Visual Communications Specialist

Glumac - A Tetra Tech Company; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based rewards

Flexibility and work/life balance

Collaborative team atmosphere

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Glumac is seeking a Visual Communications Specialist to join our marketing team. This role is remote and/or hybrid-friendly across the U.S. Eastern and Central time zones, crafting AI-enhanced visuals for proposals, infographics, and presentations.

You will refine AI-generated content with Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint, collaborating with architects, engineers, and marketing staff. The ideal candidate has a portfolio of visual communications work and 5+ years of experience, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in graphic design or visual communications.
• 5+ years in graphic design, visual communications, marketing, or related services.
• Portfolio showing visuals, infographics, diagrams, and presentations.
• Experience using generative AI to develop and refine visual content and AI-enabled workflows.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and advanced PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear, brand-aligned visuals.
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated content for quality and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication; authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop visual communications using generative AI and AI-enabled platforms.
• Refine AI-generated content using InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop for quality and branding.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive creative tasks and improve consistency.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear visual stories and diagrams.
• Create proposal graphics, diagrams, infographics, and marketing collateral.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations and client-facing materials.
• Develop visual assets for social media, events, recruiting, and internal comms.
• Collaborate with marketers, engineers, and leadership to communicate concept clearly.
• Build reusable AI workflows, templates, and visual asset libraries.
• Establish best practices for responsible AI-generated visuals and human review.

Skills

Graphic design

Visual storytelling

Creative concept development

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

PowerPoint

Job description

The Opportunity:

Glumac is adding a Visual Communications Specialist to our Marketing team. This position is remote and/or hybrid-friendly and can be performed from a wide range of locations across the U.S. within the Eastern and Central time zones.

Position Summary:

Glumac is seeking a Visual Communications Specialist to support our architecture, engineering, commissioning, and consulting businesses. This position will help transform how our marketing organization develops visual communications by combining strong graphic design and visual storytelling capabilities with advanced use of generative AI, AI agents, and emerging creative technologies. The successful candidate will help develop and use AI-enabled workflows to create proposal graphics, diagrams, infographics, presentations, marketing collateral, digital content, and other visual communications, while using Adobe Creative Suite and traditional design tools to refine, validate, and produce high-quality final materials. We are looking for a creative and technically curious professional who understands both design fundamentals and emerging AI capabilities and can help build scalable processes that enable our marketing teams to communicate complex architectural, engineering, and technical concepts more effectively and efficiently.

Essential Job Functions:

• Use generative AI, AI-enabled design platforms, and emerging creative technologies to develop high-quality proposal graphics, diagrams, infographics, presentations, illustrations, marketing collateral, and other visual communications.
• Refine, edit, and productionize AI-generated visual content using Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, to ensure accuracy, quality, consistency, and brand compliance.
• Identify opportunities to use AI and automation to accelerate repetitive or time-intensive creative tasks while improving the consistency and quality of visual communications.
• Translate complex architectural, engineering, commissioning, and business concepts into clear, compelling visual stories using a combination of AI-generated content and traditional design methods.
• Develop proposal graphics that communicate technical approaches, processes, differentiators, organizational structures, schedules, project experience, and other complex information.
• Create and enhance PowerPoint presentations, pursuit interview materials, executive presentations, and other client-facing communications.
• Develop visual assets for social media, thought leadership, conferences, recruiting, internal communications, and other marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with marketers, architects, engineers, commissioning professionals, technical specialists, and Business Development staff to understand complex concepts and determine the most effective way to communicate them visually.
• Develop reusable AI workflows, agents, prompt frameworks, templates, graphic systems, and visual asset libraries that allow marketing staff to produce higher-quality visual content more efficiently.
• Help establish standards and best practices for responsible use of AI-generated visual content, including quality control, technical accuracy, brand consistency, intellectual property considerations, and appropriate human review.
• Evaluate emerging AI image-generation, visualization, presentation, automation, and creative technologies and recommend practical applications within marketing workflows.
• Help train and coach marketing staff on effective use of AI tools for AI agents for visual communication techniques, and AI-enabled creative workflows.
• Collaborate across two operating units as a shared creative and technology resource supporting proposals, communications, presentations, and strategic marketing initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, Information Design, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in graphic design, visual communications, marketing, digital media, or related professional-services work.
• A portfolio demonstrating professional-quality visual communications, including presentations, infographics, diagrams, information design, or similar creative work.
• Demonstrated experience using generative AI to develop and refine professional visual content, as well as applying AI agents, automated workflows, or similar AI-enabled processes to improve creative production or marketing activities.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, including the ability to produce polished, client-ready materials.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical or business information into clear, accurate, and visually compelling communications using established design principles and consistent branding.
• Ability to evaluate and refine AI-generated content for accuracy, visual quality, appropriateness, and brand consistency, ensuring final deliverables meet professional standards.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines while collaborating effectively with marketing, business development, technical teams, and senior leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain design decisions, visual concepts, and AI-enabled solutions to non-designers.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working within an architecture, engineering, construction, design, or professional-services marketing environment.
• Experience developing visual communications for architects, engineers, data center professionals, commissioning professionals, or other highly technical audiences.
• Advanced experience with AI image generation, AI-assisted illustration, generative design, AI presentation development, multimodal AI, or similar emerging creative technologies.
• Experience building AI agents or multi-step AI workflows that can interpret source content, recommend visual approaches, generate initial concepts, and support refinement or production.
• Experience integrating AI tools with existing creative software, content systems, automation platforms, or marketing workflows.
• Experience developing proposal graphics, pursuit presentations, interview materials, process diagrams, technical illustrations, or project visualizations for professional-services pursuits.
• Experience supporting mission critical, data center, commercial, healthcare, education, sustainability, commissioning, building systems, or other technically complex markets.
• Experience with data visualization and dashboard platforms such as Power BI or similar tools.
• Experience with motion graphics, video, animation, photography, 3D visualization, or other digital-media capabilities.
• Experience developing or managing brand templates, reusable graphic systems, digital asset libraries, prompt libraries, or AI-enabled creative resources.
• Familiarity with SharePoint, CRM systems, content-management systems, marketing automation platforms, or other marketing technology solutions.
• Experience training or coaching teams on generative AI, AI agents, visual communication, or emerging creative technologies.

Work Environment / Environmental Factors:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made.

• Normal office settings or remote work environments.

Physical Requirements:

• Manual dexterity to use a computer mouse, keyboard, and peripheral equipment.
• The ability to sit at a workstation for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and via electronic means.

Compensation:

Salary Range: $80,000 - $100,000 (depending on experience). The base salary range represents the low and high end of the compensation scale for this role. Actual salaries will be determined based on location, experience, responsibilities, and qualifications. This salary range is just one component of Glumac's total compensation package, which includes benefits, professional development opportunities, and additional incentives.

Additional Information:

• This position is available for remote work within the United States. Candidates near select Tetra Tech offices may be permitted/requested to work a hybrid schedule.
• This position is scheduled for full-time work (40 hours/week) with a typical schedule of 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Additional hours may be required based on project needs.

Why Glumac, a Tetra Tech Company:

Glumac has been a leader in the sustainable building design industry for over 50 years. In 2017 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organization.

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For nearly 60 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Your Impact:

Join Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential - join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Life at Glumac, a Tetra Tech Company:

The perks of working at Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Merit-based financial rewards.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.

About Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. Our 25,000 employees work together to provide clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.

We invite applications from all interested parties.

Additional Information

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