Photographer/Graphic Designer Job at Cruz Associates, Inc. in Fort Eustis

Provide digital documentation of project tests conducted locally or at remote test sites as needed to include potential in-flight digital documentation support. This support will require the ability to determine the best method of documenting results that ensures a comprehensive, accurate, and objective portrayal of the subject / test. This will require extensive digital documentation editing and post processing and the use of high-end digital editing software. The Contractor shall be able to integrate existing equipment with newly Government procured equipment to provide flexible, rugged, miniaturized, expandable, supportable, data acquisition of digital instrumentation systems for research development and project support. Provide high speed digital documentation support to the SID ballistic test range of destructive testing by ballistic impact, tension, compression and explosion as well as support to the SID engine test facility and special projects as required. Aid in processing digital documentation equipment to commercial manufacturers for repairs and / or calibrations as needed. The Contractor shall show professional and career interest in digital documentation by previous attendance at related seminars and / or completion of related formal coursework in this area. Maintain and increase technical competence / skills through training and independent study in digital imagery utilizing computerization and video inputs and outputs. The Government uses the following digital documentation software :

• Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite (CS)5
• Phantom for high-speed video capture
• Adobe Media Encoder CS5
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe CS Production Premium
• Avid Media Composer Video system

Provide and / or update the SID digital documentation that clearly demonstrate facility capabilities. Maintain the SID film library by adding and logging new and previous recorded technical films / test videos for use in promoting aviation research.