Graphic Designer

Job Title

Graphic Designer

Job Description

Company Overview :

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.

At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated.

As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.

Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies.

Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.

Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting.

Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed.

We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions.

Join us and make a meaningful impact.

Markon is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Description :

Markon is seeking a Graphic Designer to support our Intelligence customer. Some duties may include :

• Prepares visual presentations by designing art and copy layouts.
• Plans, analyzes, and creates original visual solutions to communications projects.
• Identifies the most effective way to get messages across in print and electronic media using color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques.
• Develops the overall layout and production design of magazines, newspapers, journals, corporate reports, and other publications.
• Uses perspective, isometric, orthographic, and schematic techniques to prepare technical and non-technical illustrations and line drawings for slide presentations, view graphics, reports, brochures, etc.
• Produces promotional displays, packaging, and marketing brochures for products and services, designs distinctive logos for products and businesses, and develop signs and signage systems for business and government.
• Develops material for Internet Web pages, interactive media, and multimedia projects.
• Gathers relevant information by meeting with clients, creative or art directors, and by performing own research.
• Prepares sketches or layouts-by hand or with the aid of a computer-to illustrate vision for the design.
• Work closely with a team of fellow Systems Integrators and Communications Officers
• Provide graphic development support for analytic and other communication products across the Sponsor organization
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to develop compelling graphic products to convey strategic information to Senior stakeholders across the Sponsor organization and broader IC
• Assist with other communication products as required
• Manage and uphold brand standards in accordance with style guide across Sponsor organization
• Provide programmatic support and stakeholder engagement
• Provide a total system perspective to the role, including a technical understanding of sponsor products, partnership, dependencies and capabilities

Job Requirements

• 10 to 12 years with BS / BA or 8 to 10 years with MS / MA or 5 to 7 years with PhD.
• Bachelors in Communications, IT, or related field
• 5+ years of graphic design experience
• Knowledge of technical and logistical operations
• Strong communication skills - verbal and written - with all levels of stakeholders
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to fully coordinate project schedules
• Experience dealing with complex situations in a fast-paced environment
• Experience writing requirements and various other documents
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear, compelling "stand-alone" graphical products
• Ability to leverage a variety of tools such as : PowerPoint, Adobe suite, Maya, 3Ds Max
• Ability to manage complex projects and schedules with multiple objectives and priorities
• Ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders across organizational boundaries to accomplish mission goals
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Travel

0 - 10%

Location

Reston, VA - Reston, VA US (Primary)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Category

Information Technology

Exemption Type

Exempt

Date Needed By

Security Clearance

TS / SCI with a Full Scope Polygraph