Gov Graphic & Web Designer | Accessibility Focus

Steampunk; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk in McLean, VA is seeking a Graphic & Web Designer to create logos, marketing collateral, infographics, and PowerPoint templates while ensuring 508/WCAG compliance and accessible, on-brand experiences.

You will partner with government clients to translate objectives into visuals, maintain SharePoint sites, and contribute to an accessible, data-driven design workflow, including AI-assisted content checks.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in graphic design, visual design, and/or web design.
• Portfolio demonstrating range across brand identity, print and digital collateral, presentations, web, and SharePoint design.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital accessibility and WCAG 2.x requirements, including hands-on accessibility checks.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft 365; Figma or similar design tools.
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and responsive design principles; CMS is a plus.
• Degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, visual communication, web design, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client front office personnel and digital tech team members to understand objectives, audiences, and deadlines, and translate them into effective visual communication.
• Design and produce a wide range of branded visual assets, including logos, marketing slicks, infographics, social graphics, event collateral, and PowerPoint templates and presentations.
• Design, build, and maintain SharePoint sites and pages and ensure they are intuitive, visually consistent, and easy for content owners to manage.
• Apply and help evolve client brand standards, ensuring consistency of color, typography, imagery, and voice across print and digital deliverables.
• Maintain organized, reusable asset libraries, templates, and style guides that help teams create compliant, on-brand content.
• Ensure all deliverables are accessible and Section 508 / WCAG compliant, performing and documenting accessibility checks using automated and manual testing tools.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, incorporating stakeholder feedback through rapid iteration while maintaining the highest quality.
• Pilot AI-enabled content generation, tailoring, summarization, and accessibility checking.

Skills

Graphic design

Web design

Brand identity

UI/UX fundamentals

Typography

Accessibility testing

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

SharePoint

PowerPoint

HTML/CSS

Job description

Steampunk in McLean, VA is seeking a Graphic & Web Designer to create logos, marketing collateral, infographics, and PowerPoint templates while ensuring 508/WCAG compliance and accessible, on-brand experiences.

You will partner with government clients to translate objectives into visuals, maintain SharePoint sites, and contribute to an accessible, data-driven design workflow, including AI-assisted content checks.