What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graphic Designer position at RED, Inc Communications?
Responsibilities:
Provide graphics support of local community outreach events. Develop products that encourage and facilitate interactions between Naval Surface Warfare Center employees and local communities during school visits and student tours of research facilities. Primary emphasis will be placed on STEM related initiatives designed to raise public awareness and increase student interest in Navy Science and Technology programs.
Support web management, social media and website improvement coordination, including content development. Provide content management support for public website, social media accounts and intranet. All postings must comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Provide photographic support of distinct events each year, which may require local travel, portrait shots and capture of technology development, testing and demonstrations co-located with customer partners. Photography must be captured in a journalistic style in digital format using equipment and software provided by the Government.
Be familiar with Adobe Cloud Creative Suite to create content to support media releases.
Gather information and materials, as well as planning concepts by studying information and materials, managing workflows and schedules. Initiate illustrated concepts through design, draft and final stages. Responsible for determining arrangement, size, font, style, and related aesthetic concepts, by submitting rough layout for approval, preparing finished layouts with the ability to prepare final layouts by marking and pasting up finished copy and art for publication and printing.
Complete projects that require coordinating with outside agencies, art services, printers, etc.
Create graphic design and layout, provide creative services skills, while being customer focused, showing flexibility and attention to detail, and deadlines.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Arts or Visual Arts/Communications from an accredited institution, or mass communications specialist with Defense Information School (DINFOS) accreditation preferred, or at least (4) four years of active duty experience as a photo journalist.
- Three (3) years of experience within the last seven (7) years in graphic design.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites
- Self-starter, able to work under pressure to meet commitments while maintaining quality of work and effective interface
- Must be a US citizen
- Must be able to obtain a favorable completed National Agency Check and maintain clearance for duration of employment
It is the policy of RED Inc. Communication to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $33.91 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Salary : $34