As an Interactive Designer for the CIA, you will create a wide variety of products that convey intelligence analysis to the President of the United States, US policymakers, and other officials.
Summary
As an Interactive Designer for the CIA, you will create a wide variety of products that convey intelligence analysis to the President of the United States, US policymakers, and other officials.
You may also create training materials and other important material. All products are designed for conveyance via mobile devices, web and print. You will work as a member of a team focusing on one or more specialties, such as graphic design, cartography, 3D animation, motion graphics, illustration, Virtual Reality, scripting, and imagery.
Opportunities exist to participate in internal training as well as external workshops and conferences, and you will be expected to develop and maintain your skills commensurate with industry-wide best practices.
Major Duties
As an Interactive Designer for the CIA, you will create a wide variety of products that convey intelligence analysis to the President of the United States, US policymakers, and other officials. You may also create training materials and other important material. All products are designed for conveyance via mobile devices, web and print. You will work as a member of a team focusing on one or more specialties, such as graphic design, cartography, 3D animation, motion graphics, illustration, Virtual Reality, scripting, and imagery.
Opportunities exist to participate in internal training as well as external workshops and conferences, and you will be expected to develop and maintain your skills commensurate with industry-wide best practices.
US citizenship required (dual national US citizens are eligible).
All positions require relocation to the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
All applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview, and a comprehensive background investigation.
All applicants must generally not have used illegal drugs within the last twelve months. The issue of illegal drug use prior to twelve months ago is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields, or related studies with a strong emphasis on graphic, information, or user experience concepts:
Interactive Design.
Graphic Design.
Visual Communications.
Fine Art.
Cartography.
Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).
Motion Graphics.
3D animation.
Computer Science.
GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
Ability to shape and lead solutions to data visualization in an increasingly complex and changing technological environment.
Experience with the Adobe creative tools, motion or 3D software, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, version control.
Strong skills in typography, grid-based design, white space, and color theory.
Experience with the ESRI (or similar) GIS Suite and familiarity with cartoCSS and map tile presentation libraries such as Leaflet, OpenLayers, and/or Cesium.
Excellent interpersonal skills are required to work and interface with customers, coworkers, and management.
Knowledge of multimedia production tools and methodology, and a strong technical aptitude to quickly learn new software and hardware.
Strong interest in continuous learning, information design, and technology (mobile and web).
Desired Qualifications:
Augmented/virtual reality, motion visuals, storytelling, 3D animation, design for video output.
Experience creating wireframes, storyboards, and prototypes for use in design review and user testing.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
Education
Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields, or related studies with a strong emphasis on graphic, information, or user experience concepts:
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications of the specific position to which you are applying.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Cover letter in which you specify your qualifications for this position. Please address why you want to work in this role and what differentiates you from other applicants
Applicants with a background in graphic design must provide a strong creative portfolio demonstrating good use of typography, grid-based design, white space, and color theory (provide a URL link to a non-account based or password-protected website (do not use Google Drive, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc.); PDF files are also accepted)
Applicants with a background in cartography/GIS should include five (5) or more map samples (provide a URL link to a non-account based or password-protected website (do not use Google Drive, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc.); PDF files are also accepted)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Central Intelligence Agency
Mail Not Accepted
Washington, DC 20505
US
Next steps
Our goal is to respond to each applicant within a 45 day period. However, the CIA receives thousands of applications each month and, unfortunately, we are not able to contact everyone within that timeframe. If you have not heard from us within 45 days, we will not be offering you a position at this time.
If there is interest in your application, CIA recruiters will initiate contact with you by phone or email. Emails from CIA recruiters will have a .gov extension. Please check your email spam filter settings or spam folder to ensure receipt of these emails.
Be prepared to undergo a thorough background investigation examining your life's history, your character, trustworthiness, reliability and soundness of judgment. We also examine your freedom from conflicting allegiances, potential to be coerced, and willingness and ability to abide by regulations governing the use, handling and the protection of sensitive information. The Agency uses the polygraph to check the veracity of this information. The hiring process also includes a thorough mental and physical medical examination in relation to performing essential job functions.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Cover letter in which you specify your qualifications for this position. Please address why you want to work in this role and what differentiates you from other applicants
Applicants with a background in graphic design must provide a strong creative portfolio demonstrating good use of typography, grid-based design, white space, and color theory (provide a URL link to a non-account based or password-protected website (do not use Google Drive, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc.); PDF files are also accepted)
Applicants with a background in cartography/GIS should include five (5) or more map samples (provide a URL link to a non-account based or password-protected website (do not use Google Drive, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc.); PDF files are also accepted)
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Central Intelligence Agency
Mail Not Accepted
Washington, DC 20505
US
Next steps
Our goal is to respond to each applicant within a 45 day period. However, the CIA receives thousands of applications each month and, unfortunately, we are not able to contact everyone within that timeframe. If you have not heard from us within 45 days, we will not be offering you a position at this time.
If there is interest in your application, CIA recruiters will initiate contact with you by phone or email. Emails from CIA recruiters will have a .gov extension. Please check your email spam filter settings or spam folder to ensure receipt of these emails.
Be prepared to undergo a thorough background investigation examining your life's history, your character, trustworthiness, reliability and soundness of judgment. We also examine your freedom from conflicting allegiances, potential to be coerced, and willingness and ability to abide by regulations governing the use, handling and the protection of sensitive information. The Agency uses the polygraph to check the veracity of this information. The hiring process also includes a thorough mental and physical medical examination in relation to performing essential job functions.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
