Desktop Publishing Specialist

Accenture Federal Services • Arlington, VA

4d • $69,000 - $139,400

About The Position

The CSO/OTA Desktop Publishing Specialist formats, organizes, and produces submission-ready CSO/OTA 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 in the AFS playbook. The role integrates visuals and data from varied 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, SMEs, 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 requirements, including fonts, margins, headers and footers, page limits, and style conventions.
• Stabilize 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.

Benefits

• A collaborative and caring community where employees can feel they belong and are empowered to grow, learn, and thrive.
• Hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training.
• A wide variety of benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level