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 seeks a highly motivated Graphic Designer to support an Intelligence Community customer. Translate ideas into visuals, develop production concepts, and collaborate with senior leadership to deliver tailored graphics for logos, briefings, and media.

The role offers growth in technical skills, a dynamic environment, and travel as required; a strong portfolio and extensive Illustrator/Photoshop/Acrobat proficiency are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and 15+ years of related experience; or Master’s 13+; PhD/JD 10+.
• Travel ability is required for this role.
• Significant experience in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Illustrator for charts and vector illustrations.
• Photoshop for photo editing and composition.
• Acrobat Pro for document workflows.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating typography, grid design, white space, and color theory.
• Experience creating effective graphics conceptually and visually.
• Up-to-date with latest design trends and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Draw on diverse perspectives to solve design problems and drive solutions.
• Translate ideas into compelling visuals.
• Collaborate closely with others and apply feedback to improve work.
• Build relationships and complete tasks through formal and informal channels.
• Provide tailored communication products for stakeholders as directed.
• Support graphics for the Mission Center with senior management.
• Occasionally provide quick-reaction production for deadlines.
• Develop graphics that can be customized for logos, briefings, and media.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Typography

Grid-based design

Color theory

Creative concepting

Strong portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15+ years experience

Willingness to travel

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat Pro

Job description

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.

Your responsibilities will include the following:

• 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

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 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.

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability