Purpose and Impact:

Provide senior visual design leadership supporting development and sustainment of technical training products. Leads the translation of complex technical concepts into cohesive visual systems across multiple modules/courses, establishes and enforces visual standards, and ensures consistent user experience and accessibility across deliverables. Determines the appropriate style, techniques, and medium for effective instruction, and produces advanced graphics, animations, interactive visual elements, and templates. Organizes work products and editable source files to support team continuity and rapid updates. The Level 3 Graphic Artist provides production governance and quality review for visual assets; Configuration Management retains responsibility for official version control, baselines, repository controls, and release distribution.

Work Schedule:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead development of course-level visual design approaches and ensure consistency across modules (layout systems, icon sets, diagram conventions, and visual progression).
• Establish, maintain, and improve visual style guides and reusable templates to ensure repeatable production and cross-artist consistency.
• Produce advanced graphics and animations (e.g., complex technical sequences, layered motion graphics, interactive visual elements where permitted by tooling) and define production standards for asset quality.
• Ensure visual sequencing supports learning progression (later concepts build on earlier concepts; consistent visual language; reduced learner cognitive load).
• Perform senior-level review of visual assets for technical accuracy (in coordination with SMEs), accessibility considerations, and alignment to storyboards and learning objectives; provide documented review comments and dispositions as directed.
• Define accessibility expectations for visual assets (contrast, labeling conventions, readability) and support Section 508 remediation verification for graphics/animations as required.
• Establish and maintain team working conventions for editable source files and reusable asset libraries (naming conventions, folder structures, templates/reusable elements) to enable transition between team members; provide required source/export bundles and documented change summaries to Configuration Management for controlled intake and release packaging as directed.

Security Clearance Required:

• TS/SCI preferred

Minimum Education:

• Master's degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia, Visual Communication, or related field and five (5) years of relevant experience; OR
• Bachelor's degree in the same fields and seven (7) years of relevant experience; OR
• Associate's degree (or 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in a related field) and a minimum of nine (9) years of relevant experience; OR
• High school diploma/GED and a minimum of eleven (11) years of relevant experience

Minimum Years of Experience:

• Relevant experience includes Level 2 experience plus leading visual standards/style guides, producing advanced animations/visual systems across multiple modules, conducting senior-level asset reviews, establishing reusable templates/libraries, and coordinating delivery bundles and change summaries to Configuration Management for controlled intake.
• Must have three (3) years' experience using video equipment and video editing software for the development of training products
• Must have three (3) years' experience with designing static graphics, animations, and interactive media using Government-approved tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop/Illustrator/After Effects and HTML5-based workflows)
• Must have three (3) years' experience using HTML5 and JavaScript to produce interactive elements in a web-based environment is desired.
• Experience performing senior-level review of assets for consistency, accessibility considerations, and alignment to storyboards/objectives; documenting review comments/dispositions is required.
• Experience defining accessibility expectations for visual assets and supporting Section 508 remediation verification is required.
• Knowledge of 3D tools and the ability to use 3D models in training development for simulation activities. Ability to draw complex diagrams and develop illustrated characters using computer software.

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Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Compensation Details:
$135000 - $185000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:
09/01/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.