Manager, Senior Designer

CACI; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CA CI Reston, VA is seeking a Manager, Senior Designer to lead strategic creative development and mentor two designers. You will translate business objectives into compelling visual solutions across branding, campaigns, digital experiences, and corporate communications.

Join a multidisciplinary team that blends big-picture thinking with hands-on execution, elevating CACI's creative output while ensuring consistency with brand standards and corporate priorities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of design teams and projects.
• Strong visual storytelling and branding experience.
• Proficient in creating campaigns across channels and formats.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic creative development translating briefs into concepts.
• Translate complex tech into clear visual storytelling across media.
• Design across print, digital, presentations, video, and environments.
• Contribute hands-on motion graphics and video editing as needed.
• Mentor two designers and balance hands-on work with leadership.
• Establish design standards, reviews, and quality control.
• Protect and elevate the CACI brand through consistent visuals.

Skills

Creative leadership

Branding

Motion graphics

Storytelling

Presentation design

Mentoring

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Job Title: Manager, Senior Designer

Job Category: Communications

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

The Opportunity:

The Manager, Senior Designer is a strategic, highly conceptual, and hands‑on creative leader responsible for developing compelling visual communications that strengthen CACI's brand, support business priorities, and bring complex ideas to life.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Creative Studio, this role provides creative direction and mentorship to two designers while contributing directly to the development and execution of integrated creative across branding, marketing campaigns, digital experiences, presentations, video, motion graphics, and corporate communications.

We are particularly interested in candidates who bring an advertising agency mindset, combining bold conceptual thinking, integrated storytelling, and hands‑on creative versatility, with an understanding of the defense, technology, and government contracting landscape.

The ideal candidate is a multidisciplinary creative thinker who can move seamlessly between big‑picture concepts and hands‑on execution. This individual will help elevate CACI's creative output, establish strong visual direction, and foster a collaborative, strategically driven Creative Studio.

This position is located onsite in Reston, VA.

Responsibilities:

1. 1. Lead Strategic Creative Development
   Translate business objectives, creative briefs, and audience insights into compelling concepts and integrated visual solutions.
   Develop original creative ideas for brand initiatives, marketing campaigns, product launches, executive communications, and enterprise‑wide programs.
   Partner with the Executive Director, Creative to establish creative direction and ensure work supports CACI's brand positioning and business priorities.
   Present concepts and creative recommendations with clear strategic rationale.
2. 2. Translate Complex Technology into Compelling Storytelling
   Develop a strong working knowledge of CACI's capabilities, markets, customers, and competitive landscape.
   Collaborate with technical subject matter experts, marketing stakeholders, and business leaders to simplify complex information through design.
   Create visual storytelling that communicates CACI's differentiation across defense, intelligence, national security, and emerging technologies.
3. 3. Design Across Multiple Channels and Formats
   Conceptualize and execute creative across print, digital, web, social media, presentations, advertising, events, and environmental applications.
   Develop campaign identities, visual systems, infographics, executive presentations, and other high‑visibility creative assets.
   Maintain strong hands‑on design capabilities, supporting both complex creative initiatives and day‑to‑day production needs.
   Adapt creative concepts across multiple formats while maintaining consistency and quality.
4. 4. Support Video, Motion Graphics & Multimedia
   Develop storyboards, visual concepts, motion graphics, and animated content for campaigns, social media, presentations, and corporate communications.
   Collaborate with video production resources on creative direction, visual storytelling, and post‑production execution.
   Contribute hands‑on motion design, animation, and video editing capabilities as project needs require.
   Identify opportunities to use emerging creative technologies and formats to elevate audience engagement.
5. 5. Lead, Mentor & Develop Designers
   Provide day‑to‑day creative leadership, direction, and mentorship for two designers.
   Assign and review creative work in coordination with Creative Studio leadership and Marketing Operations.
   Provide constructive feedback that strengthens conceptual thinking, design execution, and professional development.
   Foster a collaborative, accountable, and solutions‑oriented environment that encourages creativity and continuous improvement.
   Balance hands‑on creative contributions with team oversight and development.
6. 6. Establish and Maintain Creative Excellence
   Review creative deliverables for conceptual strength, visual quality, accuracy, and brand consistency.
   Help establish design best practices, creative standards, and quality‑control processes.
   Partner with the Executive Director, Creative to identify opportunities to improve creative output, capabilities, and workflows.
   Ensure creative work is both strategically effective and executable within project timelines and resources.
7. 7. Protect and Elevate the CACI Brand
   Ensure all creative work aligns with CACI's brand identity, messaging, and corporate standards.
   Support the development and evolution of brand guidelines, visual systems, templates, and creative resources.
   Maintain a consistent masterbrand approach across corporate initi