A BA/BS degree and at least 3 years of experience, or no degree and at least 9 years of experience.
Strong working knowledge of relevant Microsoft applications, including Visio.
Experience developing innovative and impactful solutions.
Extensive experience supporting the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of communications products.
Eligibility for a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Responsibilities
Support oral and written communications requirements for the Client with Government elements, foreign partners, the private sector, and the public.
Develop, prepare, produce, coordinate, and edit finished intelligence products, strategy and planning documents, talking points, speeches, digital interactive products, graphics, presentations, booklets, mobile products, and temporary or permanent web content.
Assist with developing communications standards, guidelines, and processes; improving communications standards; evaluating communications initiatives; and composing, coordinating, and consolidating recurring reports and work products.
Ensure communication support activities comply with Section 508 accessibility standards.
Lead the creation, maintenance, and improvement of web content and social media presence.
Mentor and train junior staff.
Use request management tools such as NarQuest to provide customer support for communication requests.
Coordinate with Knowledge Management for publication of web content.
Coordinate with UI/UX designers and Knowledge Management to provide engaging and user-friendly web content and graphics products.
Develop, manage, and publish standard operating procedures related to documentation and editing.
Maintain internal and external website content, social media presence, blogs, wikis, and Really Simple Syndication feeds in classified and unclassified environments.
Develop, distribute, and disseminate electronic intelligence publications, including creating and posting HyperText Markup Language versions on classified websites across multiple networks.
Lead communications strategies and write and update web content, including newsletters, blog posts, and announcements.
Prepare responses to inquiries concerning public websites and social media posts.
Manage the organization's digital presence, including content strategy, content development, and website management.
Develop graphics, digital media, cartography, and multimedia products.
Create graphic designs for written and digital products.
Develop design concepts and implement designs for web pages, mobile applications, newsletters, advertisements, infographics, banners, illustrations, logos, and other digital content.
Provide design services for website graphics, social media graphics, HTML newsletter graphics, and print projects.
Ensure products conform to production standards, copyright laws, accessibility requirements, and public release clearances.
Conduct technical quality checks.
Build approved concepts in HTML and CSS in compliance with responsive design principles.
Provide cartography support for thematic and reference maps as needed.
Desired Qualifications
Highly proficient technical writing capability.
Ability to understand U.S. Federal Government business needs, with strong analytical and organizational skills.
Job Description
The Graphic Designer / Content Developer shall provide support to facilitate oral and written communications requirements for the Client with other Government elements, foreign partners, the private sector, and the public. The Graphic Designer / Content Developer shall support the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of a range of products that may include finished intelligence products, strategy and planning documents, talking points, speeches, digital interactive products, graphics, presentations, booklets, mobile products, and impermanent/permanent web content for the Client and its directorates, centers, oversight offices, and offices. The Graphic Designer / Content Developer shall assist and collaborate in developing communications standards, guidelines, and processes; streamlining and improving communications standards; reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of communications initiatives; and composing, coordinating, and consolidating recurring reports and work products. The Graphic Designer / Content Developer shall work with the Government to ensure all communication support activities are consistent with Section 508 accessibility standards.
Content Developer (Senior)
Leads support to the Client in the creation, maintenance, and improvement of web content, including social media presence
Mentors and trains junior staff
Utilizes request management tools such as NarQuest to provide swift, high quality customer support for communication requests
Coordinates with Knowledge Management as needed for publication of web content
Coordinates with UI/UX designer and Knowledge Management to ensure web content provides an engaging and user-friendly experience
Develops, manages, and publishes SOPs related to documentation and editing
Collaborates in the creation, maintenance, and improvement of web content
Makes recommendations for improving web content accessibility for stakeholders
Maintains internal and external website content and social media presence
Maintains blogs, wiki, and Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds in both classified and unclassified environments
Leads with developing, distributing, and disseminating electronic intelligence publications, to include creating and posting Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) versions on classified websites across multiple networks
Leads communications strategies, writes and updates web content, including newsletters, blog posts, and announcements
Prepares responses to inquiries concerning the organization's public websites and social media posts
Manages and maintains the organization's digital presence, including content strategy and development and website management
Graphic Designer (Journeyman)
Supports the Client to develop graphics, digital media, cartography, and other multimedia products
Utilizes request management tools such as NarQuest to provide swift, high quality customer support for communication requests
Coordinates with UI/UX designer and Knowledge Management, to ensure graphics products provide an engaging and user-friendly experience
Creates graphic designs for variety of written and digital products
Assists in developing design concepts and implementing designs for new web pages, mobile applications, newsletters, ads, infographics, banners, illustrations, logos, and other types of digital content that will be presented online
Provides design services, including website graphics, social media graphics, HTML newsletter graphics, and support for print projects
Ensures products conform to all production standards, copywrite laws, accessibility compliance requirements, public release clearances
Conducts technical quality checks
Manages an approved concept and builds it in HTML/CSS so it complies with responsive design principles
Provides Cartography support, as needed, to design thematic and reference maps
Qualifications
Required Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
BA/BS and 3+ years of experience orno degree and 9+ years of experience
Strong working knowledge of relevant MS applications, including Visio
Proven development of innovative and impactful solutions
Extensive experience with supporting the development, preparation, production, coordination, and editing of a range of products
Highly proficient technical writing capability is desired
Desired Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Ability to understand U.S. Federal Government business needs, with strong analytical and organizational skills.
Additional Information
Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.
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