GEOINT Conveyance Specialists

1 week ago


Springfield, United States Castalia Systems Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Type: Full-Time

Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain a CI Poly

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Job Summary

The GEOINT Conveyance Specialists will provide a full range of support to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Operations Center. GEOINT Conveyance Specialists review and format both text and graphics to ensure NGOC and other time-sensitive reporting meets Agency and Intelligence Community guidelines for quality and policy compliance. GEOINT Conveyance Specialists lay out, edit, format, and review various geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) elements, including report text, static visuals, and other content, according to established agency publication policies. GEOINT Conveyance Specialists apply copy editing skills to ensure text quality and a broad knowledge of content layout principles to communicate concepts or ideas visually. They work with analytic authors, GEOINT Operations Officers (GOOs), and Intelligence Directors (IDs) to provide a full range of support in the production and dissemination of finished GEOINT for external audiences and to provide guidance for the layout, presentation, and accuracy of graphics and text. GEOINT Production Editors also troubleshoot production issues; share expertise; and assist with editing Power Point presentations/briefing materials. Individuals in these positions use Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint); Adobe Acrobat; and a variety of other software suites, formats, and databases to fulfill their duties with minimal to no supervision. They also participate in Agency, IC, and industry training, forums, conferences, and other events in order to maintain their expertise in current industry standards and practices for editorial production.

Roles and Responsibilities

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

  • Collaborate with NGOC and other analysts to clearly and accurately convey the intelligence story to NGA's external customers via high-quality, time-sensitive GEOINT.
  • Provide pre-publication quality reviews in accordance with NGA policy and standards for intelligence products; identify gaps in NGA product quality; and assist or lead outreach sessions to educate authors to help address those gaps.
  • Review and format various geospatial intelligence reports, products, and briefing materials, including both text and visual content, according to established Agency publication policies and formats. These policies and formats include the Style Guide for GEOINT Products, the NGA Visualization Toolkit, NGA graphic Templates, and ODNI tradecraft standards.
  • Provide clear, professional, and accurate feedback to geospatial intelligence analysts on the layout and presentation of their products regarding format, grammar, logic, word usage, spelling, and punctuation, as well as design, style, and organization to promote clarity and consistency.
  • Review all visual elements, such as maps, tables, charts, timelines, and illustrations used to convey NGA intelligence, for adherence to IC, Agency, and NGA standards.
  • Understand layout principles, layout elements, and text layout to create standard products as needed.
  • Use knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and other tools or databases to review graphics and text in support of NGA products.
  • Master NGA production software and tools (ICPS, SharePoint).
  • Verify classifications provided by analysts, identify sourcing issues, and direct analysts to classification guidance and resources.
  • Demonstrate customer service excellence by clearly and concisely communicating work status, methods, instructions, problems, requirements, options, and concerns with team members, managers, and Government customers within NGA and the IC.
  • Uphold the highest level of support to NGA customers by establishing effective cross¬-functional team relationships and cultivating a positive customer service environment.
  • Multitask (work on multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines under fast-paced conditions), prioritizing, and rapidly adapting to changing organizational requirements.
  • Support the office and other branches in accomplishing the agency's overall mission, including expediting crisis work, special assignments, and ad hoc tasking on variously scheduled arrangements.
  • Attend regularly scheduled production support meetings; stay current with ongoing production support initiatives; and participate in meetings with Government customers, team members, Contractors, etc., to exchange information and/or provide updates.
  • Develop and implement training in text and graphic reviews for government and contract GEOINT Conveyance Specialist colleagues.
  • Communicate with internal staff and external partners using multiple channels (Cisco Jabber, newsletters, email, etc.).
  • Archive materials or products following established guidelines and procedures.

Knowledge and Skills

  • Requires 3+ years of relevant graphic design and copy-editing experience, with more of an emphasis on editing experience.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree in a field of study relevant to graphic design and/or copy editing, preferred.
  • Familiarity with the Intelligence Community (IC), preferred.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

  • These positions require rotating shift work in a time-dominant operations environment.

Travel

  • Not required.

Company Description

Castalia Systems is a proven business partner providing mission critical solutions to the Federal Government. We provide cutting edge solutions from Securing and Managing Data to Systems Engineering and Development. Castalia Systems is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence Design and Application.

With our vast knowledge of our customers needs and relevant technology, our team is able to bring successful solutions to every mission. We are one-upping our competitors by providing premium IT solutions and platforms with a cutting edge technology so it’s so evident when you compare us with anyone.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.



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