This position is contingent upon contract award.​

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​About the role ​

 

MPA is seeking a versatile Creative Director (Manager) to support the delivery of high-quality creative and communications products across a portfolio of federal programs. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will develop creative concepts and produce polished, production-ready assets for digital, print, social media, presentations, and campaign materials. You will also ensure visual consistency, technical accuracy, accessibility compliance, 508 compliance, and brand alignment across a wide range of communications products. 

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The responsibilities of this position include:

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• Shape the creative direction for a broad portfolio of behavior-change campaigns

• Adapt existing creative assets across multiple formats, platforms, aspect ratios, and channel requirements while maintaining visual consistency and brand integrity

• Design high-quality assets (e.g., infographics, social media posts, and presentations) that communicate complex information through compelling visual storytelling

• Apply visual design decisions, finalize layouts, typography, color treatments, graphic elements, and formatting details to ensure creative outputs meet brand enterprise standards

• Collaborate with strategists, researchers, writers, and others to translate insights and ideas into compelling visual solutions  

• Produce and maintain assets that align with established creative and brand guidelines, visual identity systems, accessibility requirements, and usability standards

• Lead creative reviews and feedback sessions, incorporating input while maintaining design integrity and quality 

• Perform detailed quality assurance reviews to verify accuracy in layout, spacing, alignment, typography, color consistency, formatting, and more

• Build, lead, and mentor exceptional teams, ensuring the work meets high standards of craft and impact across multiple channels, and drive cross-functional collaboration for cohesive brand narratives

• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining attention to detail 

• Prepare files for print production, ensuring correct specifications, resolution, color profiles, and production requirements are met

• Maintain organized asset libraries, templates, project files, and version control 

• Stay current on emerging design trends, artificial intelligence-enabled creative tools, visual communications best practices, and evolving creative and digital platforms

 

The ideal candidate will have the following:

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• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, visual communications, digital art, multimedia design, fine arts, or a related field 

• 10+ years of experience developing visual communications, translating complex concepts into graphic design solutions, brand assets, or multimedia content 

• Strong creative portfolio demonstrating expertise in graphic design, visual storytelling, branding, and digital content creation

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and related design tools

• Strong understanding of typography, layout, color theory, visual hierarchy, and design principles

• Strong organizational skills as well as attention to detail and commitment to quality, consistency, and brand alignment across multiple projects

• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across creative, communications, strategy, and other project functions

• Experience supporting federal government or mission-driven communications programs is preferred

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. federal government security clearance