Job Opening for Sr. Production Lead/Desktop Publisher in The Goyak Group (Remote)

(Desktop Publishing – Proposal Environment)

Independent Contract Position (1099)

Location: Various

The Goyak Group is the culmination of over 20 years of success in the areas of strategic planning, competitive campaign management and program execution in the aerospace, defense, intelligence and civil and commercial arenas. We have built upon this legacy of serving our clients with excellence by streamlining our organization and by expanding our offering to better reflect the marketplace our clients face today. Three new Practice areas have replaced the heritage separate companies of The Goyak Group. These new Practice areas are Strategic Positioning, Capture Excellence and Performance Excellence. Please visit our website at www.goyak.com. Be a part of a winning team!

Position details are as follows:

Essential Job Functions:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
Work closely with the Proposal Manager to ensure final deliverables contain all appropriate delivery items. Specific duties include: template creation, style application, table creation and manipulation, embedding graphics, typing, making minor graphic revisions and some low to medium level proofreading of various documents.
Responsible for reviewing proposal documentation (RFP, RFQ etc.) to ensure compliance with Section L, proposal production/documentation guidelines and client branding requirements.
Able to independently develop and maintain templates and instruction sheets for proposal preparation full life-cycle from RFP release.
Must be able to work in a team environment and be flexible to changing schedules, working overtime, working weekends and possibly traveling for long and short term assignments.
Provides expertise to team members regarding the use of master pages, style sheets, macros, auto formatting and form fields.
Capable of making minor revisions to proposal artwork in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and/or Powerpoint. Prepares Table of Contents, lists of acronyms for proposals and other related documents (at times across multiple files)
Compiles all documents for pink, red, gold and final reviews in preparation for submission to customer. Responsible for merging multiple documents in various formats into one document
Establish and maintain configuration control files (electronic and hardcopy).
Assists with final copying and binding of various client deliverables.
Works collaboratively with department for feedback on design standards.
On occasion, may support creation and/or updating of MS Powerpoint presentations.
Additional duties include, but are not limited to: working within a process, performing file management and updating database files and working with the Production Manager to train consultants/on call staff on policies, procedures and C/PDC processes or developing new processes.

Qualifications:
Fifteen plus years technical publications experience; 10 years minimum in proposal environment
Highly proficient in the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Adobe Acrobat
Able to be assigned a volume and take it to print-ready status with minimal supervision.
Able to produce high quality work in a timely manner
Demonstrated ability in converting various file formats from one format to another
Demonstrated ability with version control process and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Proficient in at least one desktop publishing package such as Visio and Illustrator
Flexibility adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, priorities and accuracy
High degree of organizational skill as well as attention to detail and accuracy
Strong knowledge and practical application skills in spelling, grammar, punctuation and sentence structure
Experience working in a fast-paced production environment

Required Education/Clearances:
High School Diploma. BA Degree in Business, Marketing or other related discipline preferred
Active security clearance

Please apply at http://www.goyak.com/job-openings.asp

Equal Opportunity Employer (AA M/F / Vet / Disability)

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