Journeyman Editor I

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

The Journeyman Editor position is responsible for communicating information, ideas, and instructions via visual drawings and schematics according to specifications set forth by the customer, in accordance with the customer’s illustration and graphic standards and procedures.

Provides services in editing, developing and sustaining illustrations using graphics software and delivery products in native file formats and pre-approved universal formats as required by the customer.

Essential Job Duties:

• The contractor shall create engineering drawings as required using Computer Aided Design & Drafting (CADD) software tools.
• The contractor shall provide engineering drawing and solid model support as definedIAW Technical Data Package Process Guide, CGTO PG-85-00-240-A, MIL-STD-31000a, and ASME Y14 standards.
• Upon delivery, the files shall include a native file format and a USCG approved universal file format.
• Responsible for the editing, design, creation, and production of visual concepts for presentations and printed materials.
• Collaborates with customers, product specialists, or communications staff to understand instructions and specifications and to organize the project accordingly.
• Creates illustrations to be used in technical and instructional manuals and other publications.
• Creates accurate exploded-view drawings for assembly and subassembly breakdown based on engineering blueprints.
• Ensures the final project addresses the client’s needs, deadlines, specifications, and budget.
• Maintains accurate records to account for billable time and costs.
• Uses artistic judgment to select appropriate composition, design, and layout for each illustration.
• Meet customer quality control requirements in a timely manner.
• Utilize customer workflows from initial request through final delivery.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Must be able to perform duties independently and remotely as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Keep managers and supervisors apprised of their progress, ability to work well with others, adhere to contract requirements, and comply with company policies and procedures.

Mandatory:

• Must be a US citizen
• Associate degree and two years of work experience. 
• However, 3 years of experience in Illustration and/or graphic design will waive educational requirements.
• Experience showing good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Advanced level proficiency with editing, graphic and illustration applications
• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment background check and pre-hire drug test.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting a variety of USCG or DoD technical editing, design or illustration efforts.

Working Conditions:

• Office environment

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email ada@chugachgov.com.

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.

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