Printing Services Specialist

The Printing Services Specialist plans, schedules, and manages diverse printing and publishing projects, ensuring high-quality output for various customers, including Congressional clients.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Plan and schedule printing, binding, pre-press, and production work, coordinating with internal teams and external customers (e.g., Congressional offices).
• Provide expert recommendations to customers on printing and binding requests.
• Determine printing specifications (typography, layout, paper stock, etc.).
• Negotiate and administer contracts for printing, binding, and related services.
• Analyze printing costs, plan, and estimate project schedules.
• *For PG-12:* Review and correct written specifications to ensure precise customer requirements are met.
• *Required Qualifications:**
• *Education (Individual Occupational Requirement - IOR):**
• Major study in Journalism, Business Administration, English Composition, Commerce, Accounting, Printing/Printing Engineering, Graphic/Commercial Art, Industrial Engineering, or Economics.
• *Specialized Experience:**
• **For PG-11:** One year of specialized experience (equivalent to PG-09) encompassing planning/scheduling printing/production work and providing printing/binding recommendations.

* *Education Substitution (PG-11 only):* Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education (if related); or a combination of education and experience (major study: printing/printing engineering, graphic/commercial art preferred for combination).

• **For PG-12:** One year of specialized experience (equivalent to PG-11) including all PG-11 duties plus reviewing and correcting written specifications to meet customer requirements.
• *General:**
• Qualifying experience includes paid and unpaid work (e.g., volunteer work).
• All requirements must be met by the closing date (08/25/2025).