Position Qualifications

Education:

Associate's degree in Graphic Design or related field is preferred. Practical demonstration of knowledge, skills, and abilities is acceptable.

Required Experience:

• 6 years' experience working as a Graphic Artist
• Proficiency using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with other team members
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Application and attention to the use of standards and specifications for courseware (e.g. style guide)

Preferred Experience:

• Proficiency using Adobe Animate
  • Knowledge using JavaScript and HTML 5
• Proficiency using Adobe After Effects or Adobe Premiere
• Prior experience on a DoD courseware development project with ICW1-3 requirements

Portfolio:Must submit a link to your art portfolio.

General Skills:Must possess excellent oral, written, and visual communication, handle multiple tasks, be flexible with work assignments, work well with a multitude of personalities, and work with little to no supervision. Must possess a creative approach to problem-solving, be detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines.

Technical Skills: Create and manipulate advanced scripts within Animate; adjust and manipulate photos as needed in Photoshop; recreate line-drawings/technical drawings in Illustrator; and be able to navigate a computer network to obtain and/or deliver graphics.

Position Description

This is a Full-Time position based in Jacksonville, FL. CTI will consider applicants who desire/prefer remote or work-from-home employment if ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE is met.

The Graphic Artist is part of a development team creating high-level interactive courseware; responsible for the conception, design, and development of multimedia assets for final delivery of computer based training courseware.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities include:

• Create all graphics required for delivering the curriculum. Includes adjusting photographs, creating photo-like images from line-drawings and/or poor-quality photographs, and re-creating line drawings.
• Determine optimal file format and resolution for final delivery.
• Work as a team with Instructional Designers (IDs) and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to create graphics utilized in academic courseware.
• Provide professional input when requested (e.g., for development of user interface on computer-based training modules, for applied graphics standards sent down from the corporate office, etc.).
• Mentor junior artists
• Train new artists to the team

Special attention to direction, art requirements, and revisions for all graphic elements will be necessary for a successful candidate for this position.

Software:Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate, After Effects, Premiere, and Acrobat), Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel

Travel:None anticipated

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to acquire a “Secret” security clearance