Graphics Designer

Leidos hiring for Graphics Designer jobs in Burke, VA, US

Description

Are you ready for a rewarding career challenge?

Unleash your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Are you a talented multimedia designer looking for a fresh challenge? Your search ends here! We're seeking a Graphics Designer to create high-end multimedia products (graphics, animations, visuals, interactive media) for our dynamic clients. From online learning modules to interactive classroom tools, you'll use your expertise in graphics and visuals to bring our clients' ideas to life.

As a successful candidate, you'll be a master of multimedia authoring and development tools, with a keen eye for effective user interface and engaging user experience design. You'll work closely with our team of developers, designers, and subject matter experts to create products that not only incorporate sound adult learning principles but also engage learners and are globally accessible.

Your creativity won't be limited to just one area, either. You'll have the opportunity to provide graphic support or interactivity to a variety of projects developed by team members and even design and build models or games for use in presentations or the classroom.

Best of all, you'll have the chance to implement your designs across various delivery platforms, including print media, classrooms, websites, mobile devices, and enterprise learning management systems. If you're ready to take your design skills to the next level, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the first step towards a fulfilling and rewarding career with Leidos.

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Mission
The Leidos Intelligence Group uses a wide range of capabilities in Digital Modernization, Mission Software Systems, and enabling technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support our customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is ensuring our intelligence customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click here!

Are you ready to join a team dedicated to a mission? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!

Your Main Mission:

• Work as part of a team to develop creative and engaging graphics and media in support of learning projects.
• Design and develop engaging visuals, graphics, and animations.
• Provide graphic design aid to various tasks, including print products, web banners, stand-alone graphics, graphics and animations for videos, website design, and ad hoc media requests.
• Develop and/or assist with developing classroom and e-learning materials and courses in conjunction with instructional designers and instructors using a range of learning tools.
• Partner cross-functionally with other team members, such as AV, IT, instructors, and production teams, to accomplish tasks and complete projects.
• Work with customers to coordinate resources, prioritize activities, and ensure quality and timely products.
• Utilize a project tracking tool and weekly meetings to track, communicate, and manage all tasks and projects to ensure all assigned tasks are completed or before the established due date.
• Analyze project options and provide recommendations to address physical and security constraints.
• Make equipment and software recommendations based on industry best practices and in accordance with customer policies and procedures.
• Maintain credentials as necessary.
• Archive final projects per office-designated standards.
• Adhere to customer security policies and procedures regarding the use of systems, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
• Execute diplomacy working with various levels of team members, managers, and customer to identify requirements and develop action plans. 

What Sets You Apart:

• Possess a current TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
• Degree in graphic design, visual design, animation, online game development, cartography, fine arts, or related field.
• At least eight (8) years of related job experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent graphic design or interactive multimedia development/design/programming experience.
• At least three (3) years of experience designing and integrating elements using a diverse range of multimedia, electronic authoring, and development tools, software, and platforms to deliver products such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Lectora, Captivate, Camtasia, and/or HTML5.
• Strong visual design, including use of typography, composition, and color.
• Experience developing mock-ups, user flows, storyboards, and prototypes to effectively communicate web design.
• Experience generating cohesive, desirable UI/UX design based on holistic consideration of the users.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience utilizing project tracking mechanisms to communicate, coordinate, prioritize, and complete projects on schedule.
• Experience with PowerPoint, Word, and Microsoft Office Suite. 

You Might Also Have:

• Experience designing, drafting, planning, and producing designs for instructional programs, videos, multimedia, e-learning, and other print, electronic, and multimedia materials independently and with input from subject matter experts.
• Experience designing interactive media and/or web design, preferably for a learning environment.
• Familiarity with copyright and ADA compliance regulations.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We’re excited to learn more about you, apply today!

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.