Media Gallery Deputy Director #113

Media Gallery Deputy Director #113

Target Hiring Range: $156,563 - $165,000

Department: Capitol Operations
Posting Date Range: 9/28/2026-10/12/2026
Pay Grade Range: $156563-$204402
Work Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Work Location Status: Onsite

The Senate Sergeant at Arms does not pay for relocation expenses.

This vacancy announcement closes at 11:59pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description

The Target Hiring Range for this position is:$156,563 - $165,000

Media Gallery Deputy Director is a managerial and administrative position, mainly consisting of assisting the Gallery Director, and serving as liaison between the Senate and news photographers. Work includes evaluating gallery staff, issuing credentials, and overseeing the daily gallery operations. Work is done with considerable independence, under the general supervision of the Gallery Director.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Job Duties

Provides leadership and directly oversees daily operation; trains, supervises, and evaluates the work of gallery staff.Discusses and resolves media coverage, credentialing, and pooling issues.Advises gallery members on Senate (and House, where applicable) operations such as scheduling, floor procedure, committee structure and jurisdiction, and parliamentary procedure.Assists with planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing media arrangements for quadrennial presidential nominating conventions, presidential inaugurations, presidential debates, State of the Union addresses, and other joint sessions of Congress or special events.Works with all Media Galleries, Doorkeepers, and Capitol Police to ensure press and others attending media events maintain a safe working environment; coordinates assignments to press conferences.Reviews membership applications, contacts directors, editors, and publishers of new applying organizations, prepares written evaluations, and makes recommendations to the Media Gallery Director.Other duties, as assigned.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Education
Bachelors Degree.

Other Duties/ Responsibilities

• Serves as Director in his/her absence.

Required Work Experience

• Five to eight years of related experience.

Required Special Skills/ Knowledge

• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, current political events and Senate and/or House parliamentary procedure.
• Ability to provide accurate responses to media inquiries.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate the logistics of media events.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare summaries of events.
• Ability to direct, supervise, and evaluate gallery staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• As part of our hiring process, we may conduct a skills assessment to better understand an applicant’s proficiency in key areas relevant to the role.

Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with press photographer requirements to facilitate and support coverage of events, hearings and press conferences.
• Familiarity with the rules and procedures of the Senate and House of Representatives.
• Established, or the ability to build, relationships with Senators’ and Committees’ press staff.

Working Conditions

• Sedentary. May sometimes be required to work long hours. Extended periods of standing may be required.
• Since this position requires onsite presence in support of the U.S. Senate when in session, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, and during late-night, overnight, and weekend sessions. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.
• This position directly supports essential services of the U.S. Senate. As such, this position requires the employee to be available and prepared to work during a lapse in appropriations, in inclement weather, on holidays, weekends, and during late nights to ensure essential services to the Senate continue without interruption. In the context of government furloughs, this position is considered excepted.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must:
1. Be a U.S. citizen;
2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B);
3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law).
Employment is contingent on background / security investigation results.

BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE

The SAA provides a highly competitive benefitspackage for all SAA staff. Our benefits extend beyond health care coverage tohelp provide employees with student loan reimbursement, professionaldevelopment, transportation subsidy, TSP/retirement savings, access to ourEmployee Assistance Program, and more! For more information regarding SAA’sbenefits, please visit

ACCOMMODATIONS

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the SAA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAA and need special assistance or an accommodation to complete the application process, please submit your request to View email address on click.appcast.io with “Accommodation” in the subject line.

VOLUNTARY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

If you areidentifying as veterans' preference eligible underthe VEOA, please use this link to complete your application for Veterans' Preference AFTER you apply for this position. The link will also be available on the "Thank You" page after you have submitted your job application.

• All supporting documents must ONLY be provided within the Veterans’ Preference Application and within the stated deadline of the job announcement.
• Late applications for veterans’ preference will not be considered.
• Documentation to obtain veterans’ preference will not be considered if attached to the job application.
• If you need to revise or resubmit your Application for Veterans' Preference/documents, please withdraw your previous Application for Veterans' Preference and resubmit. If you require assistance, please email View email address on click.appcast.io.
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An applicantwho declines to self-identify as a disabled veteran and/or to provideinformation and documentation regarding his/her disabled veteran’s status willnot be subjected to an adverse employment action, but the individual may be barred ineligible for veterans’preference.