Visual Information Specialist

About This Role

This role involves designing, developing, and creating innovative visual concepts to enhance a company's or client's brand across various communication channels. The specialist will work on external and internal communications, advertising, promotional materials, web applications, presentations, and videos. This position is based in McLean and requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Research, acquire, edit, and produce commercial broadcast-quality video and audio informational materials for web and traditional media platforms
• Identify and select newsworthy events
• Produce radio, television, and documentary scripts, narrations, public service announcements, and spot announcements
• Acquire still digital images, edit images, and create photo stories and multiple-page documents using advanced layout and design techniques that combine elements of digital graphic and design with vector, raster, and desktop publishing
• Prepare sets, including positioning lights, cameras, sound, properties, and personnel, and ensure special audio and video effects are used effectively
• Edit final video products shot in sequence and/or out-of-sequence to ensure continuity, effectiveness of action and dialogue or narrative, using industry-standard digital editing
• Edit video using Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, including color grading, graphics, audio editing, and mastering with Adobe Audition
• Maintain productive working relationships with staff in other communications
• Assist in developing and producing content for new and emerging communication vehicles, such as blogs, audio, video, and online publications
• Select associated visual material as necessary and available
• Maintain the organization's library of audio and video products
• Design, develop, debug, and implement new software products or major enhancements to existing software
• Research, test, build, and coordinate the conversion and/or integration of new products based on user requirements
• Address problems of system integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms
• Consult with project teams and end users to identify application requirements
• Perform feasibility analysis on potential future projects
• Assist in the evaluation and recommendation of application software packages, application integration, and testing tools

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited institution and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Understanding of and ability to apply the principles of layout and design of photographic projects using industry-standard software, with an emphasis on Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium software and hardware for layout, editing, and producing final multimedia products