New Chapter!

Mood: Pleased

"Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

Fun Sunday ahead! I'm going to Sarah Walker's Zumba class at the Y this morning. We have Middle Eastern Dance practice at the Capital today at 3 pm. Later, I'm going to help my sweetie chop veggies and chicken to food prep healthy meals for the week. I'm also going to be sure to watch Mass online.

NEW JOB:

I found this on ND Workforce Connection. It's the description of my new job:

Graphic Artist  

Heartland Consulting  

Occupation: Graphic Designers

Location: Bismarck, ND - 58501

Job #: f315920c  

Source: ZipRecruiter

Job Description

40 hrs/week

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is committed to “helping people help the land”. Their mission is to provide America’s farmers and ranchers with financial and technical assistance to voluntarily put conservation on the ground, not only helping the environment but agricultural operations, too. For more information regarding the agency and its programs visit http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/.

USDA NRCS in North Dakota requires Administrative Support Services for the USDA-NRCS Field Office Program Sections. The individuals will be assisting professional staff with the implementation and management of USDA Farm Bill Programs. They will primarily be assisting with the conservation easement programs.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Use specialized computer software to develop high quality computer illustrations, technical drawings, and animations supporting various media used within a training curriculum.

· Use specialized hardware and/or software for video/audio capture and editing of multimedia presentations, incorporates principles of layout design throughout the courseware production process, and is responsible for quality control, review and revision of all aspects of graphics development.

· Ability to use Adobe Acrobat to create and edit fillable forms.

· Utilize Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to create newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, fact sheets, fliers and displays.

· Develop and maintain the visual aspects of the NRCS homepage. This includes updating and refining websites, retrieving and posting news releases, and converting appropriate publications and products into webpage format.

· Utilize printers to obtain highest quality products.

· Knowledge of photography and different image file formats to obtain best image type for desired media.

· Ability to edit photos in Adobe Photoshop or similar program.

Minimum Requirements:

· Possess a valid Driver’s License.

· Current (or ability to obtain) government background investigation and fingerprinting

Heartland Consulting is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of individuals with disabilities and veterans. We are proud to state that we do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability status. We E-Verify all employees.

Company DescriptionFounded in 2009 by a Marine Corps Veteran, Heartland is fully committed to its vision–to “Create Value for America.” We are working to realize this vision by combining our deep understanding of Federal agency operations, demands, and requirements with the management consulting, information technology, financial management and business services experience our clients need to be successful. We are passionate about making government and commercial agencies more successful at fulfilling their mission and serving their stakeholders. We make your mission ours. Heartland works with clients to maximize efficiencies through innovation, to execute the program based on the highest professional standards and to drive towards success meeting expectations for higher efficiency of operations. Our consulting services are a superb complement to the government’s core mission of efficiency, economy, and security allowing us to serve across a wide range of agencies.

A certified Native American-owned SBA certified 8(a) and Veteran-Owned Small Business located in McLean, VA, we are dedicated to providing employment opportunities to our Nation’s veterans.