Job Description
Fusion Innovation’s recent growth has earned us a top spot in the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America and in Washington Business Journal’s Best Places to Work multiple years in a row. Our team members are passionate about their work and are empowered to contribute their unique skills and perspectives to our projects. Here at Fusion, we put people first. When you join us, you don’t just join a company, you join a family. If you are ready to be part of a fun and engaging team where your innovative ideas are heard, supported, and make ever lasting mission impacts for our Nation’s most sensitive programs, you have come to the right place.
Position Overview
Fusion Innovation is seeking an accomplished Senior Graphic Designer and Brand Advisor to provide strategic design leadership and hands-on creative support to a high-visibility front office. This individual will advise senior stakeholders on branding and visual communication, develop actionable recommendations, and implement those recommendations across a range of digital and print products. This is a senior-level position for an experienced design professional who can confidently serve as the organization’s brand custodian. The successful candidate will bring a strong portfolio, mature design judgment, and the ability to explain and defend creative recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the primary advisor on branding, graphic design, and visual communication.
Develop and implement visual identity and branding recommendations.
Establish and maintain brand standards, templates, and design guidelines.
Ensure consistency across digital, print, presentation, web, and event materials.
Design executive presentations, infographics, reports, digital graphics, publications, and campaign materials.
Translate complex information into clear, engaging, and visually effective products.
Advise senior stakeholders on design strategy, visual hierarchy, and audience engagement.
Collaborate with communications personnel to align visual products with organizational messaging.
Manage multiple design projects from concept development through final production.
Present creative concepts and explain the reasoning behind design recommendations.
Review materials produced by others for adherence to brand and quality standards.
Maintain organized design files, templates, and approved visual assets.
Coordinate with vendors or production partners when necessary.
Ensure deliverables meet accessibility, production, and technical requirements.
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Required Skills
Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or a related field.
Significant professional graphic design and branding experience.
Demonstrated experience leading visual identity or organizational branding initiatives.
Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
Experience designing executive-level presentations, infographics, reports, and digital communication products.
Strong understanding of typography, color theory, composition, visual hierarchy, and information design.
Ability to independently develop and implement strategic design recommendations.
Experience advising senior leaders or executive stakeholders.
Strong project-management, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Portfolio demonstrating advanced professional design, branding, and visual communication capabilities.
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Desired Skills
Experience supporting a government, Intelligence Community, or similarly complex organization.
Experience serving as a brand manager, brand custodian, or senior creative advisor.
Experience designing for front office or executive-level audiences.
Familiarity with accessible design standards.
Experience with data visualization, motion graphics, web design, or digital content production.
Experience developing reusable templates and enterprise-wide brand standards.
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Additional Details
Fusion Innovation anticipates the annual base salary for this position will generally range from $100,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to:
Years of direct applicable experience with this work and the customer
Relevant education, certifications, and training
Contract labor category requirements, skill level, contract bill rate, and hours allocation
Alignment with the position’s responsibilities
Additional specialized skills
In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be considered for discretionary bonuses and are eligible for Fusion Innovation’s comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, company-sponsored retirement contributions, paid leave, professional development opportunities, and other employee benefits.
Fusion Innovation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Fusion Innovation participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility for all newly hired employees. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact [email protected] and include your name and contact information.,
About Fusion Innovation
Our primary focus is on developing people to further their own unique craft. This includes helping our team become more experienced leaders, learn a team-first mentality, strive for more innovation, be thought leaders, and better overall people. By putting our people first and treating them as family and helping to develop their careers in a unique and specific fashion, we’re not just giving them more opportunities to grow and be successful, we’re also raising the bar for what our customers, families, and communities receive.
Don’t Just Join a Company – Join a Family
Exciting work, innovative colleagues, great teammates, unique customers, and a company that invests in you personally and professionally. We work hard to make Fusion Innovation a place that makes people excited to come to work; where colleagues stay connected and engaged; and where loved ones are welcomed with open arms.
We hope this makes us feel less like a company and more like a family. We achieve this by our commitments to you, our culture, and our employee focused perks.
Location: McLean, Virginia, US
Salary: 100000 – 215000
Benefits:
- Dental Coverage
- Health Insurance
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