Senior Graphic Designer

At APTIM , we come to work each day knowing that we are making an impact on the world. Our work spans from safeguarding and maintaining critical infrastructure to helping communities recover from natural disasters, from empowering our armed forces and first responders to reducing carbon and energy use, and from making cities more resilient against the threats of climate change to restoring contaminated ecological systems.

Job Overview:

Join our team as a Senior Graphic Designer, where you'll play a vital role in crafting visually captivating proposals and developing brand assets that support federal, state, and local government and commercial client proposals. With a focus on creativity, collaboration, and attention to detail, you'll contribute to the success of our creative team by bringing our proposals to life through innovative graphics, layouts, and branding.

This position reports to the Creative Services Manager within the Proposals Center. As part of our design team, you'll collaborate with graphic designers, desktop publishers, production staff, APTIM's marketing team, and external vendors to create dynamic graphic designs in support of proposal activities. In addition, you'll work closely with proposal teams consisting of proposal managers, capture managers, and subject matter experts. Together, we strive to deliver winning solutions in response to our clients' Requests for Proposals (RFP) and ensure the APTIM brand remains at the forefront of innovation.

What you can expect from APTIM:

• Work that is worthy of your time and talent

• Respect and flexibility to live a full life at work and at home

• Dogged determination to deliver for our clients and communities

• A voice in making our company better

• Investment into your personal and professional development

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Lead and execute multiple creative projects from concept through completion with shifting priorities in a deadline-driven environment

• Create unique branding, professional page layouts and support in InDesign, and highly technical graphics that highlight proposal features, benefits, and differentiators to craft winning solutions for client RFPs

• Design proposal covers, tabs, charts, graphs, photo treatments, templates, and other technical infographics

• Offer creative solutions and support throughout the creative process

• Participate in storyboarding and strategy meetings

• Receive input and direction from multiple stakeholders and creatives, while also possessing the capability to articulate design choices and offer valuable insights and feedback to enhance the work of others

• Manage multiple creative projects with strict deadlines while balancing priorities effectively

• Develop and implement creative strategies within brand guidelines and proposal requirements, ensuring cohesion while also fostering innovation and creativity to strengthen and elevate the brand within proposals

• Maintain familiarity with print and electronic media standards and delivery

• Ability to sketch and conceptualize ideas effectively

• Help guide creative solutions to the forefront of innovation by seeking exposure beyond proposal contexts

• Understand the difference between digital and print media and formats and collaborate with internal production staff and/or external print vendors

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in fine arts, graphic design, visual communications, or relevant field and/or experience

• 6+ years of progressive graphic design experience

• 2+ years of experience in proposal graphic development within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat)

• Basic understanding of federal and commercial proposal development

• Be a self-starter who excels in time management and thrives under pressure

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)

• A portfolio showcasing relevant work is required

• Occasional travel, evening, and weekend work as necessary

Additional Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience with photorealistic rendering and 3D software in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction sector (SketchUp, AutoCAD, Vectorworks, or similar software)

• Photography experience (headshots and/or product photography)

• Logo design and brand creation experience

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) certifications and/or continued education in proposal-related subjects, including APMP Graphics Micro-Certification and APMP Foundation-level Certification

• Familiarity with ADA standards for accessible design or willingness to acquire and share knowledge in this area

• Proficient in designing using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or eager to learn and share knowledge in this area

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Who we are and what we do:

APTIM is a global industry leader headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, APTIM specializes in critical infrastructure, technical and data solutions, program management, environmental services, resilience, as well as sustainability and energy solutions. Our dedicated people have the proven experience and expertise to provide integrated services and solutions to government agencies, commercial, industrial, and energy customers. APTIM is committed to accelerating the transition toward a clean and efficient energy economy, building a sustainable future for our communities and the natural world, and creating an inclusive equitable environment that celebrates the diversity of our people.

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APTIM is committed to providing a benefits package that accomplishes the primary purpose of our programs which is to protect and promote the health and financial well-being of our employees and their families. APTIM's health care and insurance benefits include the following programs: medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, basic life insurance, optional life insurance, spouse life insurance, child life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, optional accidental death & dismemberment, short- and long-term disability with optional buy-ups, employee assistance program, health care spending account, dependent care spending account, health savings account and business travel accident insurance for themselves and their eligible family members, per plan guidelines. Multiple voluntary benefits are available to employees for enrollment including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, etc. APTIM also provides participation in a retirement program, paid absences such as vacation time (annual days determined by length of service) and sick leave to eligible employees in accordance with the APTIM sick pay policy and as required by law. The targeted salary for this position is $70-100K.

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