Graphic Designer

SAIC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC’s Core Creative Multimedia Production in McLean, VA is seeking a highly motivated Graphic Designer to join an on-site team supporting an Intelligence Community customer. You will translate concepts into visuals, develop production graphics for logos and briefings, and collaborate with senior leadership and Front Office staff.

This role requires an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance, a strong portfolio, and extensive Adobe Creative Suite experience (Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of related experience; Masters and 13+ years; PhD/JD with 10+ years.
• Travel willingness required.
• Extensive Adobe Creative Suite experience including Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating typography, grid-based design, white space and color theory.
• Experience conceptualizing, designing and producing highly effective graphics.
• Excellent visual design skills and methodologies.
• Up-to-date with latest design trends, techniques and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Draw on diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions.
• Translate ideas into compelling visuals.
• Collaborate with others and apply feedback to improve work.
• Work with stakeholders to build relationships and accomplish tasks.
• Provide tailored communication graphics for senior leadership, partners, and oversight staffs as directed.
• Support graphics creation for the Mission Center with senior management input.
• Occasionally provide quick-turn production of graphics to meet deadlines.
• Develop graphics that can be customized for logos, briefings, and media.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat Pro

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Location: McLean, VA, US

Category: Communications

Subcategory: Multimedia Design

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC’s Core Creative Multimedia Production is currently seeking a highly motivated Graphic Designer to join our team and provide support to an up-tempo, creative environment for an Intelligence Community (IC) customer located in McLean, VA. As a Graphic Designer, you will work in a dynamic production environment and assist with defining customer requirements, developing solutions, and creating innovative production concepts. Put your creativity to work and collaborate with excellence by working with the best in the business. In this position, you will have the opportunity to grow your technical skills and push the boundaries of your creativity. Become a member of our team today to support our efforts and Bring On Tomorrow!

POSITIONS ARE CONTINGENT PENDING CONTRACT AWARD

Travel Required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Drawing on diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive effective solutions.
• Translating ideas into compelling visuals.
• Collaborating closely with others and applying feedback to improve and evolve work.
• Working collaboratively to build relationships and accomplish tasks through formal and informal channels.
• Provide tailored communication products for different stakeholders (e.g. senior leadership, operational and technical partners, and oversight staffs) as directed by the customer.
• Work closely with senior management and Front Office personnel to support graphics creation for the Mission Center
• Occasionally provide quick reaction for production of graphics needed to meet Front Office deadlines.
• Primarily develop graphics that can be customized for logos, briefings, and other media.

Qualifications

• TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience; PhD or JD and ten (10) years or more experience.
• Be able to travel.
• Significant experience in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Adobe Illustrator (charting and vector illustrations)
  • Photoshop (photo editing and composition for covers)
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Strong creative portfolio demonstrating good use of typography, grid-based design, white space, and color theory.
• Experience conceptualizing, designing, and creating highly effective graphics.
• Excellent visual design skills and methodologies.
• Must be up to date with the latest design trends, techniques, and technologies.

Clearance Requirement

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.