LOCATION: Springfield, VA

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

BACKGROUND:

Assured Consulting Solutions provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to work with customers that are both Government and industry leaders and technology innovators.

We are seeking a highly motivated GRAPHICS ARTIST to join our team. The Graphics Artist will be responsible for leading the mission essential Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance team in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Research Directorate.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

This position is with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) NGA Research Directorate supports the NSG and National Security Strategy by solving hard defense and intelligence problems for the IC and DoD. NGA Research is organized into three technical offices: Foundational GEOINT; Advanced Phenomenologies; and Analytic Technologies. NGA Research delivers capabilities within these technical offices through pods, functionally organized to address specific technology needs and products. The NGA Research Mission Support Office supports the pods and technical offices. It includes Strategic Partnerships and Communications (SPC); Technology Transition, Transfer, and Protection (T3P); Program Planning and Execution (PPE); and the Research Lab Environment (RLE) teams. The Graphics Artist must have experience taking customer ideas and synthesizing a graphical design that meets their intent and vision with limited direction, and providing overall graphic design services for presentations, documents, speeches, logos, electronic media, and video products. Ability to coordinate and develop a working relationship with other agency corporate graphic offices. Familiar with products, such as PowerPoint presentation, multimedia, exhibits, and conference materials, and agency messaging and branding requirements and other posted standards on quality, format, and style.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Produce approximately 2000 graphic design products each year for the following types;

• Digital Signage / Web Graphics. (20%)
• Engravings. Engraving includes engravings on brass, glass, plastic, and wood. (10%)
• Handouts. Fact sheets, flyers, newsletters, tri-folds, pamphlets, programs, etc. (10%)
• Historical Displays and Exhibits. Production timeline varies depending upon the exhibit size. (5%)
• Infographics. (10%)
• Miscellaneous. Cover Designs, logos, coins, etc. (5%)
• Posters. Posters can range in sizes from 11” x 17” inches up to 24” x 30”. (20%)
• PowerPoint Visualizations. (10%)

Publications. NGA on average completes approximately 4-6 publications over 20 pages annually. These can range from 21 pages to 200 pages. The remaining are typically under 20 pages. (10%)

Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, or Technical Writing and

15 year's experience working with technical projects and/or technical writing;

Senior-level (15 years) experience working and visualizing with technical projects and/or technical writing.

Exceptional communications skills, with a strong understanding of writing and briefing styles.

Strong skills with managing detailed problems and complex processes.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or higher in Graphics Design or Fine Arts
• Demonstrated experience of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the Intelligence Community.
• Experience with DoD Research and Development organizations and processes.
• Demonstrated experience with the development and/or review of cost estimates and the associated technical work scope necessary to achieve stated objectives.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:

Requires a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, fine Arts or similar discipline that cannot be substituted

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• 15+ years w/ Bachelor's degree
• 13+ years w/ Master's degree

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time

SHIFT: Day

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT. All ACS employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their first day of employment or January 18, 2022, whichever is later. Exceptions to the vaccine mandate will be considered only where legally required. To discuss an exemption for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, please contact ACS Human Resources at (703) 662-5062.

Assured Consulting Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact ACS Human Resources at (703) 662-5062