Graphic Designer/Artist

Overview
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Bowhead seeks a Graphic Designer/Photographer to support the Office of Corporate Communications at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Responsibilities
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* Provide design and layout support, text processing, page mark-up, graphic scanning, large and small format printing, sign marking, engraving, mounting & laminating, and any other creative design support.
* Services rendered are required to be entered into NGA’s online application via the Local  Work Order Tool and made easily accessible by the Government.
* Shall stay abreast of new and potentially evolving software packages which may be useful for NGA in the future.
* All products shall be reviewed by the Graphic Design Lead Key Positions to ensure there are no grammatical, typographical or compositional errors.
* Will design products for printing on digital presses, which can differ from other design and layouts.
* Provide high quality, professional digital photography to include, but not limited to both portrait and on-scene photography.
* On-scene photography can involve, but not limited to, accident investigations, building maintenance, events, award ceremonies, group photos, and photo-journalism.
* Proper caption writing techniques shall be required for all photographs.
* Photography staff will be required to load all photos into NGA OCC’s Darkroom with proper metadata tags and captions.
* Will have to be able to remove all metadata from photographs before images are approved for public release.
* Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
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* 3-5 years of relevant experience in the career field of and graphic design and Photographers must use the Nikon Digital camera systems and Adobe Creative Suite / Creative Cloud software. The camera systems will be provided by the Government as government furnished equipment (GFE).
* Must have detailed knowledge of the entire Adobe Creative Suite / Creative Cloud graphic design software package on a Windows platform.
* Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and outside contacts
* Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team

Physical Demands:

* Must be able to lift up to 15 to 25 pounds
* Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
* Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Top Secret/SCI level.  US Citizenship is a requirement for Security clearance at this location.

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