Senior Editorial Lead for Defense Intelligence

Amentum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO & holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Sr-Level Technical Editor to support the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Defense Intelligence Enterprise. You will be the last line of quality for intelligence products, sharpening logic and clarity, enforcing agency style and classification standards, and working with analysts to make their strongest possible case on the page.

At the senior level, you'll lead and mentor the team while handling high-visibility work.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required or active clearance in process.
• 12+ years of relevant editing experience, with recent experience within the last 2 years.
• Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership of editorial teams or functions.
• Deep familiarity with IC publication standards and finished intelligence formats.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior editorial authority for the supported production element, setting the quality bar for the whole editing team
• Handle the highest-visibility and most sensitive products, where classification precision and narrative clarity carry the most weight
• Mentor mid-level editors and build style resources, checklists, and training that raise the team's baseline
• Advise analytic leadership on production standards and recurring quality issues
• Negotiate revisions with senior authors while preserving analytic voice and meeting tradecraft standards

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Leadership of editorial teams

IC publication standards

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Sr-Level Technical Editor to support the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Defense Intelligence Enterprise. You will be the last line of quality for intelligence products, sharpening logic and clarity, enforcing agency style and classification standards, and working with analysts to make their strongest possible case on the page.

At the senior level, you'll lead and mentor the team while handling high-visibility work.