Job Description
Long-form print/report design
Digital assets—social media graphics, digital banners
Contemporary, modern—not 2D drop shadows, embossing, or dated lettering effects
Clean, academic, prestigious tone
Good use of negative space
We are looking for an experienced graphic designer to join a fast-paced team that creates and publishes long-form reports, marketing and event collateral, award certificates, and other visual materials for print and digital usage. Applicants will need to have experience providing graphics specifically created to support the requirements of individual projects across various mediums, in addition to laying out dense content and nuanced data in a short amount of time.
Submission of an online portfolio with your application is required.
Your portfolio must show range across:
Aesthetic Direction
Education and Background
- Degree in graphic design or related field.
Years of Experience
Required Skills
Advanced expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Microsoft Office Suite.
Highly skilled on a Mac platform.
Strong knowledge of 508-compliance.
Ability to create infographics based on descriptions of complex financial data and/or content.
Familiarity with industry-standard applications for developing print-, digital-, and web-based deliverables.
Ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines and schedules.
Availability to work beyond normal working hours, including holidays, if needed.
Excellent communication organizational skills.
Bonus Skills
Photo editing
Gen AI
Working Conditions
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
Skills Required
- Degree in graphic design or related field
- Minimum seven years professional experience in graphic design and/or publishing
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint
- Proficiency with Flash and related digital authoring tools
- Highly skilled on the Mac platform
- Experience with pre-press and post-print production and creating print-ready files (pre-flighting, CMYK conversion, bleeds, packaging)
- Must have a digital portfolio demonstrating relevant work
- Ability to produce 508-compliant web files from PDFs and other documents
- Basic proofreading and editing skills
- Ability to work onsite in Washington, D.C. five days per week
- Ability to multitask, meet tight deadlines, and work beyond normal hours/holidays when needed
What We Do
Agile Defense is a technology services company that provides advanced digital transformation, data analytics, and cybersecurity solutions to support critical national security and civilian government missions. With a global presence, the company focuses on delivering outcome-driven, AI-powered capabilities to solve complex mission challenges for federal and defense customers.
