Ascension LLC is seeking a Knowledge Translation / Dissemination and 508 Products Specialist to support the development of practitioner-friendly communication products for a federal education evaluation effort focused on the next cycle of Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers. This role is designed for a junior to mid-level documentation, communications, accessibility, or media production professional who can translate technical evaluation findings into clear, usable products for non-technical audiences.

This position is important because the Department expects the evaluation to produce not only high-quality technical reports, but also derivative products that help stakeholders understand and use findings for continuous improvement. The SOO specifically calls for derivative products for non-technical audiences that explain findings and their potential application for practitioners and service providers, with products expected to be posted to the IES website and received asynchronously by most users. The SOO also requires public-facing electronic deliverables to meet 508 compliance standards.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Knowledge Translation / Dissemination and 508 Products Specialist will support the evaluation team by converting technical findings, draft report content, statistical summaries, and evaluation insights into accessible dissemination products such as briefs, slide decks, web-ready summaries, visual summaries, one-pagers, outreach materials, and other public-facing products. The role will work under the direction of senior evaluation, research, and communications staff, ensuring that technical meaning is preserved while the final products are clear, visually organized, and usable by federal, state, and education stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, visually organized, responsive, and comfortable working with technical content that may be complex, evolving, or still under review. The candidate should be able to apply plain-language principles, document formatting standards, Section 508 accessibility practices, and basic design judgment to ensure that deliverables are professional, consistent, and ready for federal review. The role should be filled by someone who can work independently on defined assignments, accept reviewer feedback, manage version control, and support fast-turn revisions without losing quality.

This role aligns well to Ascension’s Documentation/Media Specialist I labor category, which supports production, editing, formatting, layout design, proofreading, file conversion, internal publishing, and preparation of communication products under supervision.

Anticipated Day-to-Day Activities

• Translate technical evaluation findings into plain-language content for practitioner, program, and stakeholder audiences.
• Develop derivative products such as briefs, slide decks, one-pagers, fact sheets, web summaries, visuals, outreach materials, and presentation-ready content.
• Format evaluation reports, appendices, tables, figures, slide decks, and dissemination materials in accordance with federal style and accessibility expectations.
• Apply Section 508 accessibility practices to Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and web-ready content, including headings, alt text, reading order, table structure, color contrast, link text, and accessible formatting.
• Support technical report formatting, quality checks, and final production activities before government review, peer review, or public dissemination.
• Edit content for clarity, readability, consistency, grammar, punctuation, and alignment with approved messaging.
• Create visual summaries, charts, diagrams, timelines, process graphics, or summary callout boxes using approved data and evaluation team direction.
• Coordinate version control across draft, revised, and final deliverables.
• Prepare clean files for client review, internal quality control, and final submission.
• Assist with web-ready dissemination products intended for posting to the IES website.
• Incorporate comments from the evaluation team, COR/IES staff, peer review feedback, and internal quality reviewers.
• Maintain organized product trackers, file naming conventions, and product status updates.
• Collaborate with evaluation staff, data analysts, technical writers, and subject matter experts to ensure product accuracy.
• Support awareness and use of dissemination products by assisting with outreach materials, short summaries, and presentation assets.