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Graphics Designer
full-timeMcLean$82k - $149k

Summary

Location

McLean

Salary

$82k - $149k

Type

full-time

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About this role

This position requires that you currently possess a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance in order to be considered.**

Leidos is looking for a graphics designer to provide high-end graphics support for a customer focused on performing business analytics on its workforce and their production efforts. This entails taking initial graphics produced via Tableau, Excel, or PowerPoint and upgrading them to match the customer’s style guide, conforming to best practices for design and color, and incorporating customer branding. This is a mix of short turnaround requests for embedded graphics for written products, posters and standalone graphics in support of events, and consultations with customer teams on branding, web design, and dashboard development.

The successful candidate should be a graphic designer who is creative and independent, and is capable of managing many tasks at the same time. The designer will be on-call to anyone in the customer office and will work closely with its teams of methodologists and data scientists, and needs to be comfortable with the customer’s iterative review and coordination process.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Provide graphic design support to a variety of tasks, including print products, web banners, stand-alone graphics, website design, and ad hoc media requests.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with other team members, such as methodologists and data scientists, to develop creative and informative graphics to support customer written products and analyses.
  • Work with the customer to coordinate resources, prioritize activities, and ensure quality and timely products.
  • Archive final projects in accordance with office designated standards.
  • Adhere to customer security policies and procedures regarding the use of systems, equipment, facilities, and infrastructure.
  • Execute diplomacy working with various levels of team members, manages, and customer to identify requirements and develop action plans.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in web production, graphic design, animation, cartography, fine arts, or related field.
  • At least 8+ years of related job experience.
  • Experience using a diverse range of multimedia, electronic authoring and development tools, software, and platforms for the delivery of products such as Moodle, Lectora, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suit, Dreamweaver, Captivate, Camtasia, or HTML5.
  • Experience  generating cohesive, desirable design, based on holistic consideration of the users.
  • Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience with PowerPoint, Word, and Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Must have an active TS/SCI with a polygraph in order to be considered for this role.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of DA organization, products and style guide.
  • Experience with designing graphics in support of business analytics.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

January 21, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $82,550.00 - $149,225.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Other facts

Tech stack
Graphic Design,Multimedia,Web Design,Branding,Collaboration,Adobe Creative Suite,PowerPoint,Excel,Tableau,Consultation,Color Theory,User Experience,Project Management,Data Visualization,Creative Thinking,Iterative Review

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.

Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.

Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.

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Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Founding Year: 1969

What you'll do

  • The graphics designer will provide high-end graphics support for business analytics, upgrading initial graphics to match customer style guides. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, managing tasks, and ensuring quality and timely products.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Leidos pay for a Graphics Designer?

Leidos offers a competitive compensation package for the Graphics Designer role. The salary range is USD 83k - 149k per year. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.

What does a Graphics Designer do at Leidos?

As a Graphics Designer at Leidos, you will: the graphics designer will provide high-end graphics support for business analytics, upgrading initial graphics to match customer style guides. Responsibilities include collaborating with teams, managing tasks, and ensuring quality and timely products..

Why join Leidos as a Graphics Designer?

Leidos is a leading Defense and Space Manufacturing company. The Graphics Designer role offers competitive compensation.

Is the Graphics Designer position at Leidos remote?

The Graphics Designer position at Leidos is based in McLean, Virginia, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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