Cartographer
Cartographer
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$ 104000 - 166000
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Job Description
Responsibilities
The Cartographer will design and produce professional intelligence cartographic products that effectively communicate complex subject matter to diverse audiences. This role requires a strong balance between cartographic design principles and technical expertise ensuring highquality visually compelling and analytically sound map products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the conceptualization design and production of cartographic products integrating both artistic and technical elements to meet customer needs.
- Manage complex and demanding cartographic projects including direct engagement with customers to understand requirements facilitate brainstorming sessions and define design expectations.
- Ensure adherence to cartographic best practices including color theory projections thematic and statistical mapping hierarchy and data visualization techniques.
- Oversee quality control usability and final product delivery ensuring compliance with internal workflow procedures copyright laws and established production standards.
- Work seamlessly within the Adobe Creative Suite particularly Illustrator and integrate cartographic tools such as Esris ArcGIS Avenzas MAPublisher and QGISto create dynamic datadriven maps.
- Utilize JavaScript mapping librariesand cartographic data visualization techniques to enhance map interactivity and functionality.
Qualifications
- BA/BS and 3 years of experienceOR no degree with 9 years of experience.
- TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required.
- Strong experience in cartographic design including thematic mapping topographic representation and reference mapping.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustratorfor cartographic design is required.
- Familiarity with Esris ArcMap Avenzas MAPublisher QGIS and other relevant GIS tools is highly desired.
- Experience with JavaScript mapping libraries(e.g. Leaflet D3.js Mapbox) is a plus.
Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.
Peraton Overview
Peraton is a nextgeneration national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
EEO
Employment Type
Full-Time
