What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Graphic Designer position at Netchannels Marketing?
Netchannels is looking for a talented Graphic Designer to render services for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in Washington DC.
This position is located in Washington DC: One Columbus Circle, NE, Washington, DC 20544
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is looking for entry-level graphic design production activities, application of AO Style Manual–compliant formatting and branding standards, template application to recurring and new materials, organization and maintenance of the Branch's digital asset library, file preparation and preflight for both digital and print production.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide consistent, AO Style Manual–compliant graphic design support for the Property, Printing, and Distribution Branch's daily operational needs, ensuring all design products reflect the AO's institutional identity and professional standards.
- Maintain visual continuity for ongoing publications, forms, presentations, and internal communications by applying established templates, layouts, and branding guidelines accurately and consistently across all deliverables.
- Support PPD production continuity by performing template-based layout tasks and file preparation activities that enable the Branch to sustain uninterrupted design production output during staffing gaps or surge periods.
- Organize, label, and maintain the Branch's digital asset library in accordance with AO file naming conventions, approved folder structures, and metadata standards, ensuring assets are accessible, current, and properly categorized.
- Apply basic Section 508 accessibility tagging to documents and digital files as directed, supporting AO’s commitment to equitable access for all users of its communications and information products.
- Produce accurate, polished deliverables within established turnaround timelines and quality standards, meeting or exceeding the Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs) defined in Section 6 of this SOW.
- Assist senior graphic design staff with production tasks, file handoffs, design revisions, and template development as directed, contributing to the overall efficiency and output capacity of the Property, Printing, and Distribution Branch.
- Ensure all work products reflect AO’s branding identity as prescribed in the current edition of the AO Style Manual, including approved typography, color systems, logo treatments, and document structure standards.
REQUIRED SERVICES:
Graphic Production Outputs
Produce graphic design deliverables including, but not limited to:
- Flyers, infographics, forms, charts
- Presentation materials
- Template-based layouts
- Routine visual products
Template Application and Continuity Support
- Apply AO templates to new content
- Maintain production-ready templates
- Prepare continuity files to support uninterrupted output during surge periods
- Prepare print-ready and digital-ready files
- Conduct preflight checks (fonts, links, color modes, resolution)
- Package files for archiving or handoff
- Maintain digital asset libraries
- Apply AO naming conventions
- Archive completed project files
- Submit quarterly Digital Asset Audit Reports
- Reading order
- Alt text
- Heading structure
- Metadata
- Participate in coordination meetings (not supervision meetings)
- Submit Weekly Status Reports summarizing deliverables, issues, and progress
About Netchannels
At Netchannels, we value differences. We believe that success is achieved by pulling together all talents from all sources. We also believe that each and every single one of us can change the World. We're dedicated to matching our talents with the best opportunity for them and for our clients.
Netchannels is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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