GRAPHIC SPECIALIST

The Graphic Specialist I develop training courseware products by creating two- and three-dimension graphics and animation from photographs, video, script and/or storyboards utilizing graphics software.

Essential Job Functions

• Creates⠀two/three-dimensional⠀computer⠀graphics⠀which⠀artistically⠀represent⠀materials⠀used in⠀support of⠀training⠀courseware.
• Creates⠀materials⠀for⠀interactive⠀technologies⠀(computer-based⠀training),⠀interactive⠀courseware,⠀web-based⠀training,⠀and⠀distance⠀learning⠀training.⠀Utilizes⠀both⠀Company⠀developed⠀as well as⠀commercial⠀software⠀products.
• Assists⠀in the⠀creative⠀planning⠀and⠀development⠀of⠀storyboards⠀through⠀cooperation⠀with⠀Subject⠀Matter⠀Experts,⠀and other⠀design⠀team⠀members.
• Interacts⠀with⠀Subject⠀Matter⠀Experts,⠀Instructional⠀Designers,⠀Courseware⠀Developers,⠀and⠀Application⠀Developers⠀as part of⠀a⠀courseware⠀production⠀team.
• Uses⠀basic⠀design⠀skills and⠀artistic⠀creativity⠀to⠀implement⠀two- or⠀three-dimensional⠀animation⠀in support⠀of⠀training⠀objectives.
• Designs⠀and⠀develops⠀engineering⠀and⠀technical⠀drawings⠀and⠀schematics⠀in support⠀of⠀training⠀objectives.
• Understands⠀and⠀adheres to⠀art⠀standards⠀established⠀for each⠀project by⠀coordinating⠀color⠀schemes⠀for screen⠀layout and⠀design of⠀elements.
• Must⠀be capable⠀of safely⠀handling⠀government-furnished⠀equipment⠀and⠀materials.
• Must⠀be⠀available⠀to work a⠀standard⠀weekly⠀schedule⠀with⠀overtime⠀as⠀required.
• Perform⠀other⠀duties as⠀assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must⠀possess⠀basic⠀technical⠀skills in⠀utilizing⠀interactive⠀2D or 3D⠀graphics⠀and⠀animation⠀software,⠀including⠀Autodesk⠀3D Studio⠀Max/Maya,⠀Adobe⠀Creative⠀Cloud⠀Suite⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀i.e.,⠀Photoshop,⠀After⠀Effects,⠀Premiere⠀and⠀Animate⠀CC.
• Knowledge⠀building⠀model⠀assets in⠀low/high⠀poly⠀environments⠀for gaming⠀engine⠀development.
• Must⠀be able to⠀obtain a⠀security⠀clearance⠀when⠀required⠀by the⠀contract.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀a related⠀field plus⠀one (1)⠀year of⠀professional⠀experience,⠀or
• Associate’s⠀degree⠀plus three⠀(3) years⠀of⠀experience,⠀or
• High⠀school⠀diploma or⠀GED plus⠀five (5)⠀years of⠀experience.