Graphic & Digital Designer

Steampunk
  • McLean, Virginia
  • $100,000–$140,000 Per Year
12 days ago

Job Description

Overview:

As a Graphic & Web Designer, you will design everything from logos and marketing slicks to PowerPoint presentations, SharePoint sites, and interactive digital experiences. You will be responsible for working with government clients to produce visual assets behind our recurring deliverables (executive IT performance reports, CX/communications dashboards, governance pre-read packages, PMR decks, infographics, and data visualizations), ensuring every artifact is Section 508/WCAG 2.1 compliant, on-brand, and usability-tested before release. You will bring a strong eye for craft and a working command of digital accessibility.

Contributions:
  • Partner with client front office personnel and digital tech team members teams to understand objectives, audiences, and deadlines, and translate them into effective visual communication
  • Design and produce a wide range of branded visual assets, including logos, marketing slicks, infographics, social graphics, event collateral, and PowerPoint templates and presentations
  • Design, build, and maintain SharePoint sites and pages and ensure they are intuitive, visually consistent, and easy for content owners to manage
  • Apply and help evolve client brand standards, ensuring consistency of color, typography, imagery, and voice across print and digital deliverables
  • Maintain organized, reusable asset libraries, templates, and style guides that help teams create compliant, on-brand content
  • Ensure all deliverables are accessible and Section 508 / WCAG compliant, performing and documenting accessibility checks using automated and manual testing tools.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, incorporating stakeholder feedback through rapid iteration while maintaining the highest quality
  • Pilot AI-enabled content generation, tailoring, summarization, and accessibility checking

 

Qualifications:
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance
  • 4+ years of professional experience in graphic design, visual design, and/or web design
  • Current portfolio demonstrating range across brand identity, print and digital collateral, presentations, web, and SharePoint design
  • Demonstrated knowledge of digital accessibility and Section 508 / WCAG 2.x requirements, including hands-on experience performing accessibility checks and remediating PDFs, Office documents, and web content (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, axe, WAVE, screen reader testing)
  • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Pro), plus working proficiency in Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint) and Figma or similar design tools
  • Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and responsive design principles; familiarity with a CMS is a plus
  • Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, and visual hierarchy, including accessible color contrast
  • Ability to take direction and feedback, manage competing priorities, and deliver on tight deadlines
  • A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills
  • Experience working in a project-based environment
  • Degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, visual communication, web design, or a related field

Bonus Points

  • Previous work experience in or with the federal government
  • Previous work experience as a consultant

 

About steampunk:

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $140,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here. 

 

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

 

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors.  Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges.  If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program. 

Numbers & Facts

LocationMcLean, Virginia
Salary$100,000–$140,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Adobe Acrobatunmatched
  • Adobe Creative Suiteunmatched
  • Adobe Illustratorunmatched
  • Adobe InDesignunmatched
  • Adobe Photoshopunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Brand Marketing (Branding)unmatched
  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheet)unmatched
  • Cloud Computingunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Consumer Brandingunmatched
  • Content Managementunmatched
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)unmatched
  • Contract Requirementsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Data Visualizationunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Federal Contractsunmatched
  • Federal Governmentunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Graphic Designunmatched
  • Graphicsunmatched
  • HTML (HyperText Markup Language)unmatched
  • Logo Designunmatched
  • Marketingunmatched
  • Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft SharePointunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
  • Section 508unmatched
  • Security Clearanceunmatched
  • Software Testingunmatched
  • Style Guideunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Test Automationunmatched
  • Test Toolsunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Typographyunmatched
  • United States Department of Defense (DoD)unmatched
  • Usability Testingunmatched
  • Visual Communicationunmatched
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)unmatched
  • Web Designunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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