Web Designer/Graphic Artist

Position Title: Web Designer/Graphic Artist

Location: Washington, DC

Security Clearance Type: Active Secret clearance

Work Status: US Citizenship required to support a Federal Client

Position Status: Full time

Position Description:

OBXtek is currently looking for a Sr. Web Designer/Graphic Artist/Digital Content Manager to work at the Pentagon for the Army.

The duties will include but not be limited to the following:
• Designs and builds digital assets using images, illustrations, video, audio, and interactive web content with a variety of graphics software applications, techniques, and tools.
• Contributes to the design group’s efforts to enhance the look and feel of the agency‘s online offerings.
• Deliver thoughtful graphic designs for the brand and support rapid design changes when the world's needs change
• Designs the website to support the agency's strategies and goals relative to external communications.
• Assists with conceptualization of web and social media content
• Opportunity to use illustration to tell the story
• Designs and builds web pages using a variety of prototyping techniques and tools.
• Designs and develops user interface features, site animation, and special-effects elements.
• Designs and develops website UX/UI
• Works under general direction of PM, Customer, and Creative Director

Qualifications:

Active Secret Clearance highly desirable, although NACI is minimum requirement
• Minimum of five (5) years demonstrated professional experience focused in UI/UX design concepts
• Requires understanding of web-based technologies and thorough knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and/or other design-related applications
• Understanding of web-based technologies and knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript frameworks, and/or other design-related applications
• Experience with Scrum
• Skilled in social media campaign strategy
• Please include links to online portfolio or submit samples of design products

Preferred:
• Has basic video editing skills, to include splitting/combining clips & stills, adding transitions, audio-over, text-over, etc.