Graphic Designer 1 — NYS Department of Transportation, Albany, NY

Duties Description

• Develop ideas and concepts and produce samples, utilizing prior experience with Adobe inDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Create the visual elements of printed and/or digital materials – business cards, social media posts, certificates, awards for the department

• Design creative products that are consistent with the communications channels to be used

• Work with staff to adjust final designs to their specifications

• Design various printed and electronic products by selecting appropriate graphics, placement of illustrations, proper color, style, and size of fonts

• Using various tools, produce still and animated graphics for print and electronic media

• Create graphics for websites, banners, newsletters, flyers, videos, etc. by applying design fundamentals such as color, space, layout, and typography

• Ensure that agency design guidelines regarding logos, color themes and other creative aspects are consistently and accurately applied across all platforms

• Review agency publications and make design adjustments to improve readability and aesthetics

• Develop specifications for creative products and services to be produced externally; and obtain quotes from vendors

• Set-up and printing of certificates and awards, business cards, brochures, newsletters and forms

• Graphics and photo recommendations and manipulation for internal and external web pages

• Ensure agency branding guidelines are consistently and accurately applied across all platforms throughout the department

Responsibilities may include serving a role within the Incident Command System to support the department’s response to regional and statewide emergency situations.

Minimum Qualifications

Non-Competitive: Four years of experience in graphic design.

• Substitutions: an associate degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience; bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of specialized experience; master's degree may substitute for five years of specialized experience; J.D. may substitute for six years of specialized experience.

Additional Comments

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

The salary range listed reflects the full range for this graded position. For new State employees appointed into graded positions, the annual salary is the hiring rate (beginning of the Salary Range) of the position. Promotion salaries are calculated by the NYS Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with NYS Civil Service Law, OSC Payroll rules and regulations and negotiated union contracts. For more salary information please visit

DOT is an equal opportunity employer. Disabled persons are encouraged to apply.

In compliance with Public Law 99-603, candidates selected for appointment must provide an original document to prove their citizenship and/or legal right to work in the United States. Candidates for employment must have proper authorization to work in the United States at the time an offer of employment is made. The Department will not sponsor a nonimmigrant for a temporary employment visa (H-1B or similar), OPT STEM, or for permanent residence. Offers of permanent employment may not be made to nonimmigrants whose employment authorization is limited to a period of practical training (F-1 or similar).