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Graphic Designer 1

New York State Civil Service

Albany, NY · HybridFull-time$56–72K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$56–72K/yr
Location
Albany, NYHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The New York State Department of Transportation seeks a Graphic Designer 1 to create and refine print and digital materials across its communications channels. The role includes producing graphics and publications, applying agency branding guidelines, and coordinating with staff and external vendors. The position is full-time, based in Albany, and allows telecommuting.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Adobe InDesignAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopGraphic DesignVisual DesignTypographyGraphic ProductionPhoto Manipulation

Qualifications

Four Years Graphic Design ExperienceAssociate Degree or EquivalentBachelor's Degree or EquivalentMaster's Degree or EquivalentJ.D. Or EquivalentU.S. Work Authorization

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Transportation, Department of

Title Graphic Designer 1

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 14

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $56183 to $71719 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 5%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Office of Communications

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Duties Description 1. Develop ideas and concepts and produce samples, utilizing prior experience with Adobe inDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.2. Create the visual elements of printed and/or digital materials – business cards, social media posts, certificates, awards for the department3. Design creative products that are consistent with the communications channels to be used4. Work with staff to adjust final designs to their specifications5. Design various printed and electronic products by selecting appropriate graphics, placement of illustrations, proper color, style, and size of fonts6. Using various tools, produce still and animated graphics for print and electronic media7. Create graphics for websites, banners, newsletters, flyers, videos, etc. by applying design fundamentals such as color, space, layout, and typography8. Ensure that agency design guidelines regarding logos, color themes and other creative aspects are consistently and accurately applied across all platforms9. Review agency publications and make design adjustments to improve readability and aesthetics 10. Develop specifications for creative products and services to be produced externally; and obtain quotes from vendors11. Set-up and printing of certificates and awards, business cards, brochures, newsletters and forms12. Graphics and photo recommendations and manipulation for internal and external web pages13. 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 https://oer.ny.gov/salary-schedulesDOT 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).

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Name Victoria Rowe

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street NYS Department of Transportation - Personnel Bureau

50 Wolf Road

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12232

Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current resume, and a copy of required transcripts (if applicable), titled by last name, with the Notice Number MO-26-392 and last name in the subject line and referenced in the letter of interest no later than November 18, 2026 to:NYS Department of TransportationAttn: Victoria Rowe Personnel Bureau50 Wolf RoadAlbany, NY 12232Email: [email protected]

How this job compares

Set against the 664 open Graphic Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$56–72K/yr
  • New York median$82–100K/yr59 salary ranges
  • US median$85–115K/yr257 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $64K, is 31% below the New York median midpoint ($93K) — in the lowest quarter of Graphic Designer salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 115 open Graphic Designer jobs in New York and 664 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Graphic Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (460 postings).
Education
158 of the 664 open Graphic Designer jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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