KBR

Graphics Designer

Chantilly, Virginia Full time

Title:

Graphics Designer

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
  • Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
  • Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

KBR is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to bring our brand vision to life. In this role, you’ll design visually compelling assets across digital and print platforms, ensuring consistency and impact in every project. You’ll collaborate closely with marketing and product teams to translate concepts into engaging visuals that resonate with our audience. If you have a passion for storytelling through design and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to see your work.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leads strategic graphic design solutions to support the production of presentations, documents, and collateral, including proposals, PowerPoint presentations, story boards, covers/dividers, marketing collateral/brochures, branding, illustrations, and interactive PDFs.
  • Develops the images used in a variety of creative projects, including proposals, oral presentations, capability briefings and brochures, advertisements, corporate identity, packaging and infographics, logos, web/mobile sites, and more.
  • Plans, conceptualizes, and designs compelling and impactful graphics while collaborating with pursuit team members and technical project staff to strengthen messaging.
  • Conveys complex ideas with smart graphic designs and can develop concepts visually beyond bullet points.
  • Develops and executes creative concepts that align with brand guidelines and effectively communicate the desired message to target audiences.
  • Extract requirements from government-issued solicitation documents to understand and incorporate compliance requirements for design.
  • Manages multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work while meeting deadlines.
  • Supports proposal services with coordination across several contributing departments for graphic and proposal development activities.
  • Acts as a resource for graphic design methods and tools, developing and implementing process improvements, tool(s) improvements, and best practices.
  • Shares technical expertise with others and provides guidance and support; mentors other team members in technical areas.
  • Maintains a well-organized proposal graphics library with design files and assets for easy access and retrieval for future reference.
  • Stays up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in graphics design, video presentations, and multimedia content creation.

Work Environment:

  • Location: Hybrid
  • Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20%
  • Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree in graphic design, multimedia design, or related discipline from an accredited college/university or work experience in an industry that matches the requirements of the position in lieu of degree.
  • 5 to 7 years of experience as a graphic designer, preferably with a focus on proposal or marketing collateral design.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat) and Microsoft PowerPoint; proficient with Microsoft Office 365 applications.
  • Expertise in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Visio.
  • Solid understanding of design principles, such as composition, balance, and proportion.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
  • Ability to receive and provide constructive feedback and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Ability to maintain a well-organized archive of design files and assets.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and be able to effectively collaborate with multiple team members to deliver quick turn-around graphics with high quality.
  • Exceptional creativity and attention to detail, with a keen eye for visual aesthetics and composition.
  • Portfolio showcasing a range of graphics design work, including proposal graphics, video presentations, and multimedia content.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Proactive mindset – ability to share ideas and work with different teams to bring concepts to life.
  • Ability to problem solve and contribute to moderate to complex visual solutions.
  • Prior experience working in government contracting and supporting deadline-oriented projects.
  • Experience creating visually compelling and compliant graphics for federal proposals.
  • Experience working with additional creative, visual, interactive, and multimedia tools a plus, particularly Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro or similar video production software.
  • Knowledge of the proposal development process.
  • Ability to recognize areas in proposals where graphics are best suited to tell the story.
  • Flexibility to work extended hours and weekends when project deadlines require.
  • Ability to travel occasionally to support project work and team.
  • APMP Foundation Level Certification. 

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.