Senior Technical Editor - Remote-Eligible Editorial Lead

N4 Solutions, LLC; Greenbelt, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

N4 Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated Senior Technical Editor to lead the editorial lifecycle for technically complex publications. The role requires coordinating with researchers, engineers, writers, and program staff to ensure accuracy, readability, and publication readiness.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience in technical editing, including supervisory roles, with strong command of federal style standards and accessibility

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, a technical discipline, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in technical editing, publishing, communications, or related work, including supervisory and project management experience.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing editorial processes for complex, high-stakes technical documentation.
• Expert-level command of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual and strong knowledge of professional editorial standards.
• Extensive experience with substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, rewriting, fact-checking, and reference verification.
• Demonstrated ability to edit highly technical or scientific information while preserving accuracy and meaning.
• Experience managing the full lifecycle of documents from draft through final publication, including electronic and web publishing.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, or providing quality oversight to editorial staff.
• Strong knowledge of document production, version control, review workflows, and quality assurance.
• Ability to manage multiple complex editorial projects and competing priorities concurrently.
• Excellent written communication, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify technical, editorial, formatting, and consistency issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical subject matter experts, researchers, writers, designers, web personnel, program leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard document review and publishing applications.
• Ability to meet customer site and program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level editorial leadership and quality oversight for complex technical documents and publications.
• Manage the editorial lifecycle from draft to final publication and mentor staff.
• Ensure compliance with Federal style guides (GPO) and accessibility standards.
• Coordinate with researchers, engineers, writers, designers, and program staff to ensure accuracy and readability.
• Maintain rigorous quality control, version control, and review workflows across multiple projects.
• Support publication readiness and resolve editorial issues with stakeholders.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Quality assurance

Copyediting

Proofreading

Fact-checking

Content validation

Mentoring staff

Stakeholder coordination

Microsoft Office

Education

Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

N4 Solutions, LLC is seeking a highly motivated Senior Technical Editor to lead the editorial lifecycle for technically complex publications. The role requires coordinating with researchers, engineers, writers, and program staff to ensure accuracy, readability, and publication readiness.

The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 10+ years of experience in technical editing, including supervisory roles, with strong command of federal style standards and accessibility