Lead Federal Graphic Designer - Remote

System One; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) plan

Job summary

System One is seeking a Lead Federal Graphic Designer to join a 35-member creative team as a contractor, focusing on winning presentation and document graphics for Defense & Intelligence and Engineered Systems federal business units.

You will partner on proposals and orals, translate technical content into on-strategy visuals, and advance winning messages through visual storytelling while maintaining brand standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of US Government proposals/orals experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner on proposals and orals across federal markets.
• Create compliant and compelling presentation content for winning contracts.
• Support development of visuals with graphics, infographics, and document design.

Skills

Orals experience

Proposal visuals

Stakeholder collaboration

Visual storytelling

PowerPoint editing

Education

Associates degree in Graphic Design

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

PowerPoint

Word

JIRA

SharePoint

AI workflows

Job description

Job Title: Remote - Graphic Designer - Federal Projects
Location: Washington DC, District Of Columbia
Type: Contract
Compensation: Competitive
Work Model: Remote – offsite
Hours: 30 (Part Time)

Overview

Our client is looking for a talented Lead Federal Graphic Designer with extensive proposal and orals/interviews experience to join their 35-member creative team as a contractor! In this role you will get to focus on designing winning presentation and document graphics for deadline-driven, Defense & Intelligence and Engineered Systems federal business units.

Responsibilities

• Partner on proposals and orals across an array of federal markets
• Bring expertise creating compliant and compelling presentation content that helps win new contracts
• Support the development of strategic creative proposal solutions with graphics, infographics, page layout, and document design that meet requirements while being effective communication tools
• Convert text to visuals to make complex concepts more digestible and engaging to audiences with a variety of subject matter familiarity
• Convey both technical and abstract concepts clearly for an array of audiences
• Be inquisitive and ask questions while collaborating with technical subject matter experts and proposal teams to help refine solutions
• Aim to enhance the winning message through strategy-driven visual storytelling

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant US Government competitive orals/interviews and proposals experience
• Proven experience translating technical and complex information into compelling, on-strategy visuals
• Identify opportunities to develop new visuals to enhance the written content and amplify the win themes
• Comfort developing graphics that can be made editable in PowerPoint
• A strength collaborating to gain buy-in with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to work creatively within RFP requirements, as well as brand systems and standards
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplined creative team using established workflows, while also taking ownership of assignments and working independently
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, as well as Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
• Experience working with AI as part of workflow, both related to inputs received and incorporating generative capabilities
• Experience delivering files optimized for digital and print deliverables
• Associates degree in Graphic Design or related degree
• U.S. Citizen

Desired Skills

• Experience with FEDSIM proposal
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or certificate of completion from an accredited design/graphics course (or equivalent)
• Experience working with technical diagrams, flow diagrams, and maps strongly preferred
• Knowledge of using JIRA and SharePoint to manage workflows and graphics
• Targeting the DC, VA, & MD vicinity with a willingness to support in-office assignments, but may be remote from anywhere in US.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.