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Exhibits Specialist (Lighting)

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$102K/yr - $133K/yr

1+ years exp

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located within the Exhibits Technology Group (ETG) and involves managing and supporting advanced lighting and show control systems for exhibitions, ensuring a high-quality visitor experience.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Oversee the maintenance and operational readiness of interactive exhibition components and public-facing environments to ensure a high-quality visitor experience

Conduct research to ensure projects/exhibits use state of the art approaches and continually keeps abreast of changing technology in lighting, AV, and multi-media fields

Report ways to improve system speed, accuracy, efficiency, reliability, and safety in development, installation, and maintenance of exhibits and programs

Oversee and provide input on annual lighting operational budgets for the Exhibition Production unit and assist other managers in the preparation of budgets and timelines for funded and special projects

Establish, upgrade, and maintain overall exhibition and public lighting programming schedules

Provide specific technical advice, design, cost estimating, and maintenance capabilities for project managers, curators, conservators, exhibit designers, and other museum managers

Qualification

Lighting control systemsTroubleshootingExhibition designBudget managementTechnical leadershipCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- illustrative design, commercial art, fine arts, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, or other fields related to the position

Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis

Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience in the actual type of work for which application is made. Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes work in the appropriate field, e.g., design, modelmaking, art, taxidermy, or restoration

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service

For this position, specialized experience is defined as 1) Supporting advanced lighting and show control systems for exhibitions; 2) Troubleshooting lighting control technology; and 3) Overseeing the maintenance and operational readiness of interactive exhibition components

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet 'time-in-grade' requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying)

Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility

Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service