Graphic Designer
Avint, United States
Job Description
Currently, Avint is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Graphic Designer to join our team at our Chantilly, VA office. In order to answer intelligence questions, the FBI must synthesize raw intelligence into objective, allsource analytic assessments. Analytic assessments enhance customer understanding of threats and enable betterinformed decision making. FBI also employs intelligence analysis to identify and recommend specific operational actions in order to advance threat mitigation efforts. Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At Avint, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
Position Responsibilities:
- CPIEB requires support from three contract graphic designers to produce visual products that convey intelligence analysis to U.S. policymakers, LE officials, and senior executives both internal and external to the FBI including the President of the United States. Contractors providing graphic design support will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and producing visual solutions for a wide variety of formats and dissemination outputs, and will work as part of an interdisciplinary team managing multiple design projects under minimal supervision.
- Contract graphic designers will report to CPIEB’s Cyber Intelligence Program Unit (CIPU) and provide support to customers across all CPIEB units and operational unit customers.
- Contract graphic designers shall work with customers to define project scope and requirements, clarify customer expectations, and provide advice on best processes and procedures for optimal visual presentation. Accordingly, graphic designers must demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to effectively work and interact with customers, coworkers, and management.
- Visual products are designed for conveyance via mobile devices, web, and print, and will be key contributions to communicating intelligence to inform senior policymakers and may be designed as standalone intelligence products.
- Contractors providing graphic design support are responsible for a wide range of routine to complex projects such as: charts and graphs, flow diagrams, infographics, presentation visuals, illustrations, publication design, cover designs, brochures, posters, and logos, and will support a variety of related tasks including producing and publishing these products, including creating, editing, and processing text and graphics for hardcopy and electronic publication. Additionally, contract graphic designers must work within production schedules and coordinate with all parties involved (e.g., authors, other employee or contract graphic designers, cartographers, and interactive designers), to produce, deliver, and archive finished visual intelligence publications.
- Contract graphic designers shall collaborate and coordinate with FBI’s Print Shop and other stakeholders as needed and identified by CIPU and/or CyD customers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in one of the following fields, or a related area of study: Graphic Design, or Communications or Fine Arts, with a strong emphasis in graphic design.
- Ability to shape and lead solutions to data visualization in an increasingly complex and changing technological environment.
- At least two years of experience with the Adobe Creative suite tools, such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Strong creative portfolio demonstrating good use of typography, gridbased design, white space, and color theory.
- Knowledge of production tools and methodology, and a strong technical aptitude to quickly learn new software and hardware.
- Strong editorial and grammar skills, demonstrated by at least one year of experience in copyediting, printpublishing, or other formalized writingheavy responsibilities.
- Knowledge of publishing principles, basics of publication design, and production methodology for publishing products in hardcopy or electronic formats, demonstrated by at least one year of publishing experience.
- Familiarity with Web content management demonstrated by one year of experience working with Microsoft SharePoint.
Benefits
Joining Avint is a win-win proposition! You will feel the personal touch of a small business and receive BIG business benefits. From competitive salaries, full health, to a new Open Time Off Policy and Federal Holidays. Additionally, we encourage every Avint employee to further their professional development. To assist you in achieving your goals, we offer reimbursement for courses, exams, and tuition. Interested in a class, conference, program, or degree? Avint will invest in YOU and your professional development!