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Reef Systems is hiring: Multimedia Graphic Designer (25-15 RHW Research and Admi

Reef Systems, Dayton, OH, United States, 45433

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Multimedia Graphic Designer (25-15 RHW Research and Administrative Support)

INTRODUCTION :

The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate human performance research, education and consultation under a single organization. Established under the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 711 HPW is comprised of the Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH) and the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM). The Wing delivers unparalleled capability to the Air Force through a combination of world class infrastructure and expertise of its diverse workforce of military, civilian and contractor personnel encompassing 75 occupational specialties including science and engineering, occupational health and safety, medical professions, technicians, educators, and business operations and support.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES :

The Warfighter Interactions and Readiness Division (RHW) located within RH is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Multimedia/Graphic Designer and Senior Administrative Assistant to support Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) efforts across the Division. RHW is also seeking a Research Acoustician to support our Cognition and Modeling Branch's (RHWE) RDT&E efforts.

The contractor shall meet all requirements per the basic contract and provide professionally and technically qualified individual(s) to perform all tasks in the following paragraphs to fulfill the requirements of this task order.

Mandatory Qualifications :
  • The contractor employee shall possess a Bachelor's Degree in graphic and/or multimedia design, visual communications or related field.
  • The contractor employee shall have a minimum of 10 years' experience working on multimedia, graphic design, video production, and visual communications projects, with at least 5 years' experience supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory.
  • The contractor employee shall be proficient with Microsoft applications i.e. Word, Excel, to include Premier Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign and additional video development/graphics software such as Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Carrara Pro.
  • The contractor employee shall possess, or have the ability to be granted a Secret security clearance. The Contractor shall open a Tier III investigation within 3 days after task order award.
  • The contractor employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.


Highly Desired Qualification :
  • Previous experience with the Air Force's mission, organizational structure, and working in government environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with multimedia projects supporting AFRL's mission.
  • Demonstrated video production experience with conceptualizing, planning, shooting, and editing promotional materials across the lifecycle of the project is highly desired.
  • Demonstrated project management experience working with stakeholders to communicate and manage multiple competing priorities.


Tasks :
  • The contractor employee shall have the ability to manage projects independently and as part of a team, as well as the ability to work through problems quickly and independently.
  • The contractor employee shall be responsible for the conceptualization and development of high-quality multimedia/graphic content for use across various platforms such as websites and print media.
  • The contractor employee shall provide resources with the knowledge and experience to develop various graphic designs such as Overview Graphics (OV-1), logos/patches, posters, pamphlets/flyers, presentations, decals (for simulators and general branding), banners, going away frames, Division coins, awards, and calendars.
  • The contractor employee shall produce and maintain building signage, including but not limited to office/cubicle/testbed nameplates, award display boards, command photos, organizational signage, picture frames, and other general signage requests.
  • The contractor employee shall prepare and produce research promotional materials such as videos and print for publication and shall be able to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to multimedia/graphic content across the various platforms/tools.
  • The contractor employee shall plan and perform all video production and postproduction tasks such as field production planning, interacting with subject matter experts, operating and managing all video & audio equipment, footage review, editing, graphic/audio adjustments, and ensuring video products are available in a variety of formats.
  • The contractor employee shall be able to collaborate with the appropriate internal and external stakeholders to include the technical and project leads as well as the public affairs teams to ensure multimedia products meet the project objectives and align to AFRL information release guidelines.
  • The contractor employee shall participate in and support other projects within their skillset as directed by the Government representative.
  • The contractor employee shall be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize competing priorities effectively to meet deadlines.


BASE SUPPORT :

The contractor shall be provided office/laboratory space, furniture and equipment, routine office/laboratory supplies, computer hardware and software necessary to perform tasks described in this performance work statement. The government will also provide telephone service and access to a fax machine and a copier as required. All software and hardware, passwords/access to military Internet/E-mail and applicable database will be available within the scope of the contract. The contractor shall comply with local, AF and DoD policies.

GENERAL INFORMATION :

Work shall be accomplished at Bldg. 852, Bldg. 33 and Bldg. 441 WPAFB, OH 45433 beginning on 24 April 2025. Temporary alternate work locations may be assigned as circumstances dictate by the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR).

Work schedule is normally Monday - Friday, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM ET; however, there may be times when it is necessary for the contractor to work after duty hours in support of specific tasks. Although schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week.

U.S. Citizenship :

Employee must be a U.S. citizen. For the purpose of base and network access, possession of a permanent resident card ("Green Card") does not equate to U.S. citizenship.

TRAVEL :

Contractor may be required to travel when authorized to participate in customer business line related travel, to include meetings and conferences, to fulfill respective mission goals. Such travel will only be as directed and coordinated through the Government two weeks in advance of all contractor travel in order to obtain proper authorizations. The specific travel locations, duration, and number of trips will be upon direction of the Government without modification to the task order, as long as adequate travel funding is available in accordance with the resulting task order. When travel is identified, the contractor shall provide an estimate of all travel costs by location, broken out by item, to the Reef System's Program Manager and Government for review prior to travel. Contractor shall be responsible for shipping equipment in support of required travel. The Contractor shall submit an estimate of shipping costs along with the travel estimate for the government approval prior to the shipping of the items.

SECURITY :

Individual SECRET Clearances IAW DD254. The Contractor shall obtain a U.S. security clearance at the minimum level of "Secret" for all contractor personnel required to have access to classified information or require IT-II level access. Onsite contractor personnel should have an active clearance prior to reporting for duty in support of any task order. Interim clearances for newly hired personnel shall be processed as expeditiously as possible since some contractor personnel will be required to utilize the SIPRNET and process classified materials; however, this will be on a case-by-case basis. Such clearance must be obtained through the Defense Investigative Services.

The contractor shall provide OPSEC protection for all sensitive/critical information and indicators involved in execution of this contract/Task Order, as defined by AFI 10-701 (Operations Security). 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators are protected under the 711 HPW Operations Security Program and the 711 HPW Critical Information and Indicators List (CIIL). Contractor employees granted access to critical information and indicators shall be provided initial OPSEC training by the 711 HPW OPSEC Coordinator upon in-processing and prior to being granted access to CIIL items related to the contract/Task Order. The contractor shall also participate in 711 HPW's annual OPSEC training and education programs, which includes periodic updates and refresher training on CIIL items applicable to the contract/Task Order. The 711 HPW OPSEC coordinator shall evaluate the OPSEC posture of AF contract activities and operations.

All documents, including papers, abstracts and posters shall be cleared by AF prior to public release.

DELIVERABLE :

Contractor Progress, Status and Management Report (PSMR).

On a monthly basis, the contractor shall provide a status report. The information will be on project status and describe the work accomplished. The contractor shall also identify any issues/problems anticipated in schedule or cost ceiling during the next reporting period.

The report shall have five sections:
  1. Project Title, Time Period of report, Date
  1. Performance: Current status of deliverables, measured against project expectations.
  1. Schedule: Have scheduled activities and milestones been completed on or before time, and impact of delays.
  1. Costs: Are there any actual or significant deviations, are significant costs adequately explained in terms of project plans? (i.e., large initial equipment purchase, followed by labor related costs.)
  1. Risk: Are there known or anticipated opportunities or events that will or can affect project.


Technical Report - Study/Services :
  • All reports and data shall be submitted in a non-proprietary, easily transferrable format.
  • All reports, data, findings and literature shall be property of the 711 HPW/RH. The contractor shall not reuse or distribute project information without the express permission of 711 HPW/RH and shall retain all 711 HPW/RH origin markings.


Point of Contact for Immediate Consideration :

Art Mata
amata@reef-sys.com

Reef Systems