Technical Editor/Graphic Designer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

NACI (T1)

Job Family:

Technical Documentation

Job Qualifications:

Skills:Graphic Design, Plain Language, Section 508 Compliance, Technical Editing, Web Content

Certifications:

Experience:6 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

The Technical Editor/Graphic Designer supports a federal agency’s internal and external communication workflows and the production and posting of federal reports, fact sheets, and other documents. This role is crucial for ensuring accuracy, clarity and visual appeal for materials and web content. The Technical Editor/Graphic Designer ensures adherence with Section 508 accessibility standards and provides design, layout, and branding to agency publications.

Duties include:

• Reviewing and proofreading content for grammar, punctuation, and style, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity.

• Ensuring terms and concepts are accurately presented and easily understood by different target audiences.

• Maintaining high-level of attention to detail to ensure error-free publications.

• Editing, formatting, and performing quality-checks on agency reports and documents, based upon agency branding and Section 508 accessibility guidelines.

• Designing and producing high-quality graphics, illustrations, and layouts to create interactive and multimedia content for the web and social media.

• Advising leadership on technical challenges, publication and accessibility issues, and best practices.

• Educating and training staff on design, layout, branding, and accessibility.

• Using Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office to design and format agency reports, newsletters, presentations, flyers, and other published materials, including templates.

• Developing infographics, banners, logos, and other custom graphics as needed.

• Researching images for use in publications and on the agency website.

• Preparing and checking files submitted by staff for web publishing.

• Posting cleared materials to the agency website, using Drupal, and providing technical support to the Web Content Manager.

• Participating in special projects as assigned.

This position is fully remote and requires a Public Trust clearance (or the ability to obtain one).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field

• Requires 6 years of relevant experience

• Extensive experience with graphic design and desktop publishing

• Proficient with Adobe Creative suite applications, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator

• Experience with web content management software, such as Drupal and utilizing SEO best practices

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and web-based platforms such as SharePoint or Teams

• Expertise in Section 508 remediation and in using tools to ensure compliance

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Highly productive with minimal direct supervision

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $76,690 - $100,625. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.