Senior Technical Editor - Lead for High-Stakes Tech Docs

Patriot Enterprises LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Patriot Enterprises LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Technical Editor to oversee the editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation, ensuring stylistic consistency across large programs and mentoring junior staff.

You will lead a team transforming technical data into authoritative documents, perform copy and developmental editing, coordinate with SMEs and managers, and enforce branding, formatting, and accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced editing skills focused on technical content.
• Experience supervising editors and coordinating large editorial workflows.
• Familiarity with agency style guides and accessibility guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee editorial process for documents, reports, and manuals.
• Lead a team from outline to final publication, including online/web publishing.
• Collaborate with SMEs, project managers, technical staff, leadership to translate complex information.
• Enforce editorial standards, branding, and document formatting across publications.
• Provide substantive, copy, line, and developmental editing to improve quality and readability.
• Review documents for policy, contractual, regulatory, and accessibility compliance.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Technical editing

Team mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Master's degree in English/Journ/technical field

Tools

GPO Style Manual

Job description

Patriot Enterprises LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Senior Technical Editor to oversee the editorial process for high-stakes technical documentation, ensuring stylistic consistency across large programs and mentoring junior staff.

You will lead a team transforming technical data into authoritative documents, perform copy and developmental editing, coordinate with SMEs and managers, and enforce branding, formatting, and accessibility standards.