Senior Technical Editor - Remote Publications Leader

Bln24, Llc.; McLean (VA); Teletrabalho; USD 90 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Remote work opportunities

Competitive benefits

Resumo da oferta

BLN24, based in the Washington DC metro area, seeks a Senior Technical Editor to lead editorial planning, review, and quality assurance for complex technical publications supporting research, engineering, and government programs.

You will mentor editors, manage the full manuscript lifecycle from outline to publication, ensure GPO style adherence, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, and Government stakeholders to deliver accurate, accessible documents.

Qualificações

• Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Technical Communication, Communications, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible technical editing experience.
• Experience managing the complete editorial lifecycle for technical reports, manuals, research publications, digital content, and other communications products.
• Expert knowledge of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Style Manual, editorial standards, grammar, punctuation, usage, and technical editing best practices.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the editorial review and quality assurance of technical reports, research publications, engineering documents, manuals, digital content, and communications materials.
• Manage the complete editorial lifecycle from manuscript development through final publication, including substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, fact checking, reference verification, formatting, and publication readiness.
• Ensure editorial consistency, technical accuracy, and compliance with organizational style guides, the GPO Style Manual, and other applicable publication standards.
• Edit complex technical, engineering, scientific, and policy documents to improve clarity, organization, readability, grammar, and overall quality without altering technical intent.
• Verify references, citations, source documentation, copyright permissions, and publication compliance to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, technical subject matter experts, authors, graphic designers, web content specialists, and Government stakeholders throughout the editorial and publication process.
• Provide editorial guidance, mentoring, and quality oversight to technical editors, writers, and other communications staff.
• Coordinate document reviews, comment resolution, version control, and publication schedules to support timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Support digital publishing initiatives by preparing content for web publication and ensuring consistency across print and online communications.

Conhecimentos

Editorial leadership

Project coordination

Quality assurance

Technical editing

Mentoring

Communication

Formação académica

Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Technical Communication, Communications, or a related technical field

Ferramentas

GPO Style Manual

Descrição da oferta de emprego

BLN24, based in the Washington DC metro area, seeks a Senior Technical Editor to lead editorial planning, review, and quality assurance for complex technical publications supporting research, engineering, and government programs.

You will mentor editors, manage the full manuscript lifecycle from outline to publication, ensure GPO style adherence, and collaborate with researchers, engineers, and Government stakeholders to deliver accurate, accessible documents.