Senior Visual Designer: Training Systems Lead

Amentum; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) retirement benefits

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks a senior visual design leader to guide the development and sustainment of technical training visuals. You will translate complex concepts into cohesive visual systems, establish and enforce style guides, and ensure accessibility across deliverables.

You will also govern production quality and coordinate with SMEs for accuracy and alignment with learning objectives. The role requires deep experience in graphics/animation, advanced tools, and the ability to produce reusable templates

Responsibilities

• Lead development of course-level visual design approaches and ensure consistency across modules (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 (e.g., complex technical sequences, layered motion graphics, interactive visual elements where permitted by tooling) and define production standards for asset quality.
• Ensure visual sequencing supports learning progression and reduce learner cognitive load.
• Perform senior-level review of visual assets for technical accuracy, accessibility, and alignment to storyboards and learning objectives; provide review comments.
• Define accessibility expectations for visual assets and support Section 508 remediation verification for graphics/animations.
• Establish and maintain team conventions for editable source files and reusable asset libraries to enable transition between team members.

Job description

Amentum seeks a senior visual design leader to guide the development and sustainment of technical training visuals. You will translate complex concepts into cohesive visual systems, establish and enforce style guides, and ensure accessibility across deliverables.

You will also govern production quality and coordinate with SMEs for accuracy and alignment with learning objectives. The role requires deep experience in graphics/animation, advanced tools, and the ability to produce reusable templates