Photographer/Graphic Designer

Photographer/Graphic Designer (NGA-2026-) Bowhead seeks a Photographer/Graphic Designer to join our team in St. Louis, MO. The Photographer/Graphic Designer will be responsible for planning and organizing overall technical photographic coverage for a variety of events and developments. They will also implement NGA objectives within the capabilities and limitations of cameras and equipment, improvise photographic and video methods and techniques or selects and alters secondary features photographic features (e.g. scenes, backgrounds, colors, lighting). The Photographer/Graphic Designer must be capable of using their imagination and creative abilities to provide graphic design services, create and deliver original products (designs) and may assist with staging actions, suggesting behavior of the principals, and rehearsing activities before photographs are taken. Responsibilities Provide high quality, professional digital photography to include, but not limited to both portrait and on-scene photography using a Nikon Digital camera system and Adobe Creative Suite / Creative Cloud software on windows platform. On-scene photography may involve, but will not be limited to, accident investigations, building maintenance, events, award ceremonies, group photos, and photo-journalism. Provide limited video coverage and capture with editing according to customer requests. Proper caption writing techniques shall be required for all photographs. Load all photos into server with proper meta-data tags and captions and r emove all meta-data from photographs before images are approved for public release. Will design products for printing on digital presses and large format printers. Entering work order details to web based tracking system. Provide design and layout support, text processing, page mark-up, graphic scanning, large and small format printing, sign marking, engraving, mounting & laminating, and any other creative design support for cover designs, logos, coins, etc. Video production will be directed and reviewed by Video Lead for composition and technical accuracy along with meeting the requirements. Graphical products shall be reviewed by the Graphic Design Lead to ensure there are no grammatical, typographical or compositional errors. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications A High School diploma or equivalent is required at a minimum but any additional education is preferred. Must posses at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in the career field of photography AND 2 years of relevant experience in the career field of video production AND 1 year of relevant experience in the career field of graphic design. Experience with creating/designing digital signage, web graphics, engravings (on brass, glass, plastic and wood), handouts including fact sheets, flyer's, newsletters, and similar as well as experience staging historical displays and exhibits is required. Experience with Publications and Power-Point Visualizations is required. SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS Must hold active a security clearance at the Top Secret level. Possessing an active TS/SCI is preferred. US Citizenship is a requirement for a Secret clearance at this location Physical Demands Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically #J-18808-Ljbffr