Graphic Artist: Digital Content Producer

OBXtek Inc.•Washington, VA

80d•Onsite

About The Position

OBXtek is seeking a Graphic Artist: Digital Content Manager to support the Army at the Pentagon, providing Digital Media Service Support. This role involves designing and creating digital assets using various graphics software, contributing to the enhancement of the agency's online presence, and delivering digital designs that adapt to changing needs. The position plays a key role in conceptualizing social media content, utilizing illustration for storytelling, and conducting preliminary research to develop content concepts. Excellent communication skills are essential for managing priorities and reporting challenges. The role operates under the general direction of a PM, Customer, and Creative Director and requires being onsite five days a week.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated professional experience in graphic design and video editing, ideally focused in social media.
Experience managing competing priorities and communicating hurdles to your team.
Requires understanding of web-based technologies and thorough knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Premiere and/or other design-related applications.
Skilled in video editing, to include splitting/combining clips & stills, adding transitions, audio-over, text-over, etc.
Comfortable analyzing source materials to include video footage, still images, and talking points and produce dynamic social content to tell the Army story.
Ability to stay abreast of trends and storytelling methods on social media which will keep the Army’s content fresh and interesting.
Proficient in PowerPoint; some presentation design will be required to manipulate layouts for branding compliance on project briefs and/or leadership presentations.
Skilled in prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Active Secret Clearance highly desirable, although NACI is minimum requirement.

Nice To Haves

Familiar with creating social media strategy.
Experience designing banners and digital assets for the agency's website relative to external communications.
Working knowledge using Adobe Acrobat, InDesign and Illustrator.
Candidate’s design skills should include envisioning the creation across multiple social media and traditional web platforms.
Understand how to span platforms and optimize the maintenance effort.
Understand how a social media campaign would build on the initial release of graphics and design elements.
Have video creation and editing skills that support the social media and traditional platforms.
Have an eye toward storytelling and find the right speed and quality to tell the story well.

Responsibilities

Designs and builds digital assets using images, illustrations, video, and audio content with a variety of graphics software applications, techniques, and tools.
Contributes to the design team’s efforts to enhance the look and feel of the agency‘s online offerings.
Deliver thoughtful digital designs for the brand and support rapid design changes when the world's needs change.
Plays a vital role in conceptualization of social media content.
Opportunity to use illustration to tell the story.
Proven ability to conduct preliminary research and write initial content concepts to facilitate collaboration with the team.
Excellent communication skills - managing competing priorities and communicating hurdles to your team.
Works under general direction of PM, Customer, and Creative Director.