**Must have U.S. Military Graphic Design Experience**
Location:St. Elizabeth's Campus - Washington, DC (Remote)
Position Description: Network Runners is seeking a Sr. Graphic Designer to support The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Acquisition Directorate (CG-9). CG-9 missions include ongoing communication support for both internal USCG audiences and interested external audiences, including the public, journalists, and other United States Executive and Legislative departments. CG-925 also routinely supports communication efforts led by the Commandant's Advisory Group, Atlantic/Pacific Area Commanders, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS), other headquarters and field elements, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) elements as part of ongoing communications concerning CG-9 related activities.
Position Responsibilities: Newsletter:
Provide graphic design and layout of an internal digital newsletter each month. All work shall be edited, proofread, and formatted to standards established by the USCG.
Graphic Support:
Maintenance of CG-9 graphics and template guidance documents, including templates for each office or program in CG-9.
As directed, review guidelines and submit recommendations for changes, based on changes or guidance provided by AFPIMS, CG-9, USCG or DHS.
Development of unique graphics and illustrations for acquisition directorate-led communication products, including the CG-9 website and CG-9 Portal.
Maintenance of the CG-9 graphics and image library, including the following: current images of each USCG asset; images and photos of CG-9 events; photos of CG-9 senior leaders; as well as CG-9 and program logos, graphics, and illustrations.
Updates to the library after each acquisition program milestone, as leaders rotate, and as events occur.
Collateral Materials:
Develop branded communication tools, including posters; brochures; trifolds; guides; charts and graphs to support acquisition communication products and engagement. Maintain standard templates for regularly used communication products, including posters, brochures, guides, charts, and graphs.
Fact Sheets:
Provide graphic design and layout for each update to the CG-9 fact sheets per guidelines. Each factsheet will be updated throughout the year, as required when program information becomes relevant or obsolete.
Briefings:
Format and brand briefs to internal and external audiences approximately three (3) times each month using existing CG-9 briefing templates.
Strategic Plan Documents:
Develop graphics, images, design, and layout for the CG-9 strategic plan, as well as for CG-9 input to annual USCG strategy documents, such as the Posture Statement.
Event Planning Support:
Provide planning and logistical support for approximately four (4) events per year. Events include CG-9 participation and exhibition at trade shows, such as the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, and periodic support for cutter and other asset events.
Provide graphics for pop-up displays, expandable roll-up displays, and a variety of poster board sized and smaller products throughout the year.
Website Support:
Provide Web design, development, and content management support for CG-9’s public facing website.
Provide governance support for the CG-9 external website, which shall include:
Maintaining AFPIMS and CG-9 Web governance policies and guidelines describing permissible content and format for posting on the Internet and recommending updates or clarifications to those guidelines as necessary.
Coordinating content management with CG-9 staff, including CG-925’s Team Leads and Communication Managers.
Regularly reviewing the website for currency of information, grammatical accuracy, adherence to plain language guidelines, Associated Press style guidelines, and compliance with policies, best practices, and Web standards.
Participating in USCG Headquarters Internet planning, governance, and coordination meetings to ensure CG-925 awareness and to provide recommendations to CG-925; and developing relevant effectiveness metrics for the CG-9 website as part of the monthly report.
Web Maintenance & Design:
Manage the website design, organization, and content presentation.
Provide Web design support to maintain current website design structure or update the website with AFPIMS requirements.
Monthly verification that HTML links on the CG-9 website are active and pointing to the correct information.
Regular review of website content to ensure that information remains accurate and current, with recommendations to Communication Team Lead and Communication Managers on areas to be updated or modified.
Archiving CG-9 website content as new information is posted to the Web.
Ensuring timely response to inquiries received through the website by capturing each inquiry and logging it into the CG-925 electronic inquiry tracking system; forwarding the inquiry to appropriate Communication Manager for response; tracking metrics for inquiry response completion, and distributing the approved response, once complete.
Posting content, as approved by CG-925, to the CG-9 website, Intranet and CG-Portal and ensuring regular Web content updates as planned in the CG-925 editorial calendar or as acquisition programs meet key milestones.
USCG currently uses Adobe products for managing the CG-9 Internet website and Microsoft SharePoint and Designer Portal software for managing CG-9’s Intranet websites.
Graphic Design & Visual Images:
All graphic design work and visual images developed, modified, or otherwise used shall be free of errors, visual noise, blurriness, or any other issues that might obstruct the intended view of the images.
These images shall be held to the highest professional quality when submitted to the USCG for review and approval.
Website & Electronic Media:
All website and electronic media work shall follow the standards set forth above and shall be free of coding errors, fully functional for its intended purpose and compliant with Section 508 Compliance requirements.
Required Skills:
Must be experience in Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprises software, especially InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Must be able to attain American Forces Public Information Management System (AFPIMS) certifications within the first 30 days of employment.
USCG experience preferred.
Type of Job: Full Time Salary: Competitive salary Attractive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, HSA/FSA, LTD/STD, PTO, Federal Holidays Location:St. Elizabeths Campus - Washington, DC (Remote)
Company Description: Network Runners, Inc. is an Information Technology Solutions Company - providing innovative IT solutions and organizational support within the DOD and the Civil sector. Our largest presence is in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, DHS/USCG, DHS/S&T, USSTRATCOM etc., providing Information Technology and Organizational Support solutions. Today, NRI’s experienced, and highly qualified team members are in nearly a dozen cities nationwide. We are recognized for our value, ingenuity, and mission focus. Headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, NRI is an established CMMI Maturity Level 3 and ISO 9001: 2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011, ISO/IEC 27001:2013, ISO 14001 Certified Small Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business.
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