Graphics Designer
Leidos
- Chantilly, VA
- $78,000-141,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
The Leidos Intelligence Group uses a wide range of capabilities in Digital Modernization, Mission Software Systems, and enabling technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support our customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is ensuring our intelligence customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click here!Are you ready to join a team dedicated to a mission? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!Your Main Mission:
- Work as part of a team to develop creative and engaging graphics and media in support of learning projects.
- Design and develop engaging visuals, graphics, and animations.
- Provide graphic design aid to various tasks, including print products, web banners, stand-alone graphics, graphics and animations for videos, website design, and ad hoc media requests.
- Develop and/or assist with developing classroom and e-learning materials and courses in conjunction with instructional designers and instructors using a range of learning tools.
- Partner cross-functionally with other team members, such as AV, IT, instructors, and production teams, to accomplish tasks and complete projects.
- Work with customers to coordinate resources, prioritize activities, and ensure quality and timely products.
- Utilize a project tracking tool and weekly meetings to track, communicate, and manage all tasks and projects to ensure all assigned tasks are completed or before the established due date.
- Analyze project options and provide recommendations to address physical and security constraints.
- Make equipment and software recommendations based on industry best practices and in accordance with customer policies and procedures.
- Maintain credentials as necessary.
- Archive final projects per office-designated standards.
- Adhere to customer security policies and procedures regarding the use of systems, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
- Execute diplomacy working with various levels of team members, managers, and customer to identify requirements and develop action plans.
- Possess a current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
- Degree in graphic design, visual design, animation, online game development, cartography, fine arts, or related field.
- At least eight (8) years of related job experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
- Minimum of two (2) years of recent graphic design or interactive multimedia development/design/programming experience.
- At least three (3) years of experience designing and integrating elements using a diverse range of multimedia, electronic authoring, and development tools, software, and platforms to deliver products such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lectora, Captivate, Camtasia, and/or HTML5.
- Strong visual design, including use of typography, composition, and color.
- Experience developing mock-ups, user flows, storyboards, and prototypes to effectively communicate web design.
- Experience generating cohesive, desirable UI/UX design based on holistic consideration of the users.
- Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience utilizing project tracking mechanisms to communicate, coordinate, prioritize, and complete projects on schedule.
- Experience with PowerPoint, Word, and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience designing, drafting, planning, and producing designs for instructional programs, videos, multimedia, e-learning, and other print, electronic, and multimedia materials independently and with input from subject matter experts.
- Experience designing interactive media and/or web design, preferably for a learning environment.
- Familiarity with copyright and ADA compliance regulations.