Graphic Designer
Grand Prairie, Texas & Additional Locations
Grand Prairie, Texas; Orlando, Florida
Job Responsibilities
Description:
You will be the Graphic Designer for our dynamic Visual Communications Team. Our team is responsible for bringing Lockheed Martin's brand to life through innovative and strategic visual storytelling across various mediums, including digital media, advertising, and event promotion.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for utilizing your creative expertise to develop dynamic visual elements for a wide portfolio of products and platforms, from motion graphics and kinetic typography to logos, advertising, and digital signage. You will work closely with clients to align their requests and goals with business strategy through various visual communications mediums. Your responsibilities will include:
• Designing and developing visual elements for digital media, advertising, and event promotion
• Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects) and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Partnering with clients to align their requests and goals with business strategy
• Staying up-to-date with current design trends and standards across multiple industries
• Collaborating with various visual communications disciplines to drive innovative solutions
Why Join Us
We're looking for a creative and strategic Graphic Designer to join our team. As a collaborative and imaginative professional, you will have a strong portfolio showcasing your expertise in visual storytelling, design principles, and visual communications. You will be a versatile designer who can balance creative requirements with schedule, budget, and resource limitations. If you're passionate about driving innovation and bringing brands to life through visual storytelling, we want to hear from you. Join our team and take the first step in a rewarding career with opportunities for growth and development.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position can be located in Dallas or Orlando.
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MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications:
• Demonstrated experience and subject matter expert with a wide variety of Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects) and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Experience partnering with a variety of clients to align client requests and goals to business strategy through a variety of visual communications mediums.
• Knowledgeable about current design trends and standards across multiple industries.
• Portfolio should be available for review.
• Must have the ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Desired Skills:
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of basic design principles such as typography, composition, hierarchy, iconography etc.
• Advanced understanding of visual storytelling
• Experience pitching concepts to clients and ability to thoughtfully explain strategy influencing design decisions.
• Experience working in/with related visual communications job families: UX/UI, interactive media, photography, videography, animation, motion graphics
• Experience working collaboratively with a variety of traditional, digital, and visual communications disciplines
• Demonstrate ability to follow brand guidelines to reinforce and reflect the Lockheed Martin identity internally and externally with employees, customers and key stakeholders
• Ability to work under only general direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
• Experience with Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and other social media channels
• Ability to follow established Internal Agency Model, creative workflow and project management tools and procedures
• Ability to work under strict deadlines with competing priorities
• Ability to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
• Ability to translate direction from clients into innovative and creative designs
• Ability to adapt to an evolving company culture
• Capable of balancing a project’s creative requirements with schedule, budget, and resource limitations
• Ability to work occasionally outside normal business hours and weekends
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.
At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.
With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.
If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Public Relations
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First
About
At Lockheed Martin, we apply our passion for purposeful innovation to keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges.
Mission-Focused Innovation: From aerospace to outer space to cyber space, you can solve the world's most complex challenges for our customers.
Foundational Values: Our culture of performance excellence, ethics, teamwork and inclusion is embedded in everything we do.
Diverse Career Opportunities with Meaningful Work: Grow your career and skills for life. Our technology-driven learning platforms and programs enable your development and agility.
Your Health, Your Wealth, Your Life: Our flexible schedules, competitive pay and comprehensive benefits enable you to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work.
Empowered to Be Your Best: Use your strengths to make a difference in the lives of one another, our customers, our communities and our planet.
Here, the possibilities are endless because we offer:
- Flexible Schedules, dependent on role
- Levels: Student, Entry, Mid, Senior, Management
- Locations: Nationwide & OCONUS Positions
Qualifications
See what it takes to be a successful Lockheed Martin employee.
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Collaborative
There is no innovation without imagination. You bring new, different and exciting ideas to the table every day. You are committed to the success of your team.
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Curious
The ability to explore and drive new ideas. You think innovatively to come up with creative solutions to complex challenges.
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Goal-oriented
From planning and organizing to decision making, goal orientation produces impactful results. You set goals and strive to make things happen quickly and efficiently.
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Proactive
The ability to anticipate, plan and prepare for what lies ahead. You act rather than react to potential situations.
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Problem Solver
You work to tackle tough problems with complex solutions.
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Strategic
You observe, reflect and analyze processes to make more informed decisions.
Quote
“Before I came to Lockheed Martin, I never thought I’d get these opportunities. The benefits available and the company’s value culture make it an incredibly supportive place to work, and I’m grateful to work somewhere that wants me to succeed. I hope to have a long career here making an impact, and I know I’ll be supported in doing that every step of the way.”
Ryan J., Enterprise Operations
Benefits
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Healthcare
Medical, Dental and Vision coverage is available for employees who opt-in.
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401(k)/Retirement Plans
Our 401(k) plan features generous matching and company contributions.
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Professional Development
We support our employees through mentoring, internal & external educational programs, networking, skills enhancement and career-building programs.
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Maternity and Paternity Leave
Our generous parental leave policies support your journey into parenthood. When you return to work, our facilities offer mother's rooms to support your transition and work/life balance.
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Paid Time Off
We offer PTO, paid holidays and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.
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Flex-time
Depending on the position, we offer flexible work schedules.