Technical Editor

Supporting the Most Exciting and Meaningful Missions in the World

• Responsible for the technical editing written intelligence products, including daily COCOM level intelligence briefings, detailed all-source intelligence products, and several other intelligence products
• Support program management staff in developing a broad range of written products in support of COCOM senior leadership and client stakeholders.
• Edit, format, and publish daily, weekly, monthly, and semi-annual products using a variety of software applications and dissemination platforms.
• Apply corporate writing standards, critical thinking skills, and expertise in grammar, punctuation, and copy editing to identify and resolve editorial issues and inconsistencies in complex text and graphics.
• Review product sources to ensure the material is accurately presented and written in accordance with appropriate technical writing standards
• Manage multiple projects concurrently and efficiently; adheres to production timelines; ensure the delivery of high-quality products on or before deadline.
• Brief team, senior management, and clients on the status of production, anticipates and negotiates scheduling issues, facilitate senior review, incorporate reviewers’ comments, and finalize products for publication.
• Monitor and update production databases; provides recommendations to improve corporate style guidance as necessary.
• Update and maintain the industry standard abbreviation and word lists, templates, and grammar and style reminders.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS or MA/MS Degree with 3-10 year of writing and editing experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance at the time of application
• Experience with: Gathering, analyzing, and presenting complex data effectively to corporate and client leadership.
• Using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and Teams)
• Creating/Modifying graphics, tables, and other visual elements
• Using Adobe Creative Suite or other electronic and web publishing SW
• Project management, business process improvement, organizational transformation, and digital transformation projects - Working with or in the Intelligence Community
• Knowledge of desktop publishing, internet networks, page layout and design, and publication styles
• Firm grasp DOD and Intelligence Community technical writing standards, in particular the DIA Style Manual Ability to be a self-starter, working independently and as part of a team, while adapting to competing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, meeting deadlines with limited supervision

Additional Job Description

• This position requires a flexible work schedule with core between the hours of (6AM-6PM)
• There is a possibility of shift work (including weekends) during periods of increased OPTEMPO
• Very little work related travel – less than 5 days per year

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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