Senior Graphic Artist: Visual Systems Lead

Runavir; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Runavir is seeking a Graphic Artist III in Hanover, MD (Hybrid) to lead the visual design system development for technical training products. You will translate complex concepts into cohesive visual systems, enforce visual standards, and ensure accessible, high-quality assets across modules.

You will mentor the team to maintain consistency, produce advanced graphics and animations, and govern production while coordinating with SMEs for technical accuracy and instruction alignment.

Qualifications

• Lead development of course-level visual design approaches across modules.
• Establish and maintain visual style guides and reusable templates.
• Produce advanced graphics and animations, including complex sequences and interactive elements.
• Senior-level asset review for accessibility and alignment to objectives.
• Define accessibility expectations and support Section 508 remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of course-level visual design approaches, ensuring consistency across modules in layout systems, icon sets, diagram conventions, and visual progression.
• Establish, maintain, and improve visual style guides and reusable templates to ensure repeatable production and cross-artist consistency.
• Produce advanced graphics and animations, including complex technical sequences, layered motion graphics, and interactive visual elements where tooling permits, and define production standards for asset quality.
• Ensure visual sequencing supports learning progression, with consistent visual language and reduced learner cognitive load.
• Perform senior-level review of visual assets for technical accuracy (in coordination with SMEs), accessibility, and alignment to storyboards and learning objectives, providing documented review comments and dispositions as directed.
• Define accessibility expectations for visual assets (contrast, labeling conventions, readability) and support Section 508 remediation verification for graphics and animations as required.
• Establish and maintain team working conventions for editable source files and reusable asset libraries to enable smooth transitions between team members, and provide source/export bundles and change summaries to Configuration Management for controlled intake and release packaging as directed.

Skills

Visual design leadership

Animated visuals

Accessibility standards

3D tools/diagrams

Mentoring team

Education

Master's degree in Graphic Design/related

Bachelor's degree in related field

Associate degree + military coursework

High school diploma + 11 years experience

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

HTML5-based workflows

3D tools

JavaScript

Job description

Runavir is seeking a Graphic Artist III in Hanover, MD (Hybrid) to lead the visual design system development for technical training products. You will translate complex concepts into cohesive visual systems, enforce visual standards, and ensure accessible, high-quality assets across modules.

You will mentor the team to maintain consistency, produce advanced graphics and animations, and govern production while coordinating with SMEs for technical accuracy and instruction alignment.