Remote Technical Editor & Documentation Specialist

Serco; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Serco Inc. 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 and operational documents.

You will work with program management, operations, quality, and technical teams to ensure documents are clear, consistent, and aligned with contractual requirements and organizational standards.

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 related field, plus two years of relevant experience (six years may substitute).
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and editing client-facing deliverables.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, including Track Changes, comments, styles, templates, automatic 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

• Technical, substantive, and editorial reviews of client documents, including SOPs, plans, reports, white papers, executive summaries, meeting minutes, and training materials.
• Ensure documents comply with approved templates, formatting standards, and style requirements.
• Improve clarity, consistency, grammar, readability, and document flow; coordinate technical questions with authors and SMEs.
• Maintain a consistent tone and terminology across documents; remove redundant content and flag conflicts.
• Check acronyms, references, hyperlinks, tables, figures, and numbering for accuracy and consistency.
• Support document authors from initial drafting through final submission; assist with assembly and formatting.
• Coordinate reviews using tracked changes and comments, resolve feedback, and incorporate updates.
• Review documents against contractual requirements, quality standards, and approval checklists; flag gaps for resolution.

Skills

Editing proficiency

Document coordination

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Communications/Technical Writing

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Serco Inc. 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 and operational documents.

You will work with program management, operations, quality, and technical teams to ensure documents are clear, consistent, and aligned with contractual requirements and organizational standards.