Editor

Vox Optima LLC; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vox Optima LLC in the Washington, DC area seeks a seasoned editor for a military public affairs office contract. In-person role in DC/MD/VA with a security/background investigation requirement.

You will edit articles, reports and leadership messaging, verify facts with experts, and coordinate a multidisciplinary review team. Requires five years of professional editing or technical writing, a bachelor’s degree in Communications/Journ/English, and strict adherence to AP style and HIPAA/PHI

Qualifications

• Five years of professional editing, copyediting or technical writing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English or related field.
• In-person work location in DC/MD/VA.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with a background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Edit articles, reports, web content and leadership messaging.
• Verify facts with experts.
• Coordinate authors, clinical reviewers, legal counsel and PAO.
• Maintain style guidance and prepare final release packages.

Skills

AP Style

Grammar

Regulated-environment experience

HIPAA/PHI safeguards

Editorial-calendar management

Multi-author project management

Medical/research policy knowledge

Background-investigation readiness

Strong editing/copyediting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English or related field

Job description

Vox Optima is seeking candidates to support a military public affairs office contract.

Locations: DC/MD/VA

In Person/Hybrid/Remote: In Person

Certification Required: n/a

Years of Experience: Five years in professional editing, copyediting or technical writing

Degree: bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English or related field

FT/PT: Full Time

Your skills need to include:

• exceptional grammar and AP Style;
• relevant regulated-environment experience;
• HIPAA and PHI safeguards,
• editorial-calendar and multi-author project management,
• direct review of medical research, public policy or military doctrine,
• able to hold an on-critical sensitive position with background investigation.

What you will be doing:

• edit articles, reports, web content and leadership messaging;
• verify facts with experts;
• coordinate authors, clinical reviewers, legal counsel and PAO;
• maintain style guidance and prepare final release packages.