Senior Graphic Designer

Fusion Innovation; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fusion Innovation in McLean, VA seeks a Senior Graphic Designer to provide strategic branding guidance and deliver polished visual products for high-visibility programs. The role acts as a trusted design advisor and brand custodian, establishing visual standards and ensuring consistency across communications.

The candidate will assess branding needs, present recommendations, and personally execute them, developing templates, style guides, and reusable assets while coordinating with leadership.

Qualifications

• Senior graphic designer with branding focus and strategic vision.
• Proven ability to develop and implement brand guidelines.
• Strong presentation design and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as branding advisor on visual communications.
• Develop and enforce organizational branding strategies and standards.
• Create and maintain templates, style guides, and assets.
• Translate complex priorities into clear visual products.
• Coordinate with leadership and communications teams.

Skills

Branding

Graphic design

Visual communication

Brand standards

Presentation design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

FusionInnovation's recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 FastestGrowing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal's BestPlaces to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate abouttheir work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectivesto our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, youdon't just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of afun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, andmake ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation's most sensitive programs, youhave come to the right place.

Position Overview

Fusion Innovation is seeking an accomplished Senior Graphic Designer to provide strategic branding guidance and deliver polished visual products for a high-visibility organization. The selected candidate will serve as a trusted design advisor and brand custodian, establishing visual standards and ensuring they are applied consistently across communications and organizational materials. This is a senior, hands-on position for an experienced graphic design professional. The successful candidate must be able to confidently assess branding needs, present well-supported design recommendations, and personally execute those recommendations. Candidates whose experience is primarily in communications or who have performed occasional graphic design as an additional duty will not be a fit for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary advisor on branding, graphic design, and visual communication.

• Develop, refine, and implement organizational branding strategies and visual standards.

• Act as the brand custodian, ensuring consistent use of colors, typography, imagery, logos, and other visual elements.

• Evaluate existing branding and recommend improvements.

• Translate complex information, strategic priorities, and communications objectives into clear and compelling visual products.

• Design executive-level presentations, briefings, reports, publications, digital graphics, signage, event materials, and other communications products.

• Create original concepts and carry them through design, revision, approval, and final production.

• Develop templates, style guides, brand standards, and reusable visual assets.

• Coordinate closely with communications personnel and organizational leadership.

• Present design concepts and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Incorporate stakeholder feedback while maintaining design quality and brand consistency.

• Manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities.

• Prepare files for digital distribution, print production, and other delivery formats.

• Review visual products for quality, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to established standards.

• Maintain organized source files, asset libraries, templates, and final deliverables.

• Coordinate with vendors or production partners when necessary.