Desktop Publisher – Government & 508 Compliance

Inflow NS; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Inflow NS in Alexandria, VA, is seeking a Desktop Publisher and Public Affairs Specialist to format and edit government publications for print and electronic use. You will work with Word, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and PowerPoint to ensure documents meet government templates and style guides.

Applicants must hold an active Secret clearance and have an Associate's degree or equivalent experience, with strong editing skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Highly proficient in professional publishing software including Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent grammar and editing skills.
• Strong focus and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Under tight deadlines, prepare, maintain, and update reports or documents following a standardized Government process, template, and style guide.
• Provide excellent editing services with the ability to catch spelling mistakes, punctuation errors, formatting issues, graphic alignment, and formatting issues.
• Take large amounts of text and graphics from Word documents and convert content to the proper format in InDesign, following the Government's approved style guide.
• Prepare, edit, and arrange content for print or electronic publications, ensuring 508 compliancy.
• Perform document file conversions to enable electronic publishing.
• Take graphics created by a graphics artist and import into the final document/report.
• Work with a team of Desktop Publishers to ensure quality products each time, without error.
• Provide status updates on deliverables and timelines.
• Manage projects from concept through completion for report publications.
• Handle confidential and classified information, ensuring information is not distributed or communicated outside of approved individuals/systems.
• Assist with developing and maintaining publications style guides, templates, instructions, and instruction manuals.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Editing skills

Attention to detail

Education

Associate's Degree or equivalent experience

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Inflow NS in Alexandria, VA, is seeking a Desktop Publisher and Public Affairs Specialist to format and edit government publications for print and electronic use. You will work with Word, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and PowerPoint to ensure documents meet government templates and style guides.

Applicants must hold an active Secret clearance and have an Associate's degree or equivalent experience, with strong editing skills and meticulous attention to detail.