Senior Editor: Executive Communications Lead

QinetiQ U.S.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US in the United States seeks a Senior Editor to lead editorial quality control for high-visibility executive correspondence and publications for the National Guard Bureau. This role sets standards, reviews and edits outputs before senior leadership, and mentors other editors on tone, formatting, and accuracy.

You will ensure compliance with writing standards, manage a queue of documents, provide guidance on policies, and support senior staff with training materials and presenting

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in executive correspondence, technical editing, publication review, strategic communications, and writing-standards compliance within federal, military, or headquarters organizations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including familiarity with standard correspondence and document-formatting conventions.

Responsibilities

• Review, edit, and route incoming correspondence daily for grammar, formatting, and regulatory compliance, tracking edits and returning items to originators for correction
• Assess documents for clarity, tone, and readability against executive writing standards, identifying issues such as passive voice, run-on sentences, and improper acronym use
• Upload, track, and close out completed items in NGB's tasking system, coordinating with staff to meet deadlines
• Provide recommendations on the development, coordination, and editing of policies, instructions, memoranda, and other formal guidance documents prior to release
• Review and edit official publications and correspondence, analyzing potential impact on related policies or guidance
• Provide editorial advice and recommendations to staff drafting official documents and tasking responses
• Manage a queue of documents through editorial review, prioritizing work to meet processing deadlines
• Monitor networks and distribution channels for official announcements, editing them for accuracy and format, and coordinating release with the appropriate approval authority
• Serve as editorial subject-matter expert supporting development of formal SOP or business-rules documents, including drafting portions and proofreading for compliance
• Maintain a master policy or procedures document, coordinating updates and compliance reviews, and publishing once approved
• Provide editorial and administrative support to senior staff, including participation in working groups on new processes and organizational initiatives
• Review training materials for accuracy and formatting, deliver technical editing instruction during staff training events, and build supporting presentation materials for executive-writing training

Skills

Executive editing

Briefing senior leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Communications/Journalism

Job description

QinetiQ US in the United States seeks a Senior Editor to lead editorial quality control for high-visibility executive correspondence and publications for the National Guard Bureau. This role sets standards, reviews and edits outputs before senior leadership, and mentors other editors on tone, formatting, and accuracy.

You will ensure compliance with writing standards, manage a queue of documents, provide guidance on policies, and support senior staff with training materials and presenting