Visual Information Specialist (Seasonal) Job in Bartlett Cove, AK

Vacancy No. AK-1537-GLBA-25-12782493-LH Department National Park Service
Salary $27.07 to $35.19 Grade 7 to 7
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/21/2025 Close Date 8/29/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Bartlett Cove, AK


Summary

This is a re-advertisement of Local Hire announcement GLBA-25-020. If you previously applied, you will need to apply again to this vacancy announcement.

This is a temporary position not to exceed 1039 hours.

The typical season for this position is early October through early April, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, projects needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is early October.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This position is being filled using the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), local hiring authority (16 USC 3198). Any U.S. Citizen who has acquired special knowledge or expertise regarding the natural or cultural resources of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, by having lived or worked in or near the unit may apply. To be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration (see qualifications section).

Duties

This is an excepted service appointment, that remains in the excepted service indefinitely. These positions do not confer competitive status.

Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" will be used to determine your qualifications and for rating purposes.

This position is located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the Interpretation and Education Division.

Duties of the position include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Connect people to parks through media delivery, ensuring that distance programming and digital content is meaningful, satisfying, and connects to the park experience.
  • Create audio-visual presentations, most generally for online consumption.
  • Develop and share virtual education and visitor services programming.
  • Assist in the design and display of visual communication aspects of speeches, briefings and training materials through the use of photos, slides, charts, posters, and other appropriate means.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship required.

  • Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.

  • Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.

  • Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
  • You must be 18 years of age or older.

  • You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.

  • You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle.

  • You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.

  • You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-Close Date-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Candidates who do not meet these requirements by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties.
-AND-
Your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the areas of consideration. The areas of consideration can be found below:

Areas considered "near" Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is the area within the State of Alaska that extends from Dixon Entrance on the south to Icy Bay on the north. (See map of local hire geographic area)

-ALSO-

The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document, but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies.
  1. Basic knowledge of specialized subject matter nomenclature, terminology, and other features particular to the park, such as the history, archeology, cultural and natural resources management, and natural history. Knowledge and understanding of accepted standards for interpretation established in the NPS.
  2. Skill in appropriate software to accomplish tasks such as photo and video editing and page design, as well as user knowledge of printers, large-format plotters, wireless routers, web cams, GPS mapping devices and hand-held devices.
  3. Ability to develop interpretive media products that will provide opportunities for virtual visitors and other audiences to form connections with the meaning and significance of park resources.
  4. Technical proficiency in use of software and hardware options necessary to maintain and optimize the use of interpretive media.
  5. Basic knowledge of park resources, audiences and effective techniques that support lessons developed by others that offer opportunities for varied audiences to form their own intellectual and emotional connections to the resource meanings.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay.

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

Government housing is available for this position.

Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid.

Physical Demands: The work is normally sedentary and requires long periods of stationary work at a computer work-station. Work may require moderate physical exertion fabricating exhibits and signs, working from ladders, and lifting and working with maintenance staff installing signs and exhibits. Field visits may be necessary for on-site inspection of phases of the production of a visual product. The incumbent occasionally must lift moderately heavy objects and operates hand tools and power tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, levels, rivet guns, saws, drill, etc.

Working Conditions: Work is normally performed in a typical office setting, however, when work is performed outside the office, it may be in field environments or at dirty, dusty, cold, hot, wet or some otherwise uncomfortable locations indoors and outdoors, where the exhibit or display is located. Work involves moderate risks or discomforts such as working with power tools.

Alaska currently does not have a state income tax.

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.

Benefits

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 qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents, responses to the questions in the assessment). If your resume does not reflect having lived / worked within the area of consideration, if your responses to the questions in the assessment do not reflect special knowledge of the natural and/or cultural resources of the park or preserve, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible' or 'not qualified'.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on -Close Date-:

  1. Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. Also, to be eligible your resume must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the areas of consideration as described in the Qualifications section of this announcement. Please limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. You can only submit one resume; Only the resume submitted under the "Resume" "Document Type" will be used to determine your qualifications and for rating purposes. Only one resume will be used to evaluate your eligibility. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.
  2. Complete All Required Assessments.
  3. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
    • Veterans Preference Documentation:
      • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
      • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
      • If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.

Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.

Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.

How to Apply

There are multiple options for applying to this position, please see application options and instructions below:

To apply online: You must submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/29/2025. You must provide documentation to support your eligibility claim.

Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account.

  1. Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application."
  2. Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS.
  3. Select documents you want included in this application.
  4. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
  5. Select if you want to include your demographic information.
  6. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
  7. Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application.
  8. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
    • Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
  9. Review and Submit Application.
  10. While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
  11. You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement.
    • To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job.
    • Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. So, it is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.

To apply via mail: Mailed applications must be postmarked by the closing date of the announcement. If applying via mail, you must include answers to the Application Questionnaire. The Application Questionnaire can be accessed via the link in the instructions above. If your application is postmarked by the closing date, it must be received in a sealed envelope no later than seven calendar days after the closing date. The seven-day waiting period may be extended if weather delays mail delivery.

Applications may be mailed to:
National Park Service
Alaska Regional Office
Attn: Human Resources
240 W. 5th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501

Applications must include the vacancy announcement number. If you are applying to multiple vacancy announcements, you must submit a separate application for each vacancy.

Agency contact information

HR Assistant
Address
Alaska Regional Office
240 W 5th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
US

Next steps

If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.


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