Editor - Joint Staff Support

STI-TEC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k)

PTO

Holiday leave

Alternate schedules

Flexible spending

Job summary

STI-TEC, a provider of government and commercial information management services, seeks an Editor to support the Joint Staff’s senior leadership. The role includes editing, preparing directives and memorandums, and ensuring strict DoD formatting and style.

The Editor will analyze documents with subject matter experts, produce polished packages, and coordinate review with action officers and MILSECs for senior leadership approval. A Top-Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in English/Communications or related field with 7 years communications support experience OR 11 years experience
• Experience writing, editing and revising documents for U.S. Government senior leaders including the President, Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, NSC, HSC and Congress
• Excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation, and attention to detail with consistency across products
• Expert use of software to prepare correspondence; mastery of Adobe Acrobat and Word; familiarity with ETMS2/TMT

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial support for the Joint Staff senior leadership including CJCS, VCJCS, DJS, VDJS and SEAC
• Develop Joint Staff correspondence: issuances, letters, memorandums
• Edit executive Joint Staff documents to conformance with DoD and Joint Staff rules
• Analyze document packages with SMEs and revise as needed
• Prepare complete document packages meeting Joint Staff style, organization, and distribution
• Receive and review JS issuances and publications and edit for review by AD leadership

Skills

Editorial support

DoD formatting

High-profile comms

Adobe Acrobat

MS Word

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in English/Communications

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

ETMS2/TMT

Job description

Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. (STI-TEC) specializes in the delivery of professional business and information management services. STI-TEC offers government and commercial clients a comprehensive portfolio of services that identify, manage, distribute and improve business processes related to entities’ most valued resource, information. As a fast-growing solutions provider, established in 2000, total customer satisfaction has remained the cornerstone of our business. Our business model focuses on integrity, loyalty, and trust.

Position Overview

The Editor will provide professional support services to the Joint Staff, Actions Division by supporting the Customer Service Branch. The Editor will provide editorial support for the Joint Staff’s senior leadership, to include, but not limited to, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), Director, Joint Staff (DJS), Vice Director, Joint Staff (VDJS), Joint Directorates, Secretariat, Joint Staff (SJS), and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC).

Essential Job Function

• Provide editorial support for the Joint Staff’s senior leadership, to include, but not limited to, the CJCS, VCJCS, DJS, VDJS, Joint Directorates, SJS, and SEAC.
• Assist with the development of Joint Staff correspondence, to include issuances (e.g., directives, manuals, and guides), letters, and memorandums.
• Edit executive level Joint Staff documents to ensure strict conformance to U.S. Government, DoD, and Joint Staff rules for formatting, grammatical construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
• Analyze document packages and work independently and with subject matter experts to revise or rewrite as necessary to ensure they accomplish their intended purposes.
• Prepare complete document packages to meet Joint Staff requirements for style, manner of presentation, organization, and proposed implementation and distribution.
• Receive and review JS issuances and publications from action officers/MILSECs and edit the document(s) and move to AD leadership for review and processing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in English, Communications, or a related field with 7 years of experience providing communications support to sensitive and high-profile programs and topics OR 11 years of experience
• Providing communications support to sensitive and high-profile program and topics
• Expert knowledge, skill, and ability to write, edit, and revise documents that are prepared for U.S. Government senior leaders, to include the President, Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, National Security Council, Homeland Security Council, and Congress
• Excellent command of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, attention to detail, and ability to ensure consistency across product
• Extensive experience using a variety of software used to prepare correspondence, including in particular mastery of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word, as well as familiarity with/exposure to tasking tools such as ETMS2/TMT
• Demonstrated success working in fast-paced and challenging environments
• Familiarity with Federal Government
• Top-Secret clearance.

COMPENSATION / SALARY RANGE:

STI-TECadheres to federal, state, and local regulations. This is a Full-Time, Salary, Exempt position. The following salary range is what we reasonably expect to pay but is contingent and subject to a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, education, certification(s), training, specialized skills, responsibilities, etc.

Salary Range $120,000 - $132,500 Annual Salary

STI-TEC offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short term/long term disability coverage
• Retirement savings - 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Holiday leave
• Alternate work schedules (depending on work site)
• Flexible spending account options

Whether you’re an experienced professional, a veteran, a former military or civilian federal employee, or a recent graduate, STI-TEC has a career opportunity for you.

Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

STI-TEC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail] or you may call us at 1+918.583.9900.