Graphic Design Specialist

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✍️ Graphics Designer

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Aptive Resources

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Defense • Logistics • Marketing

Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, specializing in providing innovative solutions to federal government agencies, particularly in veteran and civilian health sectors. With a strong focus on performance optimization, human capital, and data analytics, Aptive aims to improve the quality and accessibility of health care services for veterans and the general public. The company utilizes technology and human-centered services to bridge divides and enhance public service delivery for multiple agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Defense, and others.

📋 Description

• Create visual concepts by hand or using computer applications to communicate ideas that inform, inspire, and engage stakeholders across up to six concurrent healthcare pilots • Develop layouts and produce communications products including social media graphics, press-release support materials, one-pagers, briefing decks, dashboards, outreach materials, and toolkits • Understand the VHA environment, SPD/CCPI programs, portfolio and pilot landscape, target audiences, and communication goals • Design recurring and ad hoc communications products supporting Communications Product Release Management • Support weekly briefing-deck compilation, weekly team updates, monthly All Hands materials, and monthly outreach-material refreshes • Translate complex program, portfolio, and pilot status information into dashboards, infographics, and briefing materials for SES, governance-board, and Congressional-facing audiences • Develop executive-quality guiding coalition meeting materials, Community of Practice resources, and training/knowledge-management guides • Provide design and layout support for the Portfolio Management Dashboard, Monthly Progress Reports, and Monthly Pilot Performance Reports • Review visual and electronic deliverables for Section 508 / WCAG accessibility compliance • Apply Executive-Ready Standards, including zero-defect quality, consistent voice and terminology, and internal quality-control review • Coordinate with the Technical Writer/Editor and Senior Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Specialist on messaging refinement and stakeholder communications • Maintain SPD/CCPI and VA brand, template, and style guidelines; exclude contractor branding from Government deliverables • Manage competing priorities and deadlines across multiple pilots and communications workstreams • Support urgent COR requests within the 24-hour responsiveness requirement

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communications, or a related field • Minimum of 4 years of experience creating visual concepts by hand or using computer applications • Demonstrated experience developing layout and production for advertisements, presentations, one-pagers, and similar communications products • Portfolio of work required • Experience ensuring electronic and information technology deliverables conform to Section 508 / WCAG accessibility standards • Proficiency with industry-leading design software and tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite • Demonstrated experience executing communications products for federal or federal-healthcare clients • Ability to satisfy the Low Risk (Tier 1) background investigation; no security clearance is required • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. • Desired: Prior VA, VHA, or federal healthcare communications experience • Desired: Familiarity with Congressional-facing or SES-level briefing material standards • Desired: Experience producing data-driven dashboards, infographics, or visual reporting products • Desired: Strong critical thinking, analytical, and time-management skills; ability to manage multiple concurrent design requests • Desired: Ability to implement Government reviewer feedback quickly within established review cycles • Desired: Comfort operating in a non-personal-services contract environment with COR-directed priorities and shifting pilot workloads

🏖️ Benefits

• Full-time employment • Equal opportunity employer • Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply