Need a job?

If you already live in the DC area, this might be tempting:

http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/get...&ss=0&FedPub=Y

Odds are overwhelming that the link won't make it, so I'll try this:

Agency: Smithsonian Institution
Sub Agency: Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS)
Job Announcement Number:
07-JW-7214

Salary range $46,041 - $59,852

MAJOR DUTIES:


Serves with the Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS), located at
the National Museum of American History, Washington, DC, as a staff
Photographer/Electronic Imaging Specialist. Photographs Smithsonian
activities from a photojournalistic point of view, portraits (individual
and group) as well as scientific and museum collections with either
traditional photographic equipment or digital cameras (whichever is
appropriate for the intended use). Performs traditional darkroom tasks
and uses a variety of electronic imaging equipment (e.g., digital
cameras, slide scanners, flatbed scanners, CD-ROM writers, color inkjet
printers, color dye sublimation printers, Fuji Pictography printers) and
computers (Windows and Macintosh).

Photographer

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must have one year of specialized
experience (Federal or other) that is equivalent to at least the GS-07
grade level in the Federal government performing the following duties:
using traditional and digital photographic equipment to perform studio
photography, exhibition photography, natural history photography, and
photojournalism. This work experience must include the use of
electronic imaging equipment and PhotoShop software to produce scans and
prints and experience processing, printing and archiving digital
photographs.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate
unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time
experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in
appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must
indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each
position held and the average number of hours per week spent in such
employment.




HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
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BASIS FOR RATING: In addition to the QUALIFICATIONS described above,
applicants will be rated on responses to the Quality Ranking Factors
listed below.


How You Will Be Evaluated:

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and
supporting documentation will be made and compared against the
qualification requirements to determine your eligibility for the
position. The final numeric rating you receive is based on your
responses to the Quality Ranking Factors. This score is a measure of
the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and
abilities for the position. Please follow all instructions carefully.
Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

A portfolio of published work may be required at time of
interview.

Quality Ranking Factors: (Among those who meet the qualification
requirements, these factors will be used to determine who are the
highest qualified candidates. On a separate sheet of paper, submit a
paragraph describing specific experience, education, or training for
each of the factors listed.)



1. Ability to perform photographic work in a museum or other
cultural environment, demonstrated through work experience.

2. Skill in using electronic imaging equipment and PhotoShop software.

3. Knowledge of a digital archiving system, demonstrated through
work experience.

Did people think this was spam or something? The usual garbage that has
to be brushed aside?

This as a government job opening for a photographer, and I'm sure there
are a bunch of people here who could qualify! Decent pay, and it's
likely to be more enjoyable than dealing with drunks at wedding
receptions...