Senior Editor and Writer
About The Position
Akoya is seeking a Senior Editor/Writer to join our team supporting the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This is a federal contractor role working directly with senior executive leadership. As a contractor, this individual will write and edit a variety of communications products, including press releases, web articles, and newsletters, as well as senior executive talking points and speeches. The Senior Editor/Writer will be part of an Akoya communications team reporting to a contract manager. This role is ideal for an experienced communications professional with exceptional writing and editing skills who is comfortable working alongside senior government leaders in a fast-paced environment in Washington, DC.
Requirements
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least 7 years of experience. Alternatively, must have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 5 years of experience.
- U.S. citizenship is required with verbal and written fluency in English.
- Must be able to receive and maintain a federal security clearance (public trust level).
- Must be based in Washington, D.C. This onsite role will report to the federal client location daily.
- Availability for occasional work-related travel.
- Extensive experience leading content-development initiatives and collaborating with technical subject-matter experts.
- A positive, amicable approach to daily work and interpersonal interactions.
- Familiarity with responsible AI principles and practices.
Nice To Haves
- Prior federal contracting experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience in the energy sector preferred
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior-level content editor for reports, web articles, press releases, executive-level speeches and talking points, and social media.
- Edit and proofread content for quality, consistency, accuracy, grammar, punctuation, and style in accordance with DOE standards.
- Conduct research and factchecking to ensure the accuracy of information presented in communications products.
- Track ongoing tasks with project-management software to ensure content is delivered on deadline and meets client standards.
- Edit external engagement memos for executive leadership team.
- Collaborate with the design team on content edits for new products.
- Collaborate with communications team on content edits for web.
- Develop a weekly external newsletter, working closely with relevant SMEs.
- Develop a monthly internal newsletter.
- Draft talking points and speeches for senior leadership.
- Draft web content, fact sheets, reports, presentations, briefing memos, and after-action reports.
- Maintain internal tracker of writing/editing projects.
- Coordinate with Akoya leadership to ensure contract requirements and SOPs are followed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) and profit sharing
- Eleven federal holidays and paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
