Summary

This Managing Editor position is located in the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). This position is responsible for day-to-day oversight of content management across multiple platforms, including radio, television, and digital mediums. The Managing Editor will orchestrate the editorial process within OCB's news operation, planning and executing coverage to ensure proper and timely distribution across all platforms.

Duties

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As a Managing Editor (Spanish), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to:

• Editorial Responsibilities
  
  • Responsible for day-to-day oversight of content management across multiple platforms (radio, television, and digital mediums).
  • Ensures alignment of OCB's editorial content with organizational goals and standards.
  • Orchestrates the editorial process within OCB's news operation, planning and executing coverage for timely distribution.
  • Monitors diverse sources (wires, websites, publications, social media) to curate compelling content while upholding journalistic standards.
  • Formulates short-term and long-term production and publishing plans for OCB content.
  • Assigns stories to writers and editors, ensuring quality control over all distributed content.
  • Reviews and evaluates news sources for coverage.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  
  • Manages a team of journalists, reporters, broadcasters, anchors, and editors through subordinate supervisors.
  • Develops work plans, sets priorities, and prepares schedules.
  • Conducts interviews for vacant positions and recommends appointments/promotions/reassignments.
  • Provides guidance, identifies training needs, and improves productivity.
  • Upholds Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and diversity objectives.
  • Establishes performance standards and handles minor disciplinary matters.
  • Addresses employee complaints and grievances as the supervisor.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S Citizen or U.S. National.
• This is a national security position. If selected, this position requires the completion of the SF-86.
• Suitability Determination: If selected, you will be subject to a background investigation to establish your suitability for federal employment. The background investigation may include, among other aspects, a review of your credit and legal history.
• This position is not covered by a Union Agreement.
• This position has been designated supervisory requiring that the selectee serve on an initial appointment as a supervisor or manager serve a one-year probationary period. This position may also require serving a one-year probationary period.
• If selected for this vacancy, you will be required to file the OGE Form 450 (Confidential Financial Disclosure Report).
• The full performance grade level for this position is GS-14.
• This position may require working nights, weekends, and holidays.
• If you are a male applicant who is born after 12/31/59, you are required to be registered for the Selective Service.
• The organization is recruiting for a night shift editor AND a day shift editor.

Qualifications

Screen out factor #1: Applicant must be eligible for an Excepted Service appointment under Schedule B, [redacted]. This appointment authority requires that the selectee have extensive knowledge of Cuba, including its people, culture, history, politics, economics, and current events. This extensive knowledge MUST be clearly articulated in your resume to receive consideration.

Screen out factor #2: Applicant must have fluency in both English and Spanish languages that enables you to speak, read, write, report, and translate in both languages. This language screen out factor MUST be listed in your resume to receive consideration. Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the GS-13 or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized Experience is experience, which is clearly documented in the resume and application, and which demonstrates that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and includes all of the following:

• Assessing, evaluating, or monitoring programs to ensure particular interest to a Cuban audience.
• Managing a diverse team of content creators and journalists producing print, digital, and social media content.
• Journalism, reporting and/or editorial experience that demonstrates a knowledge of Cuba its history, economics, culture, socio-political development, and the full range of journalistic skills to select materials, tone, and style that will be most appealing to this audience.

Education

Education is not required for this grade level. It cannot be used for qualification purposes.

Additional information

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by closing date of the announcement to be considered.

1. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency. For Military Selective Service Act requirement information, please visit Selective Service

2. Your application to this vacancy announcement will only allow consideration for this announcement. We cannot electronically or manually move your application to corresponding announcements, if applicable.

3. Additional vacancies not reflected in the announcement that occur after the opening date of the vacancy announcement for position(s) identical (same grade, series and title) to the original vacancy may be filled from the selection certificate during the validity of the certificate.

4. Budgetary conditions may delay or otherwise affect filling this vacancy. However, all interested candidates should apply now.

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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

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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.

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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.