Graphic Designer II
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Summary
A remote graphic designer producing professional graphics, covers, layouts, and illustrations for technical reports and magazine components supporting a USDOT federal program. Day-to-day work spans print and digital design, photo retouching, Section 508 accessibility compliance, and copyright clearance.
Position Title: Graphic Designer II
Location: Remote (offsite)
Clearance required: Unclassified. Requires USDOT badge and favorable National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI, low risk / non-sensitive); E-Verify required
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Design and produce professional graphics, covers, and layouts for all magazine components and technical reports, from four-page report covers and spines to complex posters, brochures, and document templates.
- Incorporate text, photos, charts, and illustrations into a cohesive whole and create or enhance supplemental art (drawings, diagrams, line art, logos) to convey complex technical concepts.
- Manage the entire production lifecycle, including figure/photograph selection, retouching, cropping, and sizing, ensuring version and quality control throughout.
- Provide design support for social media, web content, posters, exhibit materials, and displays; reformat and revise finished layouts and text as directed.
- Secure appropriate licensing or written permissions for copyrighted material and ensure all products meet Section 508 accessibility, Federal publishing standards, and program branding.
- Lead small design initiatives and coordinate project workflows, which may include taking project-related photographs.