Technical Editor, Mid

Booz Allen Hamilton•Washington, DC

6d•$62,000 - $141,000

About The Position

As a Technical Editor on our team, you’ll help your client review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency. Using your understanding of technical editing, you will ensure that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields. You’ll amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text and ensure proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance. This is a chance to grow your expertise, develop new skills in working with authors to revise products for narrative organization, and negotiate further revisions as needed. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources for mentoring and learning new skills and tools. Work with us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our warfighters, leaders, and policymakers. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

Knowledge of national security classification procedures
Ability to handle multiple tasks and to adjust as priorities change
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in technical editing of finished intelligence products within the IC, or 7+ years of experience in technical editing of finished intelligence products within the IC in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience reviewing finished intelligence products for the DIA
Knowledge of DIA Style Manual for Intelligence Production

Responsibilities

Review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax.
Ensure logic, clarity, and consistency in intelligence products.
Ensure style and format conform to agency publication standards.
Ensure language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields.
Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure content supports and is consistent with accompanying text.
Ensure proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance.
Revise products for narrative organization.
Negotiate further revisions as needed.