About the Role
Graphics Design Specialist
Information Technology Remote, United States Reston, Virginia
Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k) with immediately vested company match, PTO/Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, company paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition and training reimbursement, fitness/wellness reimbursement, a referral bonus program, and life management programs.
At Synergy, you’ll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven—if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you!
Description:
Synergy BIS is seeking dynamic, innovative, Graphics Specialist to directly support proposal efforts across the company. As a key member of the growth team, this person will work with the Synergy business development, capture, and proposal teams to translate critical concepts into impactful, compelling, and compliant images to support our continued growth efforts. Additional responsibilities include providing graphic support to technical articles and case study write ups for Synergy’s website. The ideal candidate must be able to elicit important details of bid strategy, organizing constructs, and operational activities from both technical and non-technical staff to distill meaningful concepts into graphics used for effective storytelling and proposal scoring.
Essential Functions & Duties:
- Support graphic design projects through all phases of the opportunity capture and proposal development process.
- Work collaboratively with proposal contributors and technologists to ideate and develop impactful conceptual graphics for briefings and proposals
- Develop visuals for value propositions, concept of operations, workforce management, and other key solution concepts for capture and proposal efforts.
- Ensure timely delivery of compliant and compelling graphic designs, including proposal responses and marketing materials.
- Interact routinely with all levels of Synergy management, project POCs, staff, and customers, and follow through on tasking.
- Create and edit design and documentation templates to be brand-consistent and easy to digest
- Design and/or adapt and execute graphics and diagrams in Adobe Illustrator and PowerPoint.
- Research and obtain stock graphics as needed for use in graphics creation
- Manage and update existing graphics repository
Skills, Qualifications and Certifications of Best Candidates:
- 3+ years of experience in Graphic Design, communication design, or a related field.
- Proven ability to synthesize complex themes and technical concepts into compelling graphics
- Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop.
- Desirable: Knowledgeable in WordPress, HTML, CSS
Citizenship or Work Authorization Required:
- Authorized to work in the US.
Preferred Education & Experience:
- 5+ years of experience.
- 2+ years of experience developing proposal graphics primarily targeting federal government.
- Knowledge of an industry-leading proposal process (e.g., Shipley Associates).
- BA or BS in Graphic Arts, Web Design, Fine Arts, or Communications Arts, or Certificate/Associates degree in Graphic Design, or equivalent experience and/or certifications in lieu of education.