Technical Editing Support (Senior)

Core One; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Core One is seeking an Editorial Specialist to support CI/ACIC publications at Fort Meade, MD. You will edit, design, and manage content for intelligence products, ensuring accuracy, readability, and compliance with ACIC and DoD standards.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in desktop publishing, HTML/XML skills, and proficiency with Acrobat, Photoshop, and MS Office. TS/SCI with CI poly eligibility is required or highly desired for the role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience using desktop publishing and basic graphics techniques.
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, HTML, XML and Microsoft Office.
• Degree plus corresponding experience required for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide editorial support to CI analysts and ensure products meet directives and standards.
• Edit, design, and manage content for multimedia intelligence publications.
• Review grammar, punctuation, syntax, clarity, and style compliance.
• Ensure proper classification markings and security caveats per guidelines.
• Coordinate with analysts, editors, and stakeholders for timely dissemination.
• Maintain templates for established product lines and ensure formatting integrity.
• Guide analysts on publishing timelines and sequencing steps.

Skills

Desktop Publishing

Basic graphics techniques

Adobe Acrobat

Photoshop

HTML

XML

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

HS Diploma + 20 Years

Associates + 16 years

Bachelors + 14 years

Masters + 12 years

Tools

Adobe Acrobat

Photoshop

HTML

XML

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance!

*This position requires a TS/SCI with CI polygraph eligibility*

Responsibilities:

• Provide editorial support to CI analysts, ensuring analytic products meet Intelligence Community Directives, Army regulations (AR 381-11, AR 381-12, AR 381-20, AR 525-13), DoD instructions (DoDI 5240.18, DoDI 5240.19), and ACIC publication standards.
• Edit, design, and manage content for multimedia intelligence publications, including external-facing ACIC products.
• Review intelligence products for grammar, punctuation, syntax, clarity, logic, consistency, and adherence to style guides and specialized vocabulary.
• Ensure proper classification markings and security caveats in accordance with IC, DoD, and Army guidance.
• Collaborate with authors to refine narrative organization, revise content, and ensure publications are audience-appropriate and logically structured.
• Modify and maintain templates for 15 established product lines (e.g., ASR and its sub-lines, MDCITA, Army Annual Threat Assessment, ACIC Annual Threat Assessment, FPN, CIN, CI Cyber Notes, Visual Information Products).
• Edit and formalize final products ranging from 2–100+ pages in length, ensuring accuracy, readability, and compliance with ACIC standards.
• Amend tables, text boxes, and graphics to ensure alignment with accompanying analysis and product requirements.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to analysts on the publishing process, timelines, and sequencing steps required for finished products.
• Coordinate with analysts, editors, web developers, and government stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate dissemination of intelligence publications.
• Represent ACIC in meetings with DA, NGIC, and national-level intelligence agencies to address publication standards, dissemination issues, and technical requirements related to DoDIIS compliance.
• Support production of more than 500 formal analytic products annually, maintaining high editorial and publication quality standards.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience using the following:
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Basic graphics techniques
  • Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop
  • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  • Extensible Markup Language (XML)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
• Degree + Experience
  • HS Diploma + 20 Years
  • Associates + 16 years
  • Bachelors + 14 years
  • Masters + 12 years

Security Clearance:

• TS/SCI with CI poly eligibility
• Highly desired: Active CI polygraph

Core One is anEqual Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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