Duties

WHAT IS THE ONLINE SERVICESDIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
IRS.gov, PUBLISHING Branch

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Uses analytical and evaluative techniques to research web traffic, customer feedback and other metrics using a variety of tools, such as, Google Analytics, ForeSee, and Optimal Suite to identify trends in content production, and website use; provide advice and guidance for enhancing customer experience.
• Tests and troubleshoots website and identifies improvements to performance of the web content management system as part of system upgrades and for ease-of-use and content errors and is responsible for each element of the website and its level of quality.
• Provides written and oral guidance and advice to web content providers on presentation of material and methods of validating new and current material.
• Builds, edits, and publishes web pages, content blocks, and multimedia components using a Dupal based web content management system, ensuring content and design adhere to web standards such as accessibility, plain language, editorial style and other published standards and guidelines, such as the Online Design Guide.
• Consults with appropriate experts, such as designers and developers, to identify and triage content display issues, using knowledge of web publishing technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and HTML, and web content management systems.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD):
PD99275
Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

• If you are in a telework eligible position, you may be directed to temporarily telework on a full-time basis due to COVID 19. Employees must be within a 200-mile radius of their official assigned post-of-duty (POD) while in a telework status. Once normal operations resume, employees may be directed back to the office to perform the duties of their position. Telework eligibility does not guarantee telework; employees must meet and sustain IRS telework eligibility requirements and supervisor's approval to participate in the IRS Telework Program. As a reminder - If you are selected for a position, you are responsible for reporting to your designated POD (location) on the negotiated start date or as directed by management.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13
To be minimally qualified for this position you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression, GS-12. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience analyzing, evaluating and making recommendations to problems affecting large websites. Experience planning and analyzing policy in the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness and management processes and systems. Experience using web publishing technologies, to create and publish content using a WYSIWYG editor or equivalent; and hand coding and troubleshooting HTML markup. Experience with web best practices including search engine optimization, user experience, responsive platforms, cross browser platform testing and accessibility standards to ensure the website is optimized for the user experience. Experience producing and formatting web content, articles and other online content with attention to detail to perform quality assurance reviews. Experience developing websites and to discuss and resolve problems with appropriate experts, and to follow procedures governing the planning and delivery of web products, and to make recommendations on critical issues affecting web production. Experience with oral and written communication to articulate findings and prepare reports.

MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for.

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TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment . For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens".

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards .

Education

For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. If the position has specific education requirements and you are currently (or have previously been) in the Federal job series to be filled, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time, but you must provide an SF-50 documenting you held this job series. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page .

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. Additional jobs may be filled.
• The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the minimum locality pay up to maximum locality pay for all duty locations listed. The range will be adjusted for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages .
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
• Alternative work schedule, staggered work hours or telework may be available.