Graphic Designer 2

Are you interested in advancing your career? As a Graphic Designer 2 with the Department of General Services, you will help create designs that support public needs across the state. This position lets you use your artistic skills to make clear and engaging visual messages. It is a place where creativity, craftsmanship, and teamwork matter. Step into a role where your work makes a real and visible difference.

This position focuses on creating strong visual designs and supporting the production of high-quality signage and artwork. As a Graphic Designer 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Design Production: Produce detailed artwork and signage using both digital tools and traditional methods
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with project partners to understand goals and create clear visual concepts
• Equipment Operation: Operate specialized sign shop tools including printers, routers, and engraving equipment
• Creative Development: Contribute ideas during project discussions and support the creation of new design approaches
• File Management: Maintain organized artwork files and prepare accurate production-ready materials
• Material Handling: Perform hands-on tasks with various substrates to build completed display graphics

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Essential Employee - Required to report to work during emergencies and office closings.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable. 
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Graphic Designer 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of technical experience in creating graphic art for communication materials, displays, or exhibits and an associate degree in graphic design, graphic art, fine arts, visual communication, communication design, digital communication, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must have experience with Adobe Illustrator.
• You must have experience with Adobe Photoshop.
• You must have experience with Adobe InDesign.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Experience with CorelDraw
• Experience working with any of the following:
  • Vinyl Plotter
  • CNC Router
  • Flatbed Printer
  • Laser Printer
  • Framing 
  • Vinyl Applications

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans: 

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.