Desktop Publishing Specialist

Accenture Federal Services•Arlington, VA

About The Position

The CSO/OTA Desktop Publishing Specialist formats, organizes, and produces submission-ready white papers, concept documents, and prototype proposal materials. The role applies RFP-specific requirements for fonts, margins, headers and footers, page limits, and style conventions, and stabilizes complex documents contributed by multiple authors to ensure clarity, compliance, and professional presentation. The specialist transforms narrative, graphics, tables, and technical content into polished, evaluator-friendly layouts that meet rapid-turn CSO/OTA requirements outlined in the AFS playbook. The role integrates visuals and data from different sources into unified documents, maintains consistent branding and section organization, and supports the Rapid Response Team by ensuring submissions are clean, compliant, and production-ready under accelerated timelines.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
At least 3 years of desktop publishing, proposal production, technical editing, or document formatting experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
Experience producing submission-ready documents with strict formatting and compliance requirements.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting DoD, federal, or defense proposal efforts.
Familiarity with CSO, OTA, and other government acquisition submissions.
Experience applying proposal formatting standards, page limits, and style guides.
Ability to integrate text, graphics, tables, and data into polished, professional documents.
Experience working with proposal teams, subject matter experts, and rapid-response capture organizations.

Responsibilities

Format, organize, and produce submission-ready CSO/OTA white papers, concept documents, and prototype proposal materials.
Apply RFP-specific formatting rules, including fonts, margins, headers and footers, page limits, and style conventions.
Stabilize complex documents contributed by multiple authors to ensure clarity, compliance, and professional presentation.
Transform narrative, graphics, tables, and technical content into polished, evaluator-friendly layouts.
Integrate visuals and data from various sources into unified documents.
Maintain consistent branding and section organization.
Support the Rapid Response Team by ensuring submissions are clean, compliant, and production-ready under accelerated timelines.