As a Visual Media Designer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and producing visual solutions for a wide variety of products. You will create and publish products for print, video, and interactive that will be disseminated across CIA, the Intelligence Community, and the federal government. You will work as a member of a team focusing on one or more specialties, such as graphic design, publication design, motion graphics, video, and user interface (UI) and user experience (UX).
Specific duties for this position include:
Designing corporate identity and collateral
Designing brochures, publications, and campaigns
Designing promotional material, exhibits and displays, and signage
Engaging in UI and UX explorations and development for web and interactive products
Engaging with developers and programmers to deliver and maintain websites on the internet or various intranets
Crafting storylines and storyboards for motion and video products
Conducting basic video production and post-production to tell a compelling story
Ensuring appropriate application of style, typography, hierarchy, and pacing to products across multiple media
Analyzing and translating customer requirements into actionable project objectives
Managing time and deliverables within the scope of a production schedule
You will work with a team of visual media designers within a studio environment; however, there are occasional opportunities to deploy as a single dedicated support specialist serving the publishing needs of various CIA and Intelligence Community locations within the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
You must be physically in the United States or one of its territories when you submit your resume via MyLINK.
You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
You must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years of age (dual-national US citizens are eligible).
You must be willing to move to the Washington, DC area.
You must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
For further requirements information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/how-we-hire/requirements/
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of the following:
Graphic design
UI and UX for interactive product development
Video production techniques and applications
Preparing files and documents for output, including vendors, printing, and digital outputs
Strong verbal and written communications skills suitable to provide product demonstrations, document and explain project requirements, and create/develop/manage content for websites and publications
Excellent interpersonal, time management, and creative skills to work effectively within professional creative team environments
Background in graphic design and/or user interface and user experience design
Strong business acumen
Experience in publishing business environment
Education
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields or related studies:
Graphic Design
Visual Communication
Multimedia Design and Production
Or, at least six (6) years of work experience in a professional publishing environment may be substituted for academics
Additional information
The following must be attached when you submit your interest form:
A creative portfolio of two to three samples demonstrating a wide variety of design conceptualizations, to include campaign, identity, poster, publication, and packaging, as well as samples of videos, mobile & web UI/UX. All URLs should be written out (no links) to non-account based or password protected websites.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/visual-media-designer/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
This post is for viewing purposes only. To get started, please visit https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/visual-media-designer/, where you can read more about this position and express your interest in up to four jobs. Upon expressing your interest, you will be taken to MyLINK, which allows you to submit your resume and job rankings and provide basic information about yourself.
After you express interest for up to four positions on cia.gov/careers, a CIA recruiter may contact you for further discussion if your qualifications meet our needs. See the MyLINK FAQs on our website for more information.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
