Graphic Designer III

PEOPLE TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESSES LLC•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Graphic Designer III in Arlington, Virginia, requiring a SECRET clearance. The position involves strategic communication, content creation, digital and multimedia management, event and exhibit management, and administrative/historical support. The designer will be responsible for developing communication plans, creating various written content, managing website and social media content, producing multimedia products, and managing annual exhibits and events. Additionally, the role includes providing administrative, media relations, and outreach support, as well as conducting archival research and transcription.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in graphics, fine, or visual arts/communications from an accredited institution and at least ten (10) years of experience in graphic design and/or related communications field.
Experience with Adobe Cloud Creative Suite.
Demonstrated creative graphic design and layout skills.
Demonstrated creative services skills.
Customer focused.
Show flexibility and attention to detail.
Deadline oriented.
Use desktop publishing tools.
Demonstrated ability to manage challenging customer service issues.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in visual communications from an accredited institution and five (5) years of recent related experience (waives the 10-year experience requirement).

Responsibilities

Develop communication plans and create a wide range of written content, including speeches, feature articles, presentations, press releases, and internal/external communications.
Manage content for public/internal websites and social media platforms.
Produce, edit, and manage all multimedia products, including video, photography, and graphic design.
Track and report on web/social media analytics to refine strategy.
Provide full lifecycle management for approximately 40 annual national/international exhibits and events, including strategic planning, logistics, budget management, and the preparation of all required approval packages and reports.
Provide general administrative, media relations, and outreach support.
Conduct archival research and provide transcription services to create historical products.
Gather information and materials, plan concepts by studying information and materials, manage workflow and scheduling.
Illustrate concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts, obtaining approval of concept by submitting rough layout for approval, preparing finished copy and art for typesetting and printing.
Prepare final layouts by marking and pasting up finished copy and art.
Complete projects that require coordinating with outside agencies, art services, printers, etc.