ILLUSTRATOR

Company:
TCS GOVCON (TCS)

Location:
Bedford, Indiana

Employment Type:
Full-time

Salary:
Commensurate with experience.

Clearance Level Required:
Secret. US Citizenship required.

About Us:

TCS GOVCON (TCS) is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Bedford, Indiana. For over 14 years, we've proudly served as a trusted defense contractor, delivering mission-focused logistics, programmatic, and engineering support services to both government and industry partners. Our reputation is built on quality, reliability, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Just as important, we are deeply invested in the growth and success of our people-offering career advancement opportunities and fostering professional development at every stage.

Job Summary:

Seeking a talented Illustrator to create high-quality 2D artwork, technical graphics, and visual content including exploded views, schematics, and component illustrations. This role involves working with 3D models, capturing and editing photography, and producing visuals in adherence to government and military standards. Responsibilities also include quality assurance of artwork, developing storyboards and presentations, and supporting documentation through graphic creation and file management. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom), traditional illustration techniques, and familiarity with tools like SolidWorks are required. Experience with DoD standards, XML, and configuration management is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Developing illustrations, drawings, and graphics such as exploded views, schematic diagrams, assembly/component views, functional and isometric drawings, and troubleshooting functional flow trees.
• Creating original 2D artwork.
• Working with and exporting line drawings from 3d models.
• Shooting photography in studio and on location.
• Editing photography in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Creating and manipulating illustrations, graphics, charts, diagrams, etc. to be included in technical documentation in adherence to government specifications.
• Conducting quality assurance checks on team members' artwork.
• Creating storyboards and presentations that depict customers' vision.
• Creating and maintaining trackers for developing, planning, and scheduling purposes.
• Maintaining records and file management

Required Qualifications:

• BS degree in a related discipline and 3+ years of related experience using current technologies. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom.
• Experience with Solidworks or similar 3d modeling package.
• Possess proficiency in traditional illustration techniques including but not limited to perspective, composition, layout and the importance of line weight.
• Possess proficiency in multiple illustration styles and techniques.
• Possess practical knowledge of 3d modeling programs and how to extract line drawings from a 3d package to be used in 2d Illustrations and graphics.
• Possess practical knowledge of photography characteristics, compressions, conversion techniques, file formats, and display devices.
• Possess practical knowledge of photo composition principles and techniques such as framing, lighting, optics, and perspectives.
• Experience in studio, field, and live photography shoots using high-definition camera equipment.
• Experience with creating and manipulating vector graphics.
• Experience in storyboarding and presentations/briefs.
• Proficient on PC.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DOD industry.
• Experience with MIL-STDs.
• Experience with Microsoft products to include: Project, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, and Outloo Experience with xml schema and development of xml files and scripts.
• Experience with provisioning data.
• Experience with configuration management.

Travel:
No regular travel is expected for this position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health benefits, including life, health, dental, vision, short-term disability (STD), and long-term disability (LTD) coverage for eligible employees and family members.
• 401(K) Plan with company match.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Competitive salaries.

Application Process:
We invite resumes from all interested parties.