Data Visualization Designer (Communications Specialist)

StratasCorp; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401K matching

Job summary

StratasCorp in Washington DC is seeking a graphic design and data-visualization professional to build and refine decision briefs for Navy Yard briefings. This on-site role requires a strong eye for typography, layout, and data storytelling, with an emphasis on accuracy and accessibility.

You will produce charts, diagrams, and visuals from rough content, manage slide masters, and ensure standards across briefing cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, information or communication design, data visualization, statistics, journalism, or a related field; demonstrated equivalent skill accepted.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience; entry level encouraged.
• Advanced PowerPoint proficiency including slide masters, layouts, alignment and distribution tools, merge shapes, and vector editing.
• Ability to build charts from raw data in Excel, including pivot tables and formatting beyond default.
• Working knowledge of visual design fundamentals: grid, typography, contrast, negative space, color restraint.
• Ability to transform disorganized material into a coherent visual argument with limited supervision.
• Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, or Advana for briefing figures (not dashboards).
• Adobe Illustrator and InDesign for figure production and document layout.
• Familiarity with Navy or DOD briefing conventions, classification and CUI markings.
• Ability to produce explanatory graphics for technical subjects and basic scripting (Python or VBA) for repetitive chart production.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain PowerPoint products for decision briefs, governance forums, program reviews, and headquarters engagements from rough content.
• Design charts, tables, timelines, organizational views, and process diagrams to show data at a glance.
• Rebuild inherited slides to be visually readable, with reduced text density and consistent visual grammar.
• Own slide masters, layouts, color and type systems, and reusable components across briefing cycles.
• Produce graphic elements for data presentation, including icons, callouts, annotations, and modular diagrams.
• Apply corporate and government templates, document markings, and accessibility requirements including color contrast and colorblind-safe palettes.
• Maintain version control and traceability so figures tie back to data and numbers propagate correctly.
• Hold quality under compressed timelines with late tasks and upcoming deadlines.

Skills

PowerPoint

Pivot tables

Typography

Data visualization

Data storytelling

DOD briefing standards

Python

VBA

Power BI

Tableau

Advana

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Advana

Illustrator

InDesign

Python

VBA

Job description

At StratasCorp, our mission strives to put employees first while still being recognized as a leader in the Department of Defense Information Technology sector. We believe in a continuing pursuit of customer satisfaction and operational excellence while exceling in service innovation. We are looking for employees who value corporate culture, leadership, diversity, and commitment to quality, because we are #TeamStratas.

Location

Washington DC - Washington DC, DC 20001 US (Primary)

Category

Information Technology

Job Description

This role is on-site in Washington, D.C at the Navy Yard. There are no remote opportunities.

Active secret clearance is required.

• Build and maintain PowerPoint products for decision briefs, governance forums, program reviews, and headquarters engagements, working from rough content supplied by action officers and technical subject matter experts.
• Design charts, tables, timelines, organizational views, and process diagrams that make comparison, trend, dependency, and risk visible at a glance, selecting the chart form that fits the underlying data rather than defaulting to the template.
• Rebuild inherited slides that are technically accurate but visually unreadable, reducing text density, correcting hierarchy, and imposing a consistent visual grammar across a deck.
• Own slide masters, layouts, color and type systems, and reusable component libraries so that products remain consistent across many authors and multiple briefing cycles.
• Produce the graphic elements required for data presentation, including custom vector icons, callouts, annotation systems, and modular diagram components.
• Apply corporate and government template standards, required document markings, and accessibility requirements including sufficient color contrast and colorblind safe palettes.
• Maintain version control and source traceability so that every figure can be tied back to the data that produced it, and so that late changes to a number propagate correctly.
• Hold quality under compressed timelines. Tasking frequently arrives late, changes after it arrives, and is due before the next senior forum.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, information or communication design, data visualization, statistics, journalism, or a related field. Demonstrated equivalent skill will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• One to three years of relevant experience. Internship, academic, freelance, student publication, and personal project work all count toward this. Candidates at the entry level are encouraged to apply.
• Advanced PowerPoint proficiency, including slide masters and layouts, alignment and distribution tools, merge shapes, the selection pane, and vector editing inside the application. Keyboard driven working habits are expected.
• Demonstrated ability to build charts from raw data in Excel, including pivot tables and formatting well beyond default chart output.
• Working command of visual design fundamentals: grid and alignment, typographic hierarchy, contrast, use of negative space, and restraint in color.
• Ability to take disorganized source material and return a coherent visual argument with limited supervision and limited subject matter hand holding.
• Precise written English and a high tolerance for detail work at the headquarters level.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Advana, including publishing figures intended for a briefing rather than for a dashboard.
• Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, used for figure production and document layout.
• Familiarity with Navy or DOD briefing conventions, including standard decision brief structure and classification and CUI marking requirements.
• Ability to produce simple explanatory graphics for technical subject matter such as network architecture, identity services, or cloud hosting.
• Basic scripting or automation experience, for example Python or VBA, applied to repetitive chart or deck production.

Portfolio Requirements

A portfolio is mandatory. Applications submitted without one will not be reviewed. Candidates should submit a PDF or a link to an online portfolio containing, at minimum, the following.

• Three or more figures or slides in which the candidate began with raw or messy data and produced the final visual, each accompanied by one or two sentences explaining why that chart form was chosen over the alternatives.
• At least one before and after pair showing a dense or poorly structured slide rebuilt for clarity, with the original included.
• At least one multi slide sequence demonstrating consistency of layout, type, and color across a set rather than a single polished one off.
• Willingness to provide native source files or to walk the panel through construction of a selected item, so that the panel can confirm the candidate built the artifact rather than restyled a purchased template.

Salary

The anticipated salary range for this role is$125,000 to $145,000 annually.The anticipated salary range for this position is provided in accordance with applicable pay transparency laws. The final starting salary will be determined based on a variety of job-related factors, including the selected candidate's qualifications, skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and work location (where applicable), as well as internal equity and market considerations.

We use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

Security Clearance

Secret

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

StratasCorp provides a complete compensation package with competitive wages and benefits that include medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA & HSA accounts, disability and other income protection benefits, life insurance, paid personal time-off benefits, paid holidays, and a 401K Saving Plan with a company matching contribution.

Equal Opportunity

StratasCorp is committed to equal opportunity in employment, actively seeking to build a diverse and talented workforce, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.