well.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Produces, adapts and edits content for social media and other digital platforms. Produces videos, creates and designs graphics and publishes content to all social media platforms. Makes recommendations that result in measurable improvements in engagement or reach to specific audiences per platform that are tracked daily by monitoring platform specific data. Conceives and fully develops and produces original non narrated video content that draws high engagement. Works with reporters to produce content for social media platforms. Per event or news item, monitors and guides group discussions on social platforms, ensuring a vigorous but civilized conversation under VOAs banner. Does not allow inappropriate comments that violate standards and best practices to remain posted and removes such content within one hour. Uses social media as a reporting tool. On a daily basis confirms information, monitors developments, and feeds information back to colleagues. Researches and analyzes available social and mobile media tools, such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, news aggregators, YouTube, and other emerging forms of digital media. Schedules new posts at the end of the work shift to ensure that updates are posted at regular approved intervals. Does not allow holes in scheduled posting more than 1 time per quarter. Ensures that the next working shift receives a proper hand-off of daily social media trends and information so that the level of interaction with the audience is maintained. Uses each platforms internal metrics tools, such as Facebook Business Suite or Twitter Analytics, as well as the newer generation of chat apps. Ability to perform well under pressure, manage breaking news situations, meet strict deadlines, and respond quickly to changes. Meets VOA standards for productivity, quality, and meeting deadlines. Flexible to work any assigned shift, including evenings and weekends. Performs other duties as assigned.

About the Agency

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.

USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.

This is not an announcement for a federal job. This position is for employment as a personal services contractor with VOA News and may include eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, overtime, paid time off, sick leave, and the possibility of performance-based bonuses. All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check.

U.S. citizenship is not required for this job and visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidates
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Job Details Job Location... Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Remote Type Fully Remote Salary Range $40.48 Hourly Responsibilities VOA is looking for a talented social media producer/copy editor for VOA original programs, including 52 Documentary series dedicated to inspiring Gen Z/ Millennial audiences through our new creative programs. This position will play an essential role in VOA Acquisitions & Commissioning team by building strategy Job Details

Job Location...
Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC

Remote Type
Fully Remote

Salary Range
$40.48 Hourly

Responsibilities

VOA is looking for a talented social media producer/copy editor for VOA original programs, including 52 Documentary series dedicated to inspiring Gen Z/ Millennial audiences through our new creative programs. This position will play an essential role in VOA Acquisitions & Commissioning team by building strategy and producing/posting content that extends the brand's reach and influence on social platforms. This position will create original text and video content, manage posts, and respond to followers. The social media producer is expected to be up-to-date with the latest digital technologies and social media trends with excellent communication skills and be able to express our companys views creatively. The ideal candidate is someone who has excellent writing skills, is detail-oriented, can juggle multiple assignments, and is able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Deadline-driven mindset and willingness to work flexible hours. This position may require commissioning content.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: -Develop and implement a comprehensive and cohesive cross-channel social media strategy (paid and organic content development) for VOA's original programs. -Write and produce creative content for VOA's social media presence across multiple social channels by working collaboratively with communications colleagues and other internal teams. -Advanced knowledge of programming content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms. -Develop creative social media campaigns for editorial projects and VOA original shows on streaming and linear channels that drive awareness, tune-in, and ultimately conversion. -Monitor and report on social conversations to guide editorial and social engagement strategies and decisions -Contribute to strategies for audience growth, engagement, and subscriber acquisition efforts for VOA Original programs. -Demonstrated understanding of how the next generation engages with social media platforms. -Current knowledge of copyright laws related to social media publishing. -Developing/producing VOA original programs, including 52 Documentary series

REQUIREMENTS -4+ years of professional experience with a proven track record of creating innovative content for a digital newsroom. -Strong understanding of digital audience and analytics and knowledge of online marketing channels -Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high-pressure environment. -Strong writing, copy editing, and editorial skills. -Ability to deliver creative content (text, image, and video) -Hands-on experience in content management -Experience editing in Adobe Premiere, After-Effects, and Photoshop -Excellent written and verbal communication skills

About the Agency

The United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) is an exciting, multi-media, multi-cultural, global media agency that carries out all United States civilian international broadcasting. Our media networks complement and reinforce one another in a shared mission vital to U.S. national interests: to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. Our staff of dedicated professionals serve as an example of a free and independent media, bringing news, information, and relevant discussions to a weekly audience of over 278 million people worldwide in over 60 languages via radio, television, Internet, and social media.

USAGM networks include the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti) and three grantee organizations: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), and Radio Free Asia.

This is not an announcement for a federal job. This position is for employment as a personal services contractor with VOA News and may include eligibility for health, dental, vision, and life insurance, overtime, paid time off, sick leave, and the possibility of performance-based bonuses. All personal service contractors must pass a thorough background check.

U.S. citizenship is not required for this job and visa sponsorship is possible for the right candidates
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via Trabajo.org posted_at: 2 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Summary This position is located in the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Technical Services and Innovation (TSI), Information Technology Directorate, Enterprise Applications Division. Enterprise Applications Division is responsible for providing solutions to all USAGM and affiliates network organizations based on stated business needs, delivering users with solutions that are aimed... appropriately at the requirements being addressed Summary

This position is located in the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Technical Services and Innovation (TSI), Information Technology Directorate, Enterprise Applications Division. Enterprise Applications Division is responsible for providing solutions to all USAGM and affiliates network organizations based on stated business needs, delivering users with solutions that are aimed... appropriately at the requirements being addressed and the user based that relies on our deployed solutions.

Duties

As a IT Specialist (APPSW), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:
• Serves as an Application Programmer, to build complex database driven applications that impact USAGM, TSI, and VOA enterprise news organization operations.
• Develop programs and applications critical to the user community, ensuring timely and accurate data delivery.
• Conduct detailed analyses to determine user requirements and translate them into plans of action, impact statements, resource utilization, utility, and cost/benefit ratios.
• Analyze poorly documented programs and applications, repair, modify, update, and document them.
• Design and coordinate procedures and testing to ensure error-free, reliable, and optimized agency code. Interpret and utilize information derived from test results.
• Work as part of a team on wide-ranging, complex computer projects that often span several years.
• Planning, designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating testing methodologies and actions to determine systems efficiency and effectiveness
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Job Details Job Location... Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC Salary Range $36.68 Hourly Responsibilities This position serves as a PSC to provide digital analysis of the different VOA entities broadcasting all over the world. It is important for the desired candidate to have journalistic background in addition to IT knowledge. Duties include, but are not limited to: Identify and analyze key digital performance indicators for different Job Details

Job Location...
Washington Headquarters - Washington, DC

Salary Range
$36.68 Hourly

Responsibilities

This position serves as a PSC to provide digital analysis of the different VOA entities broadcasting all over the world. It is important for the desired candidate to have journalistic background in addition to IT knowledge.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

Identify and analyze key digital performance indicators for different VOA Services using multiple digital analytical tools including (but not limited to) Adobe Analytics, Crowd Tangle, Emplifi/Social Bakers, Chartbeat etc.

Monitor and assess video/multimedia programming on VOA websites, apps, and social media platforms such as, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube to determine their effectiveness in engaging and retaining the service's target audience.

Pinpoint problems on VOA websites and social media accounts and make recommendations on how to improve content consumption and engagement.

Write reports and conduct presentations for VOA services that are clear and understandable for stakeholders with various levels of digital training and knowledge.

Act as a liaison between VOA Program Review and the Office of Digital Strategy to ensure review recommendations are consistent with VOA's current digital strategy and best practices.

Determine the best social media practices in a certain target area missing from VOA's coverage of that area/region.

Flag posts and digital content that are inconsistent with a service's stated strategy and/or VOA's mission or journalistic best practices.

Knowledge Required

Standards for managing and creating content for social media and website(s) providing factual content for a general audience.

Demonstrated understanding of targeting international audiences a plus.

Facility with use of digital analytical tools like Adobe Analytics, Crowd Tangle, Emplifi or similar platforms, and providing recommendations for improvement in content and strategy based on analysis of results

Ability to write reports and presenting findings and recommendations to stakeholders

Fluency in written and spoken English. Additional languages a plus.

Experience working with audience research about digital behavior and using the findings to create a new strategy or modify the existing one.

Complexity

- Moderate complexity

- Works in two or more well-defined roles

- Follows standardized procedures

- Tasks are varied, and require advanced and specialized skills.

- Expected to track and perform multiple tasks concurrently

- Expected to resolve simple problems independently

Supervisory Controls

- Moderate independence

- Regular supervision is in place, but PSC is expected to complete tasks without detailed supervision of standard activities

- PSC generates work assignments but receives detailed instruction from supervisors

- Work products require limited review by supervisors

Qualifications

- Knowledge of standards for managing and creating content for social media and websites providing factual content for a general audience

- Demonstrated understanding of targeting international audiences preferred

- Facility with use of digital analytical tools like Adobe Analytics, Crowd Tangle, Emplifi or similar platforms, and providing recommendations for improvement in content and strategy based on analysis of results

- Ability to write reports and presenting findings and recommendations to stakeholders

- Fluency in written and spoken English. Additional VOA broadcast languages preferred

- Experience working with audience research about digital behavior and using the findings to create a new strategy or modify the existing one
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