Maritime Administration Work Values

Daily Duties at Maritime Administration:

 Reviewed and accurately distributed media inquiries received via mail, e-mail, fax, and telephone.  Proof read and edited documents for clarity, conciseness of content, tone, proper clearances and approvals, ensuring that it is in accordance with established policy and views of the Office.  Prepared and distributed the daily MARAD Press/News Clips.  Served as congressional representative to deliver important packages to the Senate buildings on Capital Hill.  Managed office layouts/space utilization.  Provided guidance on use of office software and prepared purchase orders for software needed.  Entered sensitive information into the MARAD Public Affairs Constituent database.  Created Excel Spreadsheets, logos; resized images for the MARAD web page.  Served as Web Maintenance Specialist and posted and updated items to the web site.  Served as Graphic Design Specialist to create and design power point presentations, and layouts for the monthly newsletters.  Assisted senior staff members with using some of the software programs such as; Front Page, HTML, Power Point, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Paper Port, Kodak Scanner, Acrobat Reader, Easy CD Creator, Access, Omni Page Pro, and Microsoft Photo Editor.  Successfully managed, prepared, designed, edited, and maintained the 90-page MARAD annual report to Congress, using Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Word.  Managed and served as key educational consultant for MARAD exhibits at annual conferences.  Contacted guest speakers for information such as biographies, for presentations done by the Administrator’s Office, for yearly agency-wide ceremonies.  Prepared request for printing of awards for Marines that served in the war.  Communicated with the Department of Transportation’s Public Affairs office to make arrangements for the Secretary of Transportation, for the annual maritime day memorial program.  Utilized other computer tools such as (i.e. E-mail, Internet) to mail out invitations to internal and external customers. Assisted MARAD employees with using our office equipment such as (i.e. Scanner, Color/ Black and White copiers, Printer) and worked on other special projects as assigned.

What they like about Maritime Administration:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Visual Information, Business Manager, Designer, Freelance Graphic Designer, Peaceful, Program Analyst, Microsoft Word, Photoshop

Skills

I am proficient in the use of microcomputers, graphic design and desktop publishing applications (Adobe Photoshop; Microsoft publisher, InDesign, Microsoft picture manager, Adobe Illustrator, RedDot), Correspondence Control Management System (CCMS)

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Maritime Administration: