Remote Desktop Publisher & Editor for Govt Publications

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

JCTM is seeking a Desktop Publisher Specialist to support Coast Guard publications in a high-volume environment. You will edit, format, and finalize directives, forms, and messages using approved templates and standards.

The role requires 2–5 years of desktop publishing or editing experience, strong English writing skills, and proficiency with Office 365, Acrobat Pro, and SharePoint. This is mostly remote with occasional on-site support at the DC Coast Guard base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Information Technology, Policy, Administration, Military Science, Library Science, Homeland Security, English, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of professional experience in desktop publishing, technical editing, document production, or a related field.
• Mastery of editing, proofreading, layout, and template application.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, Adobe Acrobat Pro or similar PDF editing tools, and Microsoft SharePoint.
• Highly proficient command of English grammar, punctuation, and business writing standards.
• Experience managing or supporting document libraries, publication databases, or structured document repositories.

Responsibilities

• Desktop Publishing and Formatting: Prepare, edit, and format directives, forms, general messages, and other publication artifacts using approved templates, layouts, and standards.
• Copyediting and Proofreading: Correct grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency, readability, and technical writing issues across draft and final publication products.
• Line Editing Support: Improve sentence-level readability, clarity, tone, and structure for publication content, especially for general messages and other time-sensitive products.
• Template Application and Standards Compliance: Ensure correct template usage, proper structure, formatting consistency, and alignment with Coast Guard correspondence and publishing requirements.
• Section 508 and Plain Language Support: Apply accessible writing and basic remediation practices, including document cleanup, alternative text insertion, artifact tool usage, and identification of non-compliant content for correction or escalation.
• Publication Processing Support: Assist with pre-publication final checks, version control, release-readiness reviews, and coordination with sponsors or team leads to resolve errors or missing components.
• Library and Database Maintenance: Maintain accurate publication metadata, titles, coding, categorizations, and archive information to support reliable searchability and records integrity.
• General Message Processing: Support regular business-hour processing, maintenance, and archiving of message products in accordance with required system formats and records processes.
• Production Tracking: Keep publication status current in trackers and support reporting of edits, publications processed, remediation actions, and related production metrics.

Skills

Desktop publishing

Editing

Proofreading

Layout design

Templates

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

JCTM is seeking a Desktop Publisher Specialist to support Coast Guard publications in a high-volume environment. You will edit, format, and finalize directives, forms, and messages using approved templates and standards.

The role requires 2–5 years of desktop publishing or editing experience, strong English writing skills, and proficiency with Office 365, Acrobat Pro, and SharePoint. This is mostly remote with occasional on-site support at the DC Coast Guard base.