Cartographer - design with Security Clearance

seeking a Cartographer to work with a Government Intelligence Community client in McLean, VA. Clearance: TS/SCI with a Polygraph Responsibilities
• Design and produce professional intelligence cartographic products that effectively communicate complex subject matter to diverse audiences.

• Requires a strong balance between cartographic design principles and technical expertise, ensuring high-quality, visually compelling, and analytically sound map products.

• Lead the conceptualization, design, and production of cartographic products, integrating both artistic and technical elements to meet customer needs.

• Manage complex and demanding cartographic projects, including direct engagement with customers to understand requirements, facilitate brainstorming sessions, and define design expectations.

• Ensure adherence to cartographic best practices, including color theory, projections, thematic and statistical mapping, hierarchy, and data visualization techniques.

• Oversee quality control, usability, and final product delivery, ensuring compliance with internal workflow procedures, copyright laws, and established production standards.

• Work seamlessly within the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, and integrate cartographic tools such as Esri's ArcGIS, Avenza's MAPublisher, and QGIS to create dynamic, data-driven maps.

• Utilize JavaScript mapping libraries and cartographic data visualization techniques to enhance map interactivity and functionality. Requirements
• BA/BS and 3+ years of experience OR no degree with 9+ years of experience.

• Strong experience in cartographic design, including thematic mapping, topographic representation, and reference mapping.

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for cartographic design is required.

• Familiarity with Esri's ArcMap, Avenza's MAPublisher, QGIS, and other relevant GIS tools is highly desired.

• Experience with JavaScript mapping libraries (e.g., Leaflet, D3.js, Mapbox) is a plus.