The Federal Government is looking to find the best UX/ID leadership we can find. We need senior digital talent to be based in DC – for this HUGE once in a lifetime opportunity to shape experiences for our international audiences… Please pass far and wide!
Come work for one of the largest International Broadcasters in the WORLD, and one of the Administration’s most innovative startups! The Office of Digital & Design Strategy ( http://innovation-series.com/ ) located in the Broadcasting Board of Governors (the federal agency that oversees Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, Voice of America, Radio Marti and Middle Eastern Broadcasting Networks) is Hiring the super talented! If you are interested you must apply by July 6th no exceptions!
The BBG is the American equivalent of the BBC World Service split into 5 brands. The Board of Governors was recently chaired by Walter Isaacson and is currently chaired by Sony Picture’s President Michael Lynton. We create 3000 hours of original programming, broadcast in 59 languages to over 112 countries to an audience of 187 million people PER WEEK. Its Mission is to Inform, Engage and Connect Audiences around the world to information that improves lives. More on the BBG here: http://www.bbg.gov/
What We Are Looking For:
Leadership and incredible talent to help transform international new media broadcast (mobile, social, web, devices) into beautiful useful and efficient experiences for news, journalism and nformation. We are in an environment of high experimentation as the in house lab to try and break new things for what will work in newsrooms and for news consumers.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Serves as an expert with the technical and conceptual environment of digital products development; fluent in existing and emerging web technologies as they pertain to user “front-end” interface design and information delivery via the world wide web including relevant software products (i.e., HTML, DHTM, Java, JavaScript, ASP, ActiveX, PHP, etc.), bandwide requirements, and multimedia components; AND experience in graphics design programs and technologies, especially the adobe 5.5 suite of graphic applications.
- Provides visual and conceptual guidance, to both the ODDI Creative Team and to BBG clients. Integrates client/project requirements, and includes broad direction as to look, feel, and user-experience of the digital product.
- Leverages client’s deep technical knowledge to make certain both functional and technical requirements inform the visual strategy for any given project.
- Develops designs across a variety of content management systems, including open source CMS, such as WoodPress, Joomla, Drupal, and social media sites.
- Handwrites, adapts, and troubleshoots front-end codes: CSS, HTMT, XML, and JavaScript. Works back-end codes, such as database applications including PHP.
Things to Note:
This job is based in Washington DC and is a Full Time Position.
U.S. Citizens Only May Apply.
Salary Range: $89,003.00 to $115,742.00 / Per Year
(Excellent benefits available for Federal Employees – see below)
MUST APPLY BY July 6th no exceptions!
Yes, the application is a little like a tax form (it is the Government afterall – so your job title is listed as “inet specialist” but that is just for the application system). You will get to work with some of the most creative talent that have recently joined our office from NPR Digital, Discovery, and more! The office is made up of a mix of developers, project managers, strategists, researchers and analysts and journalists. Enjoy changing the world one interface at a time with a team of people committed to making user experiences and information accessible for a global audience in the developed and the developing world.
Send Questions to sfuchs@bbg.gov
BENEFITS
The Federal Government offers exceptional benefits to employees, including opportunities for training and advancement, health Insurance, vacation and sick leave, life insurance, long term care insurance, retirement benefits, flexible spending accounts, and public transportation subsidies. The link below provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees: http://www.usajobs.gov/ResourceCenter/Index/Interactive/Benefits#icc