Flexible Technical Editor & Document Specialist (Remote)

Serco; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Serco is seeking a part-time on-call Technical Editor & Document Support Specialist to provide flexible editing, formatting, and document production support for client-facing materials. You will coordinate reviews, manage versions, and ensure alignment with templates and standards while working with authors, PMs, and SMEs.

The role primarily focuses on technical editing, SOPs, plans, reports, white papers, meeting minutes, and training docs.

Qualifications

• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a public trust.
• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field, plus at least two years of relevant experience. At least six years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• Demonstrated experience editing client-facing deliverables.
• Proficiency in Word, including Track Changes, comments, styles, templates, numbering, tables of contents, cross-references, and section formatting. Working knowledge of PowerPoint and Teams.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical, substantive, and editorial reviews of client documents.
• Ensure documents comply with templates, formatting standards, and style requirements.
• Improve clarity, consistency, grammar, readability, and document flow.
• Coordinate technical questions with authors and subject matter experts.
• Maintain a consistent tone and terminology across documents.
• Check acronyms, references, hyperlinks, tables, figures, and numbering for accuracy and consistency.
• Support document authors from initial drafting through final submission.
• Assist with document assembly and formatting.
• Coordinate reviews using tracked changes and comments; resolve feedback.
• Review documents against contractual requirements, quality standards, and approval checklists.

Skills

Editing

Document management

Attention to detail

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Communications/Technical Writing

Experience substitution: 6 years for degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Serco is seeking a part-time on-call Technical Editor & Document Support Specialist to provide flexible editing, formatting, and document production support for client-facing materials. You will coordinate reviews, manage versions, and ensure alignment with templates and standards while working with authors, PMs, and SMEs.

The role primarily focuses on technical editing, SOPs, plans, reports, white papers, meeting minutes, and training docs.