cnas
Graphic Designer
Washington, District of Columbia
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
Data VisualizationSketchAdobe Creative SuiteCanvaGraphic DesignInDesignMotion DesignBrand StrategyResearchPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- CNAS is looking to hire a graphic designer to work with our creative director, editors, and researchers to produce visual materials that elevate the presentation of our national security ideas and analysis.
- Designing CNAS reports to include formatting text; placing assets; creating custom interior graphics and report cover art; preparing files for print and web; and designing assets for promotion.
- Creating infographics such as maps, charts, and data visualizations.
Responsibilities
- Developing branding and illustrations for new projects or special events.
- Developing art and storyboards for motion designers to develop explainer videos.
- Assisting the creative director in ways to improve design team capabilities and processes.
- Has a BA/BS in graphic design or equivalent experience.
- Is skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud - with an emphasis on InDesign - to create text-rich layouts for reports, magazines, newspapers, books, and marketing materials, with strong attention to detail in typesetting and formatting.
- Understands digital design spaces and can produce graphics for social media, email, event platforms, websites, podcasts, and videos.
- Has experience building new brands as well as maintaining and evolving existing ones.
- Is well organized, manages multiple concurrent projects and files, and consistently meets deadlines - taking projects from brief to final delivery with sound design judgment and minimal oversight.
- Has experience working directly with clients or stakeholders: gathering requirements, pitching concepts, and confidently articulating the story and rationale behind design decisions.
- Can communicate design principles to non-designers and equip colleagues with templates in tools like Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Canva, and data visualization software.
Skills
- Has legal right to work in the United States.
- Is based in Washington, D.C. metro area (DC, MD, VA) or willing to relocate upon job offer.
- This position includes a mix of remote and in-person work, with a regular presence at our D.C. office expected.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
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