F-35 Graphic Artist

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Graphic Artist to join the F-35 Training Systems and Courseware (TSCW) team at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The TSCW team is composed of qualified, highly engaged, and enthusiastic communications professionals focused on people, products, and the mission they support. We offer flexible work arrangements, 4/10 work schedule with every Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

In this role, you will serve as a visual communications partner and must have experience working multiple projects and execution to tight deadlines. You will need to be prepared to thrive in an active environment that demands collaboration, agility, resourcefulness, innovative thinking and use tools to effectively communicate to subject matter experts, customers, and stakeholders. This position will be reporting to the F-35 Program Manager.

Having at least 3 years of work experience in design, you must have extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office platforms, and the ability to work on a PC operating systems. You will need strong attention to details, respect for customer requirements, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities:

• Sustaining digital graphics to new F-35 technical standards
• Developing new courseware graphics for engineered pilot and maintenance capabilities
• Designing pages, layouts, and functionality for eLearning software
• Front-end development of training courseware curriculum
• Communicating with subject matter experts and the customer daily
• Providing creative support, advice, and guidance to execute the best product

Educational assistance is available to employees who want to continue to learn and develop skills/knowledge. Our educational assistance program supports employee development by providing resources such as:

• Free Education Advice: Call 855-222-2398 to speak with an experienced advisor to tailor an educational program to your career goals and needs.
• Tuition Savings at Accredited Schools: Access a network of accredited schools in a variety of locations (and online) to take advantage of reduced tuition costs and waived fees.
• Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself. Every ERG is inclusive of all employees

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED) AND at least 7 years of related professional / military experience in graphic design OR a bachelor's degree in a graphic design, UX, web development, or a similar discipline AND 3 years of related professional / military experience in graphic design
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Programs Access (SAP) clearance
• Must have at least 2 years of Adobe Creative Cloud experience, specifically Illustrator and Photoshop
• Must have at least 2 years of using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and SharePoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active DoD Secret Clearance
• Must be detail oriented, well organized, self-motivated, and good follow-up skills
• Expert understanding of photo manipulation, digital illustration, and 3D rendering
• Knowledge of front-end coding languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience with Adobe After Effects, Animate, Captivate, and Premiere is advantageous
• Familiarity with learning content management system (LCMS) such as dominKnow

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.