Exhibitions Graphic Designer
About the company
The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Exhibitions Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). The Exhibitions Office provides the full range of exhibit graphic design and graphics production services for all exhibitions and special projects at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's (SAAM's) Donald W. Reynolds Center (DWRC) and The Renwick Gallery.
Your tasks
The Exhibition Graphic Designer is responsible for creating original design concepts and projects. They conceive graphic designs that clarify the message and story hierarchy through layout, typeface, color, and,where applicable, materiality. These designs present information and ideas or evoke desired responses to SAAM exhibitions, programs, and collections. In this position, you will: Design, produce, and install exhibition graphics such as labels, panels, murals, building banners, and promotional posters for SAAM and the Renwick Gallery. Oversee both in-house and outsourced production and installation of exhibition graphics, operates equipment for labels and text panels, and coordinates with vendors to ensure timely, cost-effective project completion. Foster a collaborative and collegial environment with the National Portrait Gallery and the American Archives when working on ‘Shared Spaces' projects.
Requirements
Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as designing, producing, and installing exhibition graphics; overseeing both in-house and outsourced production and installation of exhibition graphics; and fostering a collaborative and collegial environment with outside/sister organizations when working on shared spaces and projects. 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. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week. Or Education: Two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's or equivalent degree related to the position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.