Remote Technical Editor & Document Specialist (Part-Time)

Serco; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 39,000 - 63,000; 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 technical documents. You will collaborate with program management, operations, quality, and technical teams to ensure clarity and compliance with contractual standards.

The role focuses on editing complex documents, coordinating reviews, and managing versions in a deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience; 6+ years may substitute for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical, substantive, and editorial reviews of client documents (SOPs, plans, reports, white papers, executive summaries, meeting minutes, training and operational documentation, process guides).
• Ensure documents comply with templates, formatting standards, and style requirements; improve clarity and consistency while preserving meaning.
• 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 drafting through final submission; assist with document assembly and formatting.
• Coordinate reviews using tracked changes and comments; resolve feedback with authors and incorporate updates.
• Review documents against contractual requirements, quality standards, and checklists; flag gaps for resolution by owners.
• Review and update SOPs, process maps, workflows, and guidance documents; keep documentation current.
• Support periodic document reviews and ongoing process improvements; identify simplifications for usability.
• Maintain document repositories and version control records; support approval workflows and submission readiness.
• Assemble and prepare final client submission packages.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

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 technical documents. You will collaborate with program management, operations, quality, and technical teams to ensure clarity and compliance with contractual standards.

The role focuses on editing complex documents, coordinating reviews, and managing versions in a deadline-driven environment.