Remote Technical Editor & Document Specialist Part-Time

Serco; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Serco is seeking a part-time on-call Technical Editor & Document Support Specialist to edit and format client-facing technical documents. You will support authors, manage document versions, and ensure adherence to contractual requirements and standards.

The role requires editing complex documents, coordinating reviews, and maintaining document control, with remote scheduling during Eastern Time business hours. Prior federal contract experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be authorized 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 related field, plus 2+ years of relevant experience (6+ years may substitute for degree).
• Experience reviewing and editing client-facing deliverables.
• Proficiency in Word (Track Changes, comments, styles, templates, numbering, TOC, cross-references).
• Working knowledge of PowerPoint and Teams.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical, substantive, and editorial reviews of client documents (SOPs, plans, reports, white papers, minutes, training docs).
• Ensure documents comply with templates, formatting standards, and style requirements.
• Improve clarity, consistency, grammar, readability, and document flow; coordinate questions with authors/SMEs.
• Maintain a consistent tone and terminology; remove redundancy and flag conflicts.
• Check acronyms, references, hyperlinks, tables, figures, and numbering for accuracy.

Skills

Editing

Document review

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

Box

AI editing tools

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Serco is seeking a part-time on-call Technical Editor & Document Support Specialist to edit and format client-facing technical documents. You will support authors, manage document versions, and ensure adherence to contractual requirements and standards.

The role requires editing complex documents, coordinating reviews, and maintaining document control, with remote scheduling during Eastern Time business hours. Prior federal contract experience is a plus.