Visual Information Specialist/Graphic Design

Job Description:
BCS is a minority-owned small business with a 30-year history of helping government, research, and private sector clients implement their programs and missions and achieve success. BCS has nearly 30 years of experience supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex specifically. BCS prides itself on building strong, long-lasting, and trusted relationships with our clients. We develop an understanding of each client’s mission, anticipate their needs, and leverage expertise from across the company to fulfill each assignment. BCS has a successful track record of repeat work with numerous long-timer customers.
BCS places a high value on each of our staff. We take great pride in hiring the staff best suited for each position. We make every effort to maintain an environment where our staff can grow professionally, while working in a respectful and positive workplace. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages. We have a culture of promoting from within and encouraging staff to pursue opportunities for continuous learning. BCS has an engaged management team and maintains an open-door policy.
BCS Core Values:

• Meeting or exceeding our clients’ and teaming partners’ expectations.
• Making all decisions in an ethically and socially conscious manner.
• Fulfilling our obligations and providing the highest quality professional services on-time and on-budget.
• Dealing honestly and openly both internally and externally.
• Working to ensure the long-term success of our clients, partners, the company and its staff.

Learn more about our company and the exciting opportunities we have to offer by visiting the BCS website.
Location: Washington, DC
Position Overview: BCS, LLC is seeking a mid-level graphic designer with at least 5 years of experience. This role will create graphic design products for our government client, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and may provide graphic support for internal company initiatives. The graphic designer will need to have an eye for creativity with meticulous attention to detail, working well under pressure, managing multiple requests, and meeting deadlines. An ideal candidate should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to multi-task and adapt in a fast-paced environment. To excel in this role, the Graphic Designer should be innovative, organized, and self-motivated with a keen interest in driving strategic messages to key internal and external stakeholders through visual imagery.
Responsibilities:

• Working with a wide range of media and use graphic design software.
• Adhering to style guides and federal standards with all content.
• Creating and designing various materials for print and digital products.
• Ensuring projects are completed with high quality and on schedule.
• Prioritizing and managing multiple projects and clients within design specifications and budget restrictions.
• Performing retouching and manipulation of images.
• Managing website development and help develop and implement a website. strategy that enhances usability and increases reach.
• Establishing creative direction for the company as well as brand guidelines.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, design, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design.
• Knowledge of layouts, graphic fundamentals, typography, print, and the web.
• Experience with web design and webpages.
• Experience creating fact sheet, report, PowerPoint, and other templates.
• Experience with infographics and other images related to data or numbers.
• Experience with reading style guides and other guidelines.
• Experience working independently and in a team.
• Experience taking feedback constructively and modifying work for the client/liaison.
• Excellent eye for detail; must be able to advise on how to represent DOE’s technologies and mission across multi-media.
• Ability to handle multiple deadlines and complete assignments with minimal supervision in a fast-paced workplace.
• A compelling portfolio of work over a wide range of creative projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with HTML and CSS preferred.
• Experience understanding technical concepts and being able to translate the concept into a clean, highly impactful image. Experience with energy, sustainability, and/or climate change topics.
• Experience with creating and editing animations and/or videos.
• Experience with ADA web compliancy. Experience with story mapping.

Job Type: Full-time