Multimedia Specialist

SSI; Mississippi; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid time off (24 days)

Job summary

SSI is seeking a Multimedia Specialist at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to design and develop multimedia graphics that visualize engineering and scientific data. You will create print and digital materials, capture photography for VIP tours and events, and edit images for publications and displays.

Collaboration with engineers and researchers is essential to transform complex concepts into clear visuals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of related experience, or high school with 6+ years of experience.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud apps and CorelDRAW for multimedia production.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce high-quality print and digital graphics.
• Provide professional photography for tours, events, and operations.
• Edit and enhance digital photography for publications and displays.
• Collaborate with leadership and engineers to translate complex data into visuals.
• Support outreach and events with effective visual communication.
• Maintain branding, quality standards, and production specs across projects.
• Manage multiple design and photography projects to meet deadlines.
• Maintain an organized digital archive with metadata and secure storage.
• Preserve multimedia materials for historical documentation and DoD records.

Skills

Graphic design

Photography

Video editing

Digital asset management

Branding

Project coordination

Visual communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Armed Forces college courses

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Lightroom

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Media Encoder

CorelDRAW

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

SSI is hiring a Multimedia Specialist to join our team supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) High-Performance Computing (HPC) Modernization Program (DoD HPCMP) located at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The position designs and develops multimedia products or graphics supporting scientific and engineering visualization and graphical representations of user computational results. Duties include the application of computer graphics technology to engineering design and analysis and as scientific research and experimentation; application of critical factors to optimize the comprehension of computer-aided designs and scientific research; improving interactivity and photorealism to increase productivity and enhance creativity; using advanced graphics technologies found in state-of-the-art graphics capabilities to improve engineering and scientific visualization.

• Design and produce high-quality print and digital graphics, including posters, signage, informational displays, presentations, brochures, exhibits, and outreach materials.
• Provide professional photography for VIP tours, official visits, special events, facility operations, infrastructure updates, and organizational activities. Utilize the Canon EOS Rebel XSI digital camera and a Panasonic AVCCAM Camcorder.
• Edit and enhance digital photography for publications, presentations, displays, websites, outreach, and historical documentation.
• Collaborate with leadership, engineers, researchers, technical staff, and subject matter experts to transform complex technical information into clear and engaging visual content.
• Support public affairs, organizational outreach, tours, conferences, and special events by developing effective visual communication materials.
• Maintain consistent branding, visual identity, quality standards, and production specifications across multimedia projects.
• Manage multiple design and photography projects while meeting project requirements, priorities, and deadlines.
• Maintain an organized and comprehensive digital archive of photography and graphic design assets, including file naming, metadata, version control, and secure storage.
• Preserve multimedia materials for historical documentation and future use while following applicable Department of Defense records-management and security requirements.
• Apply expertise in graphic design, photography, visual communication, technical communication, print production, project coordination, creative problem-solving, and digital asset management.

Requirements

• High School and 6+ years of working experience or a Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years of working experience, or equivalent experience (candidates with Armed Forces college courses or Associate Degrees, extensive certification, and additional experience are highly encouraged to apply).
• Experience utilizing Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Premier Pro, and Media Encoder 2026), CorelDRAW, and Microsoft Office to develop professional multimedia products.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting scientific visualization and graphics support of engineering and/or scientific data analysis.

SSI is committed to non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination based on any characteristics protected by law.

SSI is a HUBZone small business that provides professional services including systems engineering, information systems integration, and technology management services. SSI offers a generous array of benefits including Employee Medical, Vision, Dental, and Prescription Drug Insurance Plans, 60% paid premium for dependents. SSI provides Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability benefits at no cost. SSI employees receive 24 paid days off in the first year on board. We also provide Military Leave benefits, a 401(k) Retirement Plan, education assistance, Personal Technology Refresh and Employee Referral bonuses. Positions subject to Service Contract Act (SCA) have benefits provided as required by law.