Job Opening: 66968 Opening Date: August 13, 2026
Closing Date: August 27, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET)
Job Title Multimedia Specialist
Full Performance Level GS-13
Division Critical Incident Response Group
Location Quantico, VA
Working Hours 8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Job Type Full Time/Permanent
Who May Apply All U.S. Citizens
Number of Positions Available 1
Questions Email: HRS Penny Reed at
[email protected] Salary $121,785.00--$158,322.00
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. JOB SUMMARY The Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) has a vacancy for a Multimedia Specialist (MMS) in the Executive Staff Office (ESO) (cost code: 2200). The ESO consists of the Special Assistant (SSA) and professional staff personnel. ESO supports the mission needs of the CIRG Leadership Team and the workforce through strategy and partnership management, divisional communications, external communications, and special project coordination.
KEY REQUIREMENTS - Must be a U.S. citizen
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance
- Some travel may be required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The work requires some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, bending, and lifting heavy equipment. Substantial reaching and stretching may be necessary. Visual color distinction is required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work is typically performed in adequately lighted and climate controlled offices and studios and requires no special safety precautions. However, the incumbent would be required at times to work in outdoor locations. Occasional travel may be required.
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Responsible for creating social media posts, web design, visual/graphic arts, and video production.
- Produces video and photographic content, image enhancement for use including screen capture, downloading, and editing.
- Research numerous topics to design and produce complex information in a variety of formats.
- Plans, designs, produces and assembles promotional displays and advertisements used internally or at local community functions, law enforcement conventions, training symposiums, etc.
- Designs and produces the most complex computer graphic designs and animation by using state-of-the-art computer graphic applications and programs. Imports photos, graphics, textures, and fills from libraries or creates artwork from scratch.
- Manages office's web design/SharePoint site with emphasis on the technical interactivity, functionality, and usefulness of the website: creating, editing, and effectively arranging materials into a cohesive and visually gratifying end-user experience.
- Installs, modifies, adapts photographic and video techniques and processes for the purpose of the office's social media pages, web designs, presentations, briefings, etc .
QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The first five competencies/The competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.
Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Competencies:
- Communication
- Interpersonal Ability
- Communications and Media
- Design
- Visual Information
Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume.
Specialized Experience (SE) GS-13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of SE equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Created original content by utilizing photographic and video techniques for a business or organization's social media. Designed and produced complex graphic designs, layouts, and animation by using state-of-the-art applications and programs.
- Produced, communicated, and disseminated information and ideas to inform, educate, and/or entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Established and maintained rapport with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate and promote agency objectives.
- Communicated information using visual or audio storytelling techniques tailored to audiences as appropriate to document events.
- Managed offices' web design and multiple social media platforms to efficiently improve communication between internal and external stakeholders.
EDUCATION Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at the GS 12 level or higher
HOW TO APPLY For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply . If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
- Other supporting documents (if applicable):
- College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
- Former civilian Federal employees must submit a copy of your MOST RECENT SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, salary, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. This is a requirement to verify your Time in Grade (TIG). Actions such as promotion, within grade increase, or reassignment actions must be submitted as your most recent SF 50.
- Most recent Performance Appraisal; not applicable to current FBI employees
Veterans: DD 214; Disabled Veterans: DD 214, SF-15, and VA letter dated 1991 or later - Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation:
- Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties.
- The month/year work began
Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) - Specific duties performed
Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type "Other."
While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.
Please note: Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit.
You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date. WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - The FBI is in the Executive Branch of the federal government. It is one of the components of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The FBI is the principle investigative arm of the DOJ. All FBI positions are in the excepted service.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens and consent to a complete background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph. You must be suitable for Federal employment; as determined by a background investigation.
- If you are selected, you will be required to serve a two-year probationary period. Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary Employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
Veterans' Preference If you are entitled to veterans' preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume and application. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.
Nepotism Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.
