Mid. Technical Editor

Prescient Edge; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance-bo

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement plan with no vesting

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Job summary

Prescient Edge in McLean, VA is seeking a Mid. Technical Editor to review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, and syntax while ensuring logical clarity and adherence to agency publication standards.

The role involves amending drafts and coordinating with authors to align content with style guides and domain vocabulary, including document classifications. The position requires extensive experience in technical editing within intelligence contexts and the ability to collaborate with

Qualifications

• Reviews intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
• Ensures style and format conform to agency publication standards and specialized vocabulary.

Responsibilities

• Reviews intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency.
• Ensures that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields.
• Amends draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Ensures proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance. Works with authors to revise products for narrative organization and negotiates further revisions as needed.

Skills

Grammar & style review

Punctuation accuracy

Syntax checking

Consistency checks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Prescient Edge is seeking a Mid. Technical Editor to support a federal government client.

Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon.

At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Description:

• Reviews intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency.
• Ensures that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields.
• Amends draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Ensures proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance. Works with authors to revise products for narrative organization and negotiates further revisions as needed.

Job Requirements

Desired Experience:

• At least 8 years of experience conducting analysis relevant to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
• Experience: May specialize in fields such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics, business statistics, or economic statistics. Includes mathematical and survey statisticians.

Desired Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the labor category from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• An additional 4 years of experience in the specific labor category, for a total of 12 years of experience in the specific labor category, may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Security Clearance:

• Security clearance required TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.

Location:

• McLean, VA.

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.