Duties
Provides leadership and directly oversees daily operation; trains, supervises, and evaluates the work of gallery staff.
Discusses and resolves media coverage, credentialing, and pooling issues.
Advises gallery members on Senate (and House, where applicable) operations such as scheduling, floor procedure, committee structure and jurisdiction, and parliamentary procedure.
Assists with planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing media arrangements for quadrennial presidential nominating conventions, presidential inaugurations, presidential debates, State of the Union addresses, and other joint sessions of Congress or special events.
Works with all Media Galleries, Doorkeepers, and Capitol Police to ensure press and others attending media events maintain a safe working environment; coordinates assignments to press conferences.
Reviews membership applications, contacts directors, editors, and publishers of new applying organizations, prepares written evaluations, and makes recommendations to the Media Gallery Director.
Other duties, as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- For conditions of employment and citizenship requirements, please visit the job announcement on the United States Senate Career Page at https://sen.gov/YO0NL.
Qualifications
Other Duties/ Responsibilities
- Serves as Director in his/her absence.
Required Work Experience
- Five to eight years of related experience.
Required Special Skills/ Knowledge
- Knowledge of, or ability to learn, current political events and Senate and/or House parliamentary procedure.
- Ability to provide accurate responses to media inquiries.
- Ability to coordinate and facilitate the logistics of media events.
- Ability to maintain records and prepare summaries of events.
- Ability to direct, supervise, and evaluate gallery staff.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- 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.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with press photographer requirements to facilitate and support coverage of events, hearings and press conferences.
- Familiarity with the rules and procedures of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- Established, or the ability to build, relationships with Senators’ and Committees’ press staff.
Working Conditions
- Sedentary. May sometimes be required to work long hours. Extended periods of standing may be required.
- Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late-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. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
Education
Bachelors Degree.
Additional information
The Sergeant at Arms is an equal opportunity employer in accordance with the requirements of Senate rules, regulations, and applicable Federal Laws.
This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Decisions to grant reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please email SAARecruitment@saa.senate.gov with “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
No moving, relocation or pre-employment travel expenses will be paid for this position, or while in application for this position.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn 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 information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated by a panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education. Highly qualified candidates may be interviewed and a reference check conducted.
Required Documents
- Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable education and your contact information. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade.
Subject to background/security investigation.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.