Editor / Analyst 1

State of Oregon•Salem, OR

2d•$4,860 - $7,288•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of the Legislative Counsel is seeking up to four (4) talented and motivated Editors to join its editorial team. This is a full-time, limited duration position scheduled to start September 8, 2026, and last through March 1, 2028, and may be extended. Editorial staff in Publication Services provide nonpartisan editorial, technical and publication expertise and services to assist the Office of the Legislative Counsel and the Legislative Assembly. This recruitment announcement will remain open until filled. We encourage you to submit your application by June 8 to be considered in the first round of application reviews. The Office of the Legislative Counsel in Salem, Oregon, invites you to put your excellent copyediting, analytical and written and oral communication skills to work as part of our editorial team. In this nonpartisan role, you will learn concepts of statutory construction and legislative drafting, principles of legal writing and the nuts and bolts of legislative form and style. You will combine these with your know-how to read documents for logic and flow, to correct errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting and to conduct research. Our work is teamwork, and you will collaborate with other Editors and with drafting attorneys to ensure each document or publication has reached its full potential before being delivered to the legislator or agency that requested it.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
Excellent copyediting skills.
Analytical skills.
Written and oral communication skills.
Organized and logical.
Ability to structure work to meet a series of deadlines each day.
Flexibility to shift attention from draft documents to prepress work and back again.
Ability to balance attention to detail with awareness of the deadline-driven nature of legislative work.
Appreciation for careful process documentation.
Ability to find your way through complex and intricate workflow processes.
Seek mastery of the nuances of new style guides.
Back editorial decisions with logic and knowledge.
Communicate effectively.
Enjoy collaborating with others.
Ability to work with peers who apply a broad range of skills and approaches in problem-solving.
Personal, stable and high-speed Internet access will be required to perform the functions of this position while working from home.
Must have a valid e-mail address to apply.

Nice To Haves

Love Merriam-Webster’s Unabridged.

Responsibilities

Provide nonpartisan editorial, technical and publication expertise and services to assist the Office of the Legislative Counsel and the Legislative Assembly.
Learn concepts of statutory construction and legislative drafting, principles of legal writing and the nuts and bolts of legislative form and style.
Read documents for logic and flow, correct errors in grammar, syntax, punctuation and formatting, and conduct research.
Collaborate with other Editors and with drafting attorneys to ensure each document or publication has reached its full potential.
Experience both fast-paced, deadline-driven legislative sessions and more relaxed legislative interims with freedom to create and design your own projects.
Collaborate with creative and supportive colleagues to complete a wide array of projects.
Work in an environment where your ability to follow a process is valued but your ability to deeply understand and reimagine that process could be valued even more.
Form (or share!) a strong opinion on the importance of the Oxford comma.
Discover a unique working environment that has inspired legislative careers that span decades.