Graphic Designer II

People, Technology & Processes, LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

People, Technology & Processes, LLC seeks a Graphic Designer II in Arlington, Virginia, with SECRET clearance. The role focuses on strategic communication, content creation across speeches, articles, and press releases, and managing multimedia and web content.

Responsibilities include full lifecycle exhibit management for ~40 national/international events, as well as administrative and archival support. Requires a graphic/visual arts degree and 7+ years’ experience, or a master's with 3

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in graphic or visual arts/communications with 7+ years of graphic design experience.
• Master's degree in visual communications waives 7 years of experience with 3 years related work.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience gathering information and planning concepts by studying information and materials.
• Ability to illustrate concepts by rough layouts and finished art for approval and production.
• Ability to coordinate with outside agencies, art services, printers, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop communication plans and create speeches, feature articles, presentations, press releases, and internal/external communications.
• Manage content for public/internal websites and social media; produce, edit, and manage multimedia products.
• Provide full lifecycle management for ~40 annual national/international exhibits and events, including planning, logistics, and budget management.
• Provide administrative, media relations, and archival transcription support.

Skills

Creative graphic design

Layout skills

Communication skills

Deadline oriented

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic or visual arts/communications

Master's degree in visual communications (waiver)

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Description

Position title

Graphic Designer II

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Clearance required

SECRET

Responsibilities Include (but Are Not Limited To)

• Strategic Communication & Content Creation: Develop communication plans and create a wide range of written content, including speeches, feature articles, presentations, press releases, and internal/external communications.
• Digital & Multimedia Management: Manage content for public/internal websites and social media platforms. Produce, edit, and manage all multimedia products, including video, photography, and graphic design. Track and report on web/social media analytics to refine strategy.
• Event & Exhibit Management: Provide full lifecycle management for ~40 annual national/international exhibits and events, including strategic planning, logistics, budget management, and the preparation of all required approval packages and reports.
• Administrative & Historical Support: Provide general administrative, media relations, and outreach support. Conduct archival research and provide transcription services to create historical products.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in graphic or visual arts/communications from an accredited institution and have at least seven (7) years of experience in graphic design and/or related communications field.
• The requirement for seven (7) years of experience may be waived if the Graphic Designer II possesses a master's degree in visual communications from an accredited institution and three (3) years of recent related experience.
• Experience with Adobe Cloud Creative Suite.
• Experience in gathering information and materials, planning concepts by studying information and materials, managing workflow and scheduling.
• Experience in illustrating concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts, obtaining approval of concept by submitting rough layout for approval, preparing finished copy and art for typesetting and printing.
• Ability to prepare final layouts by marking and pasting up finished copy and art.
• Experience completing projects that require coordinating with outside agencies, art services, printers, etc.
• Demonstrated creative graphic design and layout skills, creative services skills, customer focused, show flexibility and attention to detail, be deadline oriented, use desktop publishing tools and demonstrated ability to manage challenging customer service issues.