Technical Writer-Editor II

PCI Productions LLC • McLean, VA

1d • $100,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Technical Writer-Editor II researches, writes, and comprehensively edits materials such as magazine features, technical reports, and system documentation. The role bridges technical experts and diverse audiences by turning raw data, engineering terminology, and complex research into clear, authoritative, accessible content. The Writer-Editor manages the document lifecycle from outlining and subject matter interviews through final production, ensuring accuracy, editorial quality, and federal compliance.

The position develops original content for magazines, newsletters, user manuals, and research documents, and provides substantive editing and quality assurance for print and electronic materials. It verifies technical information through source materials, interviews, and conferences; checks facts, references, and data; and ensures schematics and tables are integrated with the text. Content must follow the GPO Style Manual and Chicago Manual of Style, meet Section 508 accessibility requirements, and have necessary copyright and permission clearances. The role also manages quality assurance, version control, and multiple review cycles through final publication.

PCI Federal and its subsidiaries are equal-opportunity employers and do not discriminate on the stated protected bases. Preference may be extended to qualified Native American Indian candidates in accordance with applicable federal law.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, English, Communications, Journalism, or a related scientific or technical field.
• A minimum of 5–10 years of professional experience in technical writing, editing, and publishing.
• Demonstrated expertise applying the GPO and Chicago style guides and ensuring Section 508 compliance.
• Superior mastery of English grammar, punctuation, and typography.
• Proven ability to translate engineering terminology into content suitable for technical audiences and public transparency.
• Skill in conducting subject matter research and interviewing technical experts to generate original content.
• Meticulous attention to formatting, referencing, and copyright compliance.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree or specialized training in editorial standards or transportation research.
• Experience in the transportation sector, particularly highway and surface transportation research.

Responsibilities

• Research and write original content for magazines, newsletters, user manuals, and research documents.
• Collaborate with engineers, developers, and technical staff to translate complex concepts into concise narratives, feature articles, and guest editorials.
• Provide substantive editing, rephrasing, rewriting, and quality assurance for print and electronic materials, improving logical flow, coherence, organization, grammar, spelling, and formatting.
• Verify technical accuracy using existing materials, interviews, and conferences.
• Conduct fact-checking, reference checking, and data verification, and ensure schematics and tables are integrated with the text.
• Ensure content adheres to the GPO Style Manual and the Chicago Manual of Style and complies with Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Manage copyright and permission clearances.
• Manage the full lifecycle of documents and articles, including outlining, subject matter interviews, production, quality assurance protocols, version control, and multiple stakeholder edit cycles through final publication.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level