Visual Notetaker
unavailableMcLean (VA)
About the role
Overview:
Design Intelligence is our proven approach to delivering technical solutions that work—faster and with less friction. By integrating design with deep technical expertise, we reduce rework, minimize risk, speed up delivery, and ensure people use what's built. The result is higher-quality outcomes, quicker time to impact, and greater confidence that mission goals will be met. As a Visual Notetaker, you will be the first point of integration in our Design Intelligence framework. You'll transform conversations and evolve ideas into expressive, clarity-building visuals. You'll sit in early discovery sessions, client workshops, and strategy conversations, translating fast-moving discussions into visuals that make the complex clear. This is a hands-on, in-the-room role built for someone who thinks fast, draws faster, and loves turning conversation into story.
Responsibilities:
Participate in early discovery and visioning sessions, capturing ideas in dynamic, real-time visuals that clarify complex discussions.
Collaborate with clients, business development, and delivery partners to expand and refine visuals, using them as tools to spark imagination, provoke strategic thinking, and guide workshops.
Translate workshop outputs, concepts, and discussions into clear, compelling maps, stories, and illustrations that communicate the big picture.
Produce visuals that help teams understand overarching goals and inform the development of practical, actionable roadmaps.
Qualifications:
- Experience in graphic recording, graphic facilitation, visual storytelling, and illustration
- A portfolio demonstrating your work in the above areas (digital work strongly preferred — this role is iPad/Adobe-based).Proficiency in tools like Procreate, Adobe Creative Suite, and Mural
- Ability to breakdown complex ideas into simple narratives
- Ability to connect the dots in a conversation or workshop and think strategically and holistically; ability to connect dots across multiple workstreams, stakeholder groups, and ecosystems
- Desire to keep pace with ever-changing industry tools and best practices with the ability to make recommendations as needed for the best outcome
- Experience collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team including sales, project management, technology, data, and design
- A natural curiosity for solving problems coupled with strong analytical skills
- A collaborative nature with excellent written communication and presentation skills
- Local to DMV area
Will be required to be in the office 3 days per week, with additional availability for client-site sessions as needed.
Bonus Points:
Previous work experience in or with the Federal Government Experience working in a technical and/or project-based environment
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