We provide our federal customers with an exciting variety of IT and Intelligence services. In order to achieve our company growth goals, continually surpass our customer’s expectations and provide new opportunity for our employees, Metronome must attract the most professional and qualified employees.

Metronome believes in a strong company culture rooted in its core values and belief in our overall mission. We believe in supporting one another, exceeding our customer’s expectations, executing with passion and celebrating all successes. We work hard and encourage one another to have fun doing it.

Metronome is looking for individuals who also believe in these core set of values, those who yearn to support our nation’s vital projects and those who desire to work for a fast growing small business that appreciates each employees’ contributions and trusts them to make decisions while representing Metronome…those who Keep Projects Pulsing.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Metronome is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants for employment, to assure that individuals with disabilities enjoy full access to equal employment opportunity (EEO). Metronome shall provide reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees and applicants with disabilities, unless Metronome can demonstrate that a particular accommodation would impose an undue hardship on business operations. Applicants requesting a reasonable accommodation may make a request.

The Multimedia Specialist produces high-end interactive multimedia products, created to present and clarify complex subject matter to diverse audiences, including senior US government officials, senior management throughout the Agency and Intelligence Community and foreign officials and leaders. Multimedia Specialists use a variety of specialized multi-media knowledge, skills and abilities to design and develop sophisticated multimedia products and assume responsibility for multimedia project management, project team leadership, customer relations, product research, content development, programming/authoring, audio and video editing, interface design, software and hardware, testing and quality control procedures. 

The candidate will design products in support of multimedia presentations, including posters, brochures and web-based products. Personnel with experience in another occupation specialty such, as graphic design and cartography, are expected to use their specialty expertise in the development and design of multi-media products.

Work is primarily performed in a professional multimedia design studio, using state of the art hardware and software. This position may use an on-site printing and imaging facility and may occasionally contract with an off-site service provider as required. Based on the project complexity and time constraints, extended hours may be required to complete the project in the established timeframe. Extended workdays, holiday, weekend, or shift hours may be required to support crisis events or customer requirements, based on position assignment. Occasional local, domestic, or foreign TDY travel may be required.

DUTIES

• Works collaboratively with the customer and/or project manager, to coordinate and develop plans for sophisticated multimedia project production
• Defines project goals, scope and requirements (i.e. audience, deadline, final product format, delivery methods), for all phases of planning and production
• Assembles and leads contractor teams
• Interprets customer requirements and project complexity, to determine team and technical resources needed for timely, accurate product delivery
• Develops production timelines for projects
• Advises customers on the proper approaches, product types and methodologies and provides effective solutions to their data presentation needs
• Proposes alternative approaches and mediums for the customer’s consideration
• Provides technical information for customers’ inquiries
• Initiates content and leads production coordination activities with the project team
• Develops new concepts, coordinates team production methodology and assesses whether alternative formats, media or technology are appropriate
• Develops unique specialty content, such as 3D animation, special visual effects, narration and sound effects, original video, audio or video editing, dynamic maps, graphics, databases and illustrations
• Researches and analyzes multimedia methodology and subject matter, to develop original concepts for presenting complex ideas
• Creates project storyboards and work plans
• Researches and acquires necessary releases, licenses and approvals as required
• Provides direction and guidance to project contractor team members, in the interpretation of customer requirements
• Provides guidance in the collection of video source footage, audio sound elements and other existing or archived graphic and cartographic materials
• Applies personal full performance multi-media specialty expertise (graphic design, videography, cartography, or multimedia design/development), to produce the related multimedia requirements and provide cross-specialty training to others
• Provides periodic product content reviews for the customer, negotiating production content changes and deadlines as appropriate
• Designs and authors complex interfaces and navigation
• Creates detailed artwork, such as illustrations, interactive charts, photographs, interactive maps, 3D animations and special effects
• Ensures that multimedia products are formatted appropriately for distribution and archiving
• Serves as a Project Manager or Team Lead for contractor groups, which may include video producers, directors, graphic designers, cartographers and multimedia designers/developers
• Casts and rehearses actors and narrators for multimedia productions
• Composites and edits video footage, narration, sound effects, graphics, animation and music
• Provides advice and troubleshooting for complex interface and navigation schemes
• Tests integrated content on various platforms and networks, to ensure viewing, interactivity and audio/video quality
• Reviews content with customers and other appropriate personnel (e.g. editors, scientists, analysts, cartographers, graphic designers, videographers, engineers, intelligence educators, etc.), to ensure accuracy, completeness and correct Classification and controls or declassification, based on customer requirements for viewing population and distribution
• Incorporates revisions into the final product
• Delivers final products as CD-ROMs, DVDs, Websites, or other unique deliverables (e.g. kiosks and exhibits), for the customer’s mission requirements
• Provides instructions to customers on aspects of the project, including navigation and specialized computer and display equipment
• Follows-up on customer issues, questions and/or technical problems with the product and refers to senior staff for troubleshooting or resolution
• Archives final product files, per established guidelines
• Prepares written reports to close-out projects, including details on milestones, production steps and procedures taken and identifying issues and concerns
• Keeps apprised of industry technological enhancements and changes and assesses and selects enhancements/innovations deemed feasible and appropriate
• Will use the Adobe suite of products, including Photoshop AfterEffects, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Premiere Pro, Soundbooth and Encore
• Will use 3D software packages Maya, Bryce and Poser
• Will use DVD authoring software Sonic DVDit, encoding software Sorensen Squeeze and MPEG Streamclip
• Receives general supervision and guidance on assignments from senior management
• Exercises broad latitude and independent judgment and decision-making, in accordance with established procedures and techniques
• When serving as a Project Lead, exercises extensive coordination with contractor project team members and non-technical customers
• Provides team leadership and technical guidance to contractor project team members
• May assist a supervisor with substantive guidance or technical direction for junior team members or serve as a mentor

• Government clearance required
• Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in one of the multimedia occupation specialties (i.e. graphic design, cartography, videography, multimedia art/design) or a closely related field
• Must possess 4 years of progressively responsible experience in multimedia development and design
• A portfolio containing at least five representative samples of recent products is required
• Thorough knowledge of software and production methodology for print, 3D animation and modeling, web, dynamic map or graphic, or multimedia programming/authoring
• Thorough knowledge of program (web or authored) design methodology and techniques
• Ability to apply the broad range of specialty software products used in multimedia productions, including Macromedia Director, Adobe product suites and other complementary multimedia software
• Thorough knowledge of multimedia design/development specialty software, including the Macromedia and Adobe suites of products, DVD and CD-ROM software, AVID editing systems and audio editing software
• Ability to use innovative and creative problem-solving and analytical thinking skills, to develop, organize, clarify and enhance alternative approaches to more complex multimedia requirements
• Thorough knowledge of video compression and file formats
• Demonstrated ability to foster, develop and lead teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills, to work and interface with customers, senior management, technical staff and project team members
• Thorough knowledge of and adherence to copyright laws and ADA 508 regulations

Thorough knowledge of at least 3 of the following core skill areas AND basic knowledge of at least one additional skill area:

• Multimedia project development and production
• Effective navigation and interface design
• Video and audio recording and editing methodology and techniques, CCTV and video codes
• Video productions, lighting, composition and studio design
• Multimedia-related hardware, such as laptop computers, display devices, portable DVD players, DVD/CD-ROM duplicators, scanners, DVD players/recorders, DVD/CD-ROM burners, video camcorders, digital cameras, various print devices, etc.
• Graphic design, video, cartography, or authoring software
• Ability to obtain thorough knowledge of Agency policies and guidelines for publications and multimedia production
• Ability to quickly adjust work schedule and work extra or unusual shift hours, to service heavy production demands and current intelligence or crisis tasking

Core Values

Passion - We believe.  We execute with all we have.
Improving - We surpass our best efforts.
Teammates - We respect and support one another.
Mission - We align with our customers’ objectives.
Celebrate Success - We reward all achievements.