Remote Technical Writer-Editor & Documentation Lead

LMI; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

LMI seeks a Technical Writer-Editor and/or Documentation Manager to support federal and contractor teams within a large program management office in Washington, DC. Join our collaborative team delivering practical solutions that help secure U.S. borders and facilitate trade and travel.

You will edit and manage official documents, ensure alignment with agency style guides, and develop executive summaries and briefings for senior leadership. The role requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Proven technical editing and writing experience.
• Experience with fact-checking, citation management, and style guides.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint); advanced skills in Word’s Track Changes and document formatting.
• Background in marketing, communications, business, or change management.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; able to coordinate tasks with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented, team-oriented, adaptable in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to pass a government background investigation; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical writing, editing, and document management support to a federal law enforcement organization.
• Communicate complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences through written materials.
• Review, edit, and refine documents for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
• Develop content for reports, briefings, and presentations for stakeholders.
• Adhere to agency style guides and formatting requirements for official communications.
• Edit station profile updates and requirements documents for leadership review.
• Refine operational requirements documents for leadership compliance.
• Support routing and approval processes for senior leadership.
• Analyze and edit executive-level documentation and publications with substantive changes as needed.
• Determine appropriate levels of review (proofreading, copyediting, substantive editing).
• Develop executive summaries and briefings from larger documents.
• Collaborate with authors and subject matter experts on messaging, audience, style, and publication schedule.
• Ensure grammar, structure, flow, readability, and presentation meet standards.
• Oversee publication workflow throughout approval process; final reviewer when necessary.
• Manage documentation, project, and task workflows.
• Assist with publication maintenance and longer-term agency initiatives.

Skills

Technical editing

Technical writing

Fact-checking

Citation management

Style guides

Microsoft 365

Word Track Changes

Document formatting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Independent work

Time management

Attention to detail

Background investigation

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in English/Management or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Word

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

LMI seeks a Technical Writer-Editor and/or Documentation Manager to support federal and contractor teams within a large program management office in Washington, DC. Join our collaborative team delivering practical solutions that help secure U.S. borders and facilitate trade and travel.

You will edit and manage official documents, ensure alignment with agency style guides, and develop executive summaries and briefings for senior leadership. The role requires U.S.