RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, but they’re also making history.
Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a Proposal Graphic Artist for the Business Development Capture Excellence Proposal Management team.
The Proposal Graphic Artist creates clear, compelling visual communications for high‑priority competitive proposals. You will work closely with proposal managers, capture managers, volume leads, and authors to translate complex technical and management concepts into graphics that clearly communicate our solution, win themes, and discriminators in alignment with customer solicitation instructions and Northrop Grumman branding standards.
This position is on site in Redondo Beach, CA or Dulles, VA and may require up to 25% travel to support proposal team collaboration and secure program needs.
This position is contingent upon customer final approval
Responsibilities
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Design and produce high-quality proposal graphics for competitive proposals and other capture/proposal artifacts.
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Recommend visual approaches that strengthen customer understanding and evaluation.
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Develop initial concepts; iterate based on proposal team feedback under tight deadlines.
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Ensure graphics are compliant with solicitation instructions and consistent with corporate branding and proposal style guides.
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Maintain a consistent visual look and feel across volumes.
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Contribute to a reusable library of proposal graphics, templates, and visual standards; share best practices across the proposal management community.
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Provide graphics development training to proposal teams.
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Manage multiple, concurrent graphics requests and adjust priorities in response to changing proposal needs and schedules.
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience; or master’s degree and 3 years of related experience.
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Experience creating graphics or visual layouts for complex technical or business content.
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Proficiency with graphic design tools such as Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, or equivalent.
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Strong visual communication and information design skills, attention to detail, and ability to work under tight deadlines.
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Ability to collaborate with geographically distributed teams and incorporate iterative feedback.
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Active TS/SCI security clearance required at time of application.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience designing graphics specifically for competitive proposals
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Familiarity with RFP structures (e.g., Sections L and M or equivalent) and evaluation criteria.
Why Northrop Grumman
At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to defining what’s possible in space, defense, and security. As part of our leadership team, you will shape missions that protect our nation and its allies, working with world-class engineers, program leaders, and business professionals. We offer the opportunity to influence strategy at scale, drive meaningful innovation for the warfighter, and grow your career in a value-driven, highly collaborative environment.
Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
