Graphic Artist

Description. Chimera Enterprises International is seeking a Graphic Artist to support the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO- CBRND) JPEO-CBRND Medical Office.  The JPEO-CBRND manages our nation’s investments in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense equipment, and medical countermeasures. battlespace worldwide. This position requires a Secret clearance.

Job Duties:

• Analyze the strategic environment and align organizational communications approaches to efficiently generate messages to multiple stakeholders. 
• Compose communications, and tailor them to specific audiences, incorporating effective design elements to enhance and strengthen the products.
• Develop innovative graphical communications products and designs which follow organizational visual identity and meet project objectives, including but not limited to the following:
  • Technical art
  • Info graphics: charts, diagrams, photos, illustrations/images, schedules, and timelines
  • Briefings/presentations
  • Visual identity/branding: logos, business cards, stationary, and templates
  • Publications:  magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and books
  • Displays/conference materials: brochures, posters, tent cards, folders, bios, briefs, and display banners
  • Marketing/advertisements
  • Multimedia: animations, videos, web interface graphics
  • Signs
  • Labels: cd/dvd
  • Covers/bindings: binders
  • Forms
  • Coins
• Analyze and support the design development process, including schedules, costs, and resources needed to efficiently produce high quality work on time and to specification.
• Analyze the strategic environment of the requiring office and efficiently convey information to multiple stakeholders. 
• Create brand-specific aesthetics to ensure branding and visual communications marketing material for the requiring office are cutting edge and meet the strategic message.
• Present products which are tailored to specific audiences, clearly express the information intended to be shared, and incorporate effective design elements to enhance and strengthen the message.
• Present ideas to senior leadership.

• Possess superior skills with Adobe Creative Suite design software (i.e., CS5, CS6, or CC), to include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Bridge, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and Acrobat.
• Possess superior skills in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Visio, Outlook and possess a working knowledge of SharePoint.
• Possess a working knowledge of the creative requirements of multiple marketing communications media (i.e., advertising, direct marketing, interactive, and collateral) in both print and broadcast mediums.
• Proficiency in using both Apple Mac and PC platforms.
• Possess conceptual, design, and project management skills.

• Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design

Clearance Level: Secret
Location: Ft. Detrick, MD – On Site

Chimera Enterprises International is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.