Position Descriptions for Web Staff

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What are Position Descriptions

A position description is defined by the Office of Personnel Management as "a statement or set of duties and responsibilities that represents a job that must be performed to meet the agency's mission needs. A position or job description has an official series, title, and grade based on the results of a classification determination."

Why Position Descriptions are Important

Accurate position descriptions clearly define expectations for the job. They are a key tool to help you hire people with the skills you need for your Web team.

Sample Position Descriptions for Federal Jobs

This page contains actual position descriptions at federal agencies for Social Media manager, Web Content manager, Web Project manager, among others. Use these samples as templates when writing your Web team’s position descriptions, and modify them according to your team’s needs.

Detailee / Entry Level / Intern

• First Fridays Usability Detailee / Entry Level (MS Word, 18 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Multimedia Intern (MS Word, 89 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Multimedia Producer Detailee (MS Word, 94 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Usability and User Experience Intern (MS Word, 20 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)

Director of Web and New Media / Director of Digital Strategy

• Deputy Director of Web and New Media (SES) (MS Word, 53 KB, 4 pages, September 2012)
• Director of Digital Strategy, GS-15 (MS Word, 29 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)

IT Specialist

• IT Specialist, GS-12 (MS Word, 33.5  KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Social Media Manager / New Media Manager

• New Media Associate, GS-11/12 (MS Word, 34.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• New Media Specialist, GS-11 (MS Word, 20 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• New Media Technician, GS-13 (MS Word, 58.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Social Media Manager, GS-14 (MS Word, 34.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Usability Specialist

• Usability Specialist, GS 13/14 (MS Word, 39 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Other Usability Position Templates

Web Accessibility Specialist

• Web Development and Accessibility Specialist (MS Word, 22 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Web Analytics Specialist

• Web Analytics Manager, GS-14 (MS Word, 30 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Web Content Manager

• Content Coordinator General (MS Word, 19 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Bilingual Content Manager, GS-13 (MS Word, 38 KB, 2 pages, September 2012)
• National Web Content Manager (MS Word, 18 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Web Designer

• Design and Publishing Specialist, GS-14 (MS Word, 23 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Visual Information Specialist, GS-11 (MS Word, 23 KB, 2 page, September 2012)

Web Project Manager

• Program Management Analyst (Web Project Coordinator), GS-12 (MS Word, 21 KB, 2 page, September 2012)
• Program Management Analyst (Web Project Coordinator), GS-13 (MS Word, 21 KB, 2 page, September 2012) 

Resources

• Read more about Digital Governance
• Introduction to the Position Classification Standards (OPM) (PDF, 438.81, 73 pages, September 2009)
• OPM Hiring Reform
• Create a job announcement
  • Position Description (PDF, 555 KB, 8 pages, September 2011)
  • Job Analysis (PDF, 88 KB, 2 pages, September 2011)
  • Factor Questions (MS Word, 15 KB, 3 pages, September 2011)
  • Job Announcement (MS Word, 35 KB, 12 pages, September 2011)

Content Lead: Robert Jacoby
Page Reviewed/Updated: October 3, 2012