Total 21 PR / Media / Communications job vacancies in Fort Sam Houston, Texas

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Conduct complex and sensitive public trust and national security adjudications of background investigations; employee and contractor misconduct investigations; worker's compensation fraud investigations; TOIG referral investigations; and other special administrative investigations or investigative inquiries that may lead to criminal investigations requiring referral to the TOIG.
• Conduct extensive research and analysis of applicable laws and regulations as well as other materials such as operating manuals, union contracts, etc.
• Prepare factual and analytical adjudicative reports, identify, address, and evaluate issues in the investigation relevant to the adjudication. Initiate and develop additional investigations arising from the original assignment. Provide a final written adjudicative summary report of investigative findings and determinations.
• Conduct complex, comprehensive, and sensitive adjudications.
• Review, evaluate, and adjudicate reports of investigation, personnel security files, and other records to assess the reliability, loyalty, suitability, and trustworthiness of employees and contractors in sensitive and non-sensitive positions or access to classified information, resources, and material which could adversely affect the national security, public welfare, or the efficiency of the Federal service.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Conduct complex and sensitive public trust and national security adjudications of background investigations; employee and contractor misconduct investigations; worker's compensation fraud investigations; TOIG referral investigations; and other special administrative investigations or investigative inquiries that may lead to criminal investigations requiring referral to the TOIG.
• Conduct extensive research and analysis of applicable laws and regulations as well as other materials such as operating manuals, union contracts, etc.
• Prepare factual and analytical adjudicative reports, identify, address, and evaluate issues in the investigation relevant to the adjudication. Initiate and develop additional investigations arising from the original assignment. Provide a final written adjudicative summary report of investigative findings and determinations.
• Conduct complex, comprehensive, and sensitive adjudications.
• Review, evaluate, and adjudicate reports of investigation, personnel security files, and other records to assess the reliability, loyalty, suitability, and trustworthiness of employees and contractors in sensitive and non-sensitive positions or access to classified information, resources, and material which could adversely affect the national security, public welfare, or the efficiency of the Federal service.

As a LEAD AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION SPECIALIST at the GS-1071-12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Provides direction and oversight on media production matters.
• Responsible for day-to-day planning and execution of live, field/remote, and studio produced television and audio-visual products, as assigned, created at DMA.
• Directs and manages live and field produced television broadcasting/recording, studio and control room facilities and the associated equipment assets at a level equal to that of major networks in the commercial broadcast television industry.
• Manage operations and allocation and execution of funding IAW DMA and DoD policy.
• Manage large inventory records and utilizes asset management software and systems to maintain property control over inventory IAW industry, DoD policy, and DMA standards.
• Prepares procurement packages for the Production Services Division for television and audio-visual services and equipment.
• Develops, establishes and communicates performance standards; provides team members with the tools, training and authority they need to be successful in their jobs and holds them accountable for their performance.
• Understands, determines and oversees the transmissions and routes of live and pre-recorded products from source to destination.

As a LEAD AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION SPECIALIST at the GS-1071-12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Provides direction and oversight on media production matters.
• Responsible for day-to-day planning and execution of live, field/remote, and studio produced television and audio-visual products, as assigned, created at DMA.
• Directs and manages live and field produced television broadcasting/recording, studio and control room facilities and the associated equipment assets at a level equal to that of major networks in the commercial broadcast television industry.
• Manage operations and allocation and execution of funding IAW DMA and DoD policy.
• Manage large inventory records and utilizes asset management software and systems to maintain property control over inventory IAW industry, DoD policy, and DMA standards.
• Prepares procurement packages for the Production Services Division for television and audio-visual services and equipment.
• Develops, establishes and communicates performance standards; provides team members with the tools, training and authority they need to be successful in their jobs and holds them accountable for their performance.
• Understands, determines and oversees the transmissions and routes of live and pre-recorded products from source to destination.

• Demonstrate a broad knowledge of field artillery operations and fire support to write, edit and review and publish a variety of US Army Field Artillery manuals
• Perform independent as well as coordinated studies involving all aspects of Air Defense Field Artillery
• Participate in Army-wide activities and projects.
• Reviews all doctrinal and technical documents produced to correct grammatical and typographical errors, misspelled words, improve structure and enhance clarity of presentation. Verifies facts to resolve possible factual or technical errors.
• Advise the official representative or may represent USAFAS at conferences or working groups, decision meetings on.

• Prepare articles, infographics, photos and video products to tell the PHC, East, story, highlighting projects and programs, accomplishments, milestones, and special events to use in digital communications.
• Conduct live streams of events and ceremonies.
• Determine appropriateness of information for release by applying security, appropriateness, propriety and policy reviews.
• Advise command staff on public information matters related to social media content and provides advice on DOD and Army policies and procedures.
• Research new and innovative tools, programs, systems, software, services and industry trends in web and social media.
• Create engaging social media content to tell the PHC, East, and subordinate VRAs' story and communicate the commander's priorities on official PHC, East, social media platforms.
• Prepares articles, infographics, photos and video products to tell the PHC, East, story, highlighting projects and programs, accomplishments, milestones, and special events to use in digital communications.

As a Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) at the GS-2210-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Develops, improves, and implements Cybersecurity, and Vulnerability Management program on
• classified and unclassified networks and systems.
• Ensures rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles,
• and practices in the delivery of information system and network services.
• Maintains vigilance against threats to network and data communications infrastructure ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Provides assessments of information systems across cybersecurity categories including risk, firewalls, security policies and procedures, threat and vulnerability, network and system scanning, virus, web security, compliance, security countermeasures, security system integration, and certification and accreditation processes.
• Ensures Activity-owned or -controlled information systems are assessed for cybersecurity
• vulnerabilities on a regular basis, and that appropriate cybersecurity solutions to eliminate or
• otherwise mitigate identified vulnerabilities are recorded, directed, and implemented
• Manages the development of applicable system security plans and develops methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts to achieve authorization.

As a Information Technology Specialist (INFOSEC) at the GS-2210-13 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Develops, improves, and implements Cybersecurity, and Vulnerability Management program on
• classified and unclassified networks and systems.
• Ensures rigorous application of information security/information assurance policies, principles,
• and practices in the delivery of information system and network services.
• Maintains vigilance against threats to network and data communications infrastructure ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Provides assessments of information systems across cybersecurity categories including risk, firewalls, security policies and procedures, threat and vulnerability, network and system scanning, virus, web security, compliance, security countermeasures, security system integration, and certification and accreditation processes.
• Ensures Activity-owned or -controlled information systems are assessed for cybersecurity
• vulnerabilities on a regular basis, and that appropriate cybersecurity solutions to eliminate or
• otherwise mitigate identified vulnerabilities are recorded, directed, and implemented
• Manages the development of applicable system security plans and develops methods to monitor and measure risk, compliance, and assurance efforts to achieve authorization.

As a Training Specialist at the GS-1712-11/12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as a Training Specialist and Subject Matter Expert (SME), responsible for the development, delivery, and evaluation of the DINFOS Mass Communication Foundations training program.
• Instructs entry and intermediate-level training in visual information and public affairs topics to include, photography, video production, multimedia production, writing, communication strategy, public affairs, and digital media.
• Responsible for researching, developing, adapting, revising, coordinating, and presenting lesson plans and other associated course materials covering various course tasks.
• Monitors and evaluates student performance to determine achievement of course requirements; Plans and conducts validity and reliability studies and surveys of assigned courses.
• Provides expertise of subject matter and training techniques to identify and prepare solutions to problems concerning such issues as training course content, instructional delivery and training materials.

As a Training Specialist at the GS-1712-11/12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Serves as a Training Specialist and Subject Matter Expert (SME), responsible for the development, delivery, and evaluation of the DINFOS Mass Communication Foundations training program.
• Instructs entry and intermediate-level training in visual information and public affairs topics to include, photography, video production, multimedia production, writing, communication strategy, public affairs, and digital media.
• Responsible for researching, developing, adapting, revising, coordinating, and presenting lesson plans and other associated course materials covering various course tasks.
• Monitors and evaluates student performance to determine achievement of course requirements; Plans and conducts validity and reliability studies and surveys of assigned courses.
• Provides expertise of subject matter and training techniques to identify and prepare solutions to problems concerning such issues as training course content, instructional delivery and training materials.

• Collaborate with team members to respond to comments and inquires made on social media post.
• Develop digital strategies to launch information campaigns across the Internet, Web sites, and social media outlets.
• Utilizing social media tools and techniques to reach the Brigade's internal and external audiences.
• Creates processes to secure a constant flow of relevant social media content.
• Maintain the organizations social media websites by posting pertinent information on social media pages.
• Reviewing the performance of assigned Brigade’s social media activities to provide recommendations to Commander.
• Develops engaging media content to support the Brigade Commander’s efforts to conduct digital recruiting operations.
• Consolidate statistical data to develop revised social media and marketing strategies for the organization.

• Collaborate with team members to respond to comments and inquires made on social media post.
• Develop digital strategies to launch information campaigns across the Internet, Web sites, and social media outlets.
• Utilizing social media tools and techniques to reach the Brigade's internal and external audiences.
• Creates processes to secure a constant flow of relevant social media content.
• Maintain the organizations social media websites by posting pertinent information on social media pages.
• Reviewing the performance of assigned Brigade’s social media activities to provide recommendations to Commander.
• Develops engaging media content to support the Brigade Commander’s efforts to conduct digital recruiting operations.
• Consolidate statistical data to develop revised social media and marketing strategies for the organization.

• Discuss edited drafts with authors to explain suggested changes in content or format.
• Tactfully explain reasons for any needed changes to authors to secure their cooperation.
• Review manuscripts to assure consistency, and understand and apply necessary copyright laws and permissions, and analyze conclusions to ensure they are consistent with the facts presented.
• Edit written material for use at national and international medical and scientific meetings in support of the broad mission of the Borden Institute.
• Determine and recommend advisability of reorganization, condensation or deletion, and rewriting to clarify confusing passages, and adjust stylistic and logical approaches, refine research methods, and select appropriate information to present.
• Ensure compliance of reprinted material with copyright law and respond to problems or inquiries relating to assigned manuscripts or policy interpretation.
• Edit entire textbooks with an average of 25 chapters on different subjects, as well as visual technical information including tables and figures.

As a LEAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST at the GS-1035-12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Leads the editing and dissemination of news, photos, biographies, fact sheets and informational materials to the public or specialized target groups within a domestic or foreign setting on multiple platforms, including AF.mil, SpaceForce.mil, AirmanMagazine.af.mil and via flagship Air Force and flagship DAF social media accounts.
• Develops and monitors short- and long-range strategic and operational plans for Air Force, Space Force and DoD news stories, information products, online magazine articles and images.
• Coordinates content plans across a multi-functional team to communicate key Department of the Air Force issues, policies, initiatives and objectives and effectively increase audience awareness, understanding, participation and support.
• Supports DOD by identifying appropriate DMA resources, audiences and platforms to communicate DAF themes and messages to a broad DOD-interested audience in support of command information goals.
• Provides context and recommendations to DMA and OSD/PA personnel and leaders on communicating with the DOD and defense.gov audience on a broad spectrum of defense and national security topics including: defense strategy, climate issues, military force structure, personnel, readiness, total force integration, quality of life, operational concepts, defense reform and defense infrastructure.
• Represents the director at DOD communications planning meetings and performs coordination to improve organizational direction and focus using applicable planning tools and techniques.
• Resolves conflicts between stakeholder communication goals and organizational guidance.
• Provides expert knowledge of DOD public affairs ethical guidelines and regulations as they apply to public affairs community relations and public affairs relations with business and nongovernmental organizations.

As a LEAD PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST at the GS-1035-12 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Leads the editing and dissemination of news, photos, biographies, fact sheets and informational materials to the public or specialized target groups within a domestic or foreign setting on multiple platforms, including AF.mil, SpaceForce.mil, AirmanMagazine.af.mil and via flagship Air Force and flagship DAF social media accounts.
• Develops and monitors short- and long-range strategic and operational plans for Air Force, Space Force and DoD news stories, information products, online magazine articles and images.
• Coordinates content plans across a multi-functional team to communicate key Department of the Air Force issues, policies, initiatives and objectives and effectively increase audience awareness, understanding, participation and support.
• Supports DOD by identifying appropriate DMA resources, audiences and platforms to communicate DAF themes and messages to a broad DOD-interested audience in support of command information goals.
• Provides context and recommendations to DMA and OSD/PA personnel and leaders on communicating with the DOD and defense.gov audience on a broad spectrum of defense and national security topics including: defense strategy, climate issues, military force structure, personnel, readiness, total force integration, quality of life, operational concepts, defense reform and defense infrastructure.
• Represents the director at DOD communications planning meetings and performs coordination to improve organizational direction and focus using applicable planning tools and techniques.
• Resolves conflicts between stakeholder communication goals and organizational guidance.
• Provides expert knowledge of DOD public affairs ethical guidelines and regulations as they apply to public affairs community relations and public affairs relations with business and nongovernmental organizations.