Job Vacancy---National Gallery of Art Job Announcement Number: 06-79 OPEN PERIOD: to Friday, September 15, 2006
Supervisory Visual Information Specialist "management and direction of the National Gallery?s World Wide Web site and for ensuring its future as one of the foremost museum Web sites in the world." MAJOR DUTIES: Incumbent is assigned to the National Gallery?s Publishing Office and is responsible for the management and direction of the Gallery?s World Wide Web site and for ensuring its future as one of the foremost museum Web sites in the world. Oversees a thorough rebuild and redesign of the Web site ensuring not only to meet the needs of its users today but to also accommodate future needs, attracting new users to the site, and enabling numerous Gallery departments to better carry out their mission through the Web site. Evaluates and hires outside contractors to redevelop the Web site and prepares statements of work for contractors and negotiates and oversees third-party agreements. Introduces and coordinates Gallery-wide discussion and adaptation of new and multimedia applications for the Web site (e.g., videocasting, podcasting, personalization). Actively engages with curatorial departments, education division, press information office, library, donor development, retail shops, and other content-providing departments to ascertain their needs and expectations for the Web site and advise them on developing new interactive content and refreshing existing content. Supervises and fosters creativity of the core Web team, which consists of a Web Manager in charge of the daily operation and maintenance of the site, two designers/project managers, and a production and administrative assistant. Sets agenda for and chairs semiannual Web Advisory Board meetings and serves on Intranet Advisory Board. Prepares the operating budget of the Web site and presents summary reports and requests for capital funding to Information Technology Steering Committee. Formulates and implements rolling three-year strategic plans for the Web site, ensuring the security and integrity of the site. Assumes lead responsibility as the Gallery liaison and spokesperson for the Web both internally and internationally in the greater museum and Web publishing communities. You may Apply online at http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9nga.asp
