What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer position at City of New York?
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of highquality drinking water managing wastewater and stormwater and reducing air noise and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country with nearly 6000 employees. DEPs water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the systems 2000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.
The Bureau of Public Affairs and Communications (BPAC) manages the public information community outreach and legislative affairs of the Agency. It is responsible for all press and media inquiries environmental education special projects and events production of all public information both print and electronic and has responsibility for managing the graphic and photographic needs of the Agency.
The Bureau of Public Affairs & Communications seeks a Graphic Designer. The selected candidate will collaborate on a wide variety of graphic design projects across print and digital media. The graphic designer will :
Support the Senior Graphic Designer in review and execution of agencywide graphic design requests.
Create strong graphic design work consistently
Design iteratively with a firm grasp of typography composition and message hierarchy
Interpret complex data into well thought out and designed infographics and maps
All candidates must have a portfolio demonstrating a range of visual communication skills and creative talent.
GRAPHIC ARTIST 91415
Qualifications :
1) A baccalaureate degree with a major in fine or graphic arts from an accredited college and one year of fulltime paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist; or
2) A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent plus two years of training in a technical school approved by a states Department of Education or comparable governmental agency in oils water colors painting design black and white layout computer graphics and other art media and three years of acceptable fulltime paid experience as a commercial or graphic artist.
To be qualified for assignment to Assignment Level II individuals must have :
a) at least one year of experience as a Graphic Artist Assignment Level I; or
b) the Qualification Requirements described in 1 or 2 above plus two additional years of acceptable specialized paid experience conceptualizing and initiating graphic art projects.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
Graphic Design,Photography,Adobe Acrobat,HTML5,Layout Design,Adobe Creative Suite,Web Design,Adobe Dreamweaver,Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Illustrator,CorelDraw,Adobe Indesign
Vacancy : 1
