Summary

This position is located in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Marketing Department aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida. The purpose of this position is to support the Marketing/Sponsorship Program by designing and implementing diversified media packages that enhances and promote facility and recreational programs to support the quality of life and mission readiness of active duty military members and their families.

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Duties

Identifies, establishes and maintains communication needs and develops informational material that inform appropriate agencies of the policies, services, and activities of the MWR Department.

Assists supervisor with commercial sponsorship/advertising proposals, solicitation of potential sponsors, sponsorship agreements and after-action reports in ensuring that all stay within Navy policy and instructions.

Responsible for designing, implementing and maintain social interactive applications sites, websites and smartphone app for MWR/CYP programs that push the MWR missions and markets NAS Jax MWR as a "customer driven" organization.

Creates innovative marketing campaigns from inception to completion and is responsible for the production of graphic art services to MWR facilities.

Plans and designs visual information material including but not limited to printed publications, photography, logs, flyers, posters, signs, banners, certificates and in some cases video promotional vehicles which will be used to promote the department and highlight or enhance program or events.

Will evaluate the effectiveness of promotional documents/flyers and implements changes to positively improve the program quality, service and patronage.

Maintains communication with the MWR Department Managers and Program Managers for input for all publications pertaining to individual facility activities/events. Executes the timely development, layout, writing proofing, printing and distribution of all MWR publications and advertisements while ensuring that the content is current, accurate, audience friendly and of high quality.

Promotes the wide range of MWR activities for authorized patrons and guests through multiple media channels including but not limited to social media, digital displays, printed advertisement, electronic newsletter, website and smartphone app.

Responsible for the implementation, design, content, scheduling and timely management of the electronic newsletter.

Coordinates with the Marketing Director and program managers to plan, coordinate and conduct market research to include but may not be limited to utilizing demographic research, surveys, and/or focus groups. Researches and executes promotional ideas and items, marketing strategies and distribution plans.

Presents MWR services and programs in pre-deployments briefs and Ombudsman meeting with the coordination for the overall design of an ongoing Indoctrination including conducting on-site briefing to military personnel reporting to the component and tenant commands supported by the NAS Jacksonville composite recreation fund.

Responsible for ensuring that all bulletin boards and digital displays within tenant commands and MWR facilities are properly updated with MWR program, event, and promotional advertisements.

Manages current response system for web-generated email, phone calls and regular mail, ensuring that responses are timely and that they reflect well on the Department. Prepares packages for sponsorship requests, meets with potential sponsors to promote opportunities, and facilitates support for sponsor during programs.

Serves on command committees to ascertain needs, solicits feedback and introduce ideas.

Stays current with the latest graphic design programs, user interface and web technology trends and passes this information on to immediate supervisor.

Ensures integrity of communications by keeping informed on legislation and DOD policies that affect Internet and website content.

Completes other related duties as assigned within the escope of the position.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Must meet Federal Employment suitability requirements and successful completion of background investigation. Background investigations are conducted using fingerprint identification and completion of background inquiry forms.
Must successfully pass the E-verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
You must go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9.
May be required to pass pre-employment examinations.
Must provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. National.
A valid State driver's license is required to operate motor vehicles.
Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
Must be physically able to stand, bend, stoop and walk in performance of work.
Must be able to work both indoor and outdoor.
Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds with or without assistance.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. All non-government positions identified on your resume must include complete address and to and from dates. Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from dates and address of the agency/organization.

Five + years of related experience in multimedia and web design OR a four year Bachelors' degree in related field that demonstrates knowledge and application of website design, graphic arts and other visual media and above average working knowledge of marketing principles, techniques and methods to develop, implement and maintain an effective marketing program.
Skilled in various computer and software programs to include but not limited to Adobe Acrobat X Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word and Excel.
Must be proficient in designing, establishing, and maintaining all forms of social media and accompanying smartphone apps.
In-depth knowledge of software that runs on the internet including but not limited to search engines, browsers, databases, plug-ins, and applets.
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, administrative support and strong organization skills and have the ability to speak clearly in front of large and diverse groups of people.
Possess and maintain above average working knowledge of design software programs, social media technology and industry standard marketing and digital practices to most effectively meet the promotional objectives of the department.
In-depth knowledge of graphic design programs, desktop publishing and web design software including but not limited to Adobe Acrobat Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Must possess the passion for learning and staying current with the latest web/graphic software, user interface, web technology trends and can teach it to others.
Ability to research, plan and design visual information material including but not limited to printed publications, photography, logos, flyers, electronic newsletter, signs, banners and in some cases video promotional vehicles which will be used to promote the department and highlight or enhance program or events. Evaluates effectiveness, and implements changes to positively improve program quality, service and patronage.
Can skillfully translate graphically designed media into digital marketing campaigns for social media outlets, electronic newsletter, website, smartphone app and digital displays within facilities.
Ability to quickly grasp communication objectives, to summarize them and develop an appropriate interactive media plan.
Must possess above-average skill to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing to write grammatically correct news and feature stories, cut lines, press releases, and presentation in combination with photography as well as to professionally draft sponsorship solicitation, letters, packages, proposals and presentations.
Ability to prioritize and multi-task, ensuring all deadlines are met.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire and your RESUME MUST SUPPORT AND VALIDATE YOUR ANSWERS or you may be removed from consideration.

ONLY THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE REFERRED. IF MANAGEMENT DOES NOT WISH TO SELECT A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, THEY MAY REQUEST A REFERRAL LIST INCLUDING WELL OR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility.

PLEASE READ THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE ADDRESSED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE.

RELOCATION NOT AUTHORIZED

NO Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

Key Requirements/Conditions Of Employment

You must be a US Citizen.
Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. https://www.sss.gov/register/
Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.
Social Security Card is required.
Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-VERIFY) check.
A favorable background is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain a favorable background may result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal.

NOTE: Applicants have the ability to perform an E-Verify Self Check to confirm employment eligibility at http://www.uscis.gov/mye-verify/self-check. Although a Self-Check is not mandatory, it can be a useful tool for applicants to find out if there is a problem with their employment eligibility records and resolve any issues before taking a job.

Education

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in related field is preferred.

Additional information

The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. Benefits you get to enjoy while working for our TEAM include but are not limited to:

Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, life insurance, spouse & dependent life insurance, long-term disability, retirement, and 401(k) savings plan, annual and sick leave, tuition reimbursement, etc.).
Stability of Federal Civilian Service
People with passion for doing work that matters
Quality of Work Life Balance

Some positions have special requirements- Position is a non-critical, sensitive, position requiring access to IT II system and/or access to PII. An access National Agency Check investigation (ANACI) is required via the SF 86 security form.- Required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450. Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 23 March 2006.- Salary is dependent on experience and/or education.- For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of closing date.

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodations should email their request to MILL_CNIC_NAF_EEO@navy.mil to ensure proper consideration is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

This activity is a Drug-Free workplace. The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated. Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Sailors, their family members, and all other customers have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.

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