Ascension LLC is seeking a highly detail-oriented Light Editorial Support Specialist to provide final-stage formatting, consistency, and production-quality editing support for a strategic planning deliverable. This role is critical to ensuring that the final plan is clean, polished, professionally formatted, and aligned to customer expectations for tone, structure, and readability.

The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in the final stretch of deliverable production and is comfortable stepping in late in the process to strengthen document quality without disrupting the core content. This role is especially important because it ensures that the final plan reflects the quality, professionalism, and credibility expected of a mission-support consulting deliverable.

This position is best suited for a candidate with strong experience in:

• Professional government-style report formatting
• Editorial review for consistency and clarity
• Document production and final submission readiness
• Microsoft Word and PDF finalization workflows

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Light Editorial Support Specialist will support Ascension’s project team by applying final-stage formatting and editorial polish to a draft strategic plan and associated deliverables. The role includes document formatting, style consistency review, and final production cleanup to ensure the plan is ready for submission.

This position requires an individual who is exceptionally organized, highly detail-focused, and able to apply consistent standards across long-form documents. The candidate must be able to work independently, follow direction efficiently, and deliver high-quality revisions within short turnaround windows.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of how government and public-sector deliverables are expected to look and read, including clean formatting, consistent headings, correct numbering, professional tone, and print-ready output.

Day-to-Day Activities (Expected/Anticipated)

• Format draft strategic plan content into a clean, professional, client-ready document
• Apply consistent styles for headings, subheadings, body text, bullets, tables, and callouts
• Standardize numbering, indentation, spacing, margins, and document structure
• Perform style and consistency review for:
  • Terminology consistency
  • Voice and tone consistency
  • Grammar, punctuation, and clarity
  • Formatting uniformity across sections
• Identify and correct issues in tables, graphics placement, captions, and references
• Apply final production polishing to ensure the deliverable is submission-ready
• Support PDF export and final file preparation for customer delivery
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and Lead Consultant to incorporate final edits
• Ensure edits preserve meaning and do not unintentionally change technical intent
• Track edits and document updates using change tracking and version control best practices