Job Description
Savannah River National Laboratory’s Office of Communications seeks an experienced graphic designer to join our vital, highly effective and dedicated team.
Description
This graphic designer will collaborate with customers throughout SRNL to create graphics, data visualizations, graphic illustrations, motion graphics and other compelling visual content that effectively communicate about SRNL, its work and its people to internal and external audiences to meet SRNL communication goals. This position also directly supports (approximately 50% of workload) the SRNL Cybersecurity and Virtual Reality Research and Development labs
Responsibilities
- Works multiple projects for multiple customers simultaneously, prioritizing based upon established deadlines and works to deconflict projects to meet customer needs.
- Attends meetings to understand customer communication goals, brainstorm ideas and present draft designs for feedback.
- Uses software to create images, motion graphics and graphic illustrations to depict scientific information.
- Adheres to SRNL Visual ID guide in creating branded designs.
- Visualizes scientific notation, scientific data and other numeric information in visually compelling and clear manner to convey information to non-scientific audiences.
- Conceptualizes and develops visual content in support of strategic communication plans, campaigns and marketing strategies.
- Create compelling print layouts for magazines, annual reports, fact sheets and other collateral.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field of study, and seven year’s of directly related work experience.
- BS/BA + 7-9 yrs
- Demonstrated expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud Applications including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver.
- Fluency in texture design and creation, as well as lighting maps scene blocking for 3D models and modeling programs.
- Experience in building meshes and key-frame animation methods.
- Fluency in story boarding, story design, post processing methods for digital imagery.
- Must be a US citizen.
Preferred Qualifications
- Work history at a national laboratory or in the nuclear energy/nuclear waste/nuclear fuel cycle fields.
About Us
"We put science to work!"
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) is a multi-program laboratory applying state of the art science and practical, high-value, cost-effective solutions to complex technical problems to protect the nation. Located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken SC, the laboratory develops and deploys innovative technologies to address some of the nation’s environmental, energy, and national security challenges.
Battelle Savannah River Alliance (BSRA) is constantly assessing trends to provide the best possible benefits to our workforce. We also negotiate cost effective premiums that will meet the needs of our evolving workforce.
Some of the *Benefits offered to employees include:
- Benefits vary based upon employment status
- Highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision options including HSA options with company provided seed
- Short & Long Term Disability (company paid)
- Life Insurance Non-Contributory 1X salary (company paid)
- AD&D Non-contributory 1x salary (company paid)
- Savings & Investment plan:
- Qualified Non-Elective Company Contribution of 5% each pay period with immediate vesting
- Company match 50 cents/dollar up to 8% (3 yr. vesting in company match)
- Contributory Life Insurance up to 5x Salary with $1M Cap
- Contributory AD&D (employee, spouse and children)
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Employee Assistance Plan
BSRA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. BSRA is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. Please email us at SRNLRecruiting@srnl.doe.gov with any questions regarding the hiring process or to request an accommodation.
