Enhancement Specialist - Editor, DXC (3-Mid)

Castalia Systems; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k matching

Generous PTO

Job summary

Castalia Systems is looking for an Enhancement Specialist - Editor 3 in Springfield, VA. This position entails providing comprehensive editorial services and ensuring quality through various processes.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of relevant editing experience and demonstrate excellent command of the English language. Castalia offers a robust benefits package, including health coverage and professional training opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant professional editing experience.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Familiarity with the US Intelligence Community.

Responsibilities

• Review and correct draft materials for clarity and consistency.
• Provide guidance to subject matter experts and editors.
• Conduct quality control checks on work completed by others.

Skills

Editing experience

Proficiency in English

Knowledge of plain language principles

Computer skills

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Experience with Adobe InDesign

Problem-solving skills

Customer service skills

Research skills

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Journalism or English

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe InDesign

Adobe FrameMaker

Job description

Job Type: Full- Time

Workplace Type: Onsite

Clearance: TS/SCI

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Job Summary

Castalia Systems is seeking an Enhancement Specialist - Editor 3 in the Springfield, VA area. The Enhancement Specialist - Editor to provide editorial services as described below and in accordance with the most recent production guidance. The contractor shall be responsible for providing all support services and products required to complete the detailed description of work and responsibilities as described herein.

Roles and Responsibilities

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Review, analyze, and correct draft material for clarity, consistency, style, format, logic, and organization, as well as grammar, word usage, spelling, and punctuation.
• Review correspondence products and provide guidance to subject matter experts, tasking coordinators, and other editors regarding logic, clarity, comprehensiveness, relevance, and brevity.
• Work on multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines under fast-paced conditions; must be available to perform duties in a high-pressure environment, as necessary.
• Perform structural, substantive, and copy edits of analytical manuscripts for organization, completeness, logic, accuracy, and compliance with language, style, formatting.
• Produce, process, and disseminate documents in different hardcopy, softcopy, and web formats and ensure compatibility with a variety of computer systems and telecommunications networks.
• Provide quality control in accordance with customer policy and standards for correspondence.
• Attend regularly scheduled editor and tasking support meetings and stay current with ongoing action items and Front Office Support Packets (FOSPs).
• Review tasking and FOSP metadata for completeness and correctness.
• Demonstrate customer service excellence by clearly and concisely communicating work status, methods, instructions, problems, requirements, options, and concerns with team members, managers, and customers.
• Support the division in accomplishing its overall mission, including expediting crisis work, special assignments, and ad hoc tasking on variously scheduled arrangements.
• Provide oversight & direction to lower-level contractor employees on this task order.
• Perform quality control and quality assurance checks on lower-level contractor employees work on this task order.

Required Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant professional editing experience.
• Superior and demonstrable proficiency in English language mechanics and vocabulary.
• Knowledge of government-mandated plain language principles.
• Strong computer skills and demonstrated proficiency on PC platforms.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.
• Working knowledge of electronic publishing software such as Adobe lnDesign and Adobe FrameMaker.
• Achieve 80 percent or higher on a diagnostic assessment, which will be administered by the customer. Should a lower score be achieved, the government may consider waiving the requirement, at the request of the contractor.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Familiarity with the US Intelligence Community--specifically, imagery collection and exploitation.
• Experience in problem identification and analysis.
• Possess critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to research and gather information.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 10 years of professional relevant editing experience along with an undergraduate or graduate degree in Journalism or English OR at least 15 years of professional editing experience without the specified degree.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

• Normal office environment.

Travel

• Less than 5%.

Compensation

At Castalia Systems, we provide you with opportunities and choices and support your total well-being. Our benefits include: Medical, dental, vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too. All regularly scheduled employees working at least 30 hours per week are eligible to participate in Castalia Systems' benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

Salary at Castalia Systems is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, position knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $104,000.00 to $110,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Castalia Systems' total compensation package for employees.

Disclaimer

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.