Graphic & Digital Designer

Overview As a Graphic & Web Designer, you will design everything from logos and marketing slicks to PowerPoint presentations, SharePoint sites, and interactive digital experiences. You will be responsible for working with government clients to produce visual assets behind our recurring deliverables (executive IT performance reports, CX/communications dashboards, governance pre-read packages, PMR decks, infographics, and data visualizations), ensuring every artifact is Section 508/WCAG 2.1 compliant, on-brand, and usability-tested before release.

You will bring a strong eye for craft and a working command of digital accessibility.

Contributions Partner with client front office personnel and digital tech team members teams to understand objectives, audiences, and deadlines, and translate them into effective visual communication

Design and produce a wide range of branded visual assets, including logos, marketing slicks, infographics, social graphics, event collateral, and PowerPoint templates and presentations

Design, build, and maintain SharePoint sites and pages and ensure they are intuitive, visually consistent, and easy for content owners to manage

Apply and help evolve client brand standards, ensuring consistency of color, typography, imagery, and voice across print and digital deliverables

Maintain organized, reusable asset libraries, templates, and style guides that help teams create compliant, on-brand content

Ensure all deliverables are accessible and Section 508 / WCAG compliant, performing and documenting accessibility checks using automated and manual testing tools.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, incorporating stakeholder feedback through rapid iteration while maintaining the highest quality

Pilot AI-enabled content generation, tailoring, summarization, and accessibility checking Qualifications Ability to obtain a U.S. government Public Trust Security Clearance4+ years of professional experience in graphic design, visual design, and/or web design

Current portfolio demonstrating range across brand identity, print and digital collateral, presentations, web, and SharePoint design

Demonstrated knowledge of digital accessibility and Section 508 / WCAG 2.x requirements, including hands-on experience performing accessibility checks and remediating PDFs, Office documents, and web content (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro, Microsoft Accessibility Checker, axe, WAVE, screen reader testing)
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Pro), plus working proficiency in Microsoft 365 (PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint) and Figma or similar design tools

Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and responsive design principles; familiarity with a CMS is a plus Strong understanding of typography, color theory, layout, and visual hierarchy, including accessible color contrast

Ability to take direction and feedback, manage competing priorities, and deliver on tight deadlinesA collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills

Experience working in a project-based environment

Degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, visual communication, web design, or a related field

Bonus Points Previous work experience in or with the federal government

Previous work experience as a consultant About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $140,000.  The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package…