Graphic Designer/Photographer

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in the career field of graphic design.
• Photographers must use the Nikon Digital camera systems and Adobe Creative Suite / Creative Cloud software.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.