Spathe is currently searching for a Layout Designer to join our team in the Tampa, FL area.

Spathe Systems is a rapidly growing SOF led, 8(a) defense contractor headquartered in Tampa, FL with offices in Fayetteville, NC and strategic partner locations in Virginia Beach and Coronado. As a small business with a tight knit family feel, Spathe empowers its employees to solve problems and make decisions.

• Advise Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) Press Editor in Chief on industry (i.e., Department of Defense (DoD) academia) standard layout, design, and printing practices and specifications.
• Prepare and/or review JSOU Press print requests/orders, inputs to Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR), and other necessary documents for correspondence between JSOU Press, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and contracted printers.
• Execute design and layout of JSOU Press manuscripts to ensure content and quality are sustained in accordance with JSOU Press standards.
• Collaborate with editors to create digital mockups for JSOU approval, balance layout elements, and perform editorial tasks with knowledge of DoD terminology, mission, and systems.
• Convert JSOU Press publications to ePub format.
• Send print files to DLA via DoD Secure Access File Exchange.
• Maintain J Cloud storage for all JSOU Press working and archiving files.

• SECRET clearance eligible
• BA/BS in relevant field (e.g. Graphic Design, Media Art) and Five years’ experience using Adobe Creative Suite (esp. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and InCopy). OR AAA/AAS in relevant field (e.g. Multimedia Technology, Media Art) and Ten years’ experience using Adobe Creative Suite (esp. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and InCopy).
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.

Job Type:

• Part-Time

Work Location:

• One location – MacDill AFB, Tampa, FL

Travel:

• Up to 10% travel during the year.

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• 11 paid holidays per year

Position ID: MJ093LYD