Assignment Editor Job at General Dynamics Information Technology in Fairfax

Req ID: RQ191927

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: Technical Documentation

Skills:

1. Editing
2. Filipino Language
3. Journalism
4. Mandarin Chinese Language
5. Vietnamese Language

Experience: 3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required: Yes

Job Description:

HOW AN ASSIGNMENT EDITOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

1. Builds and manages a network of journalists in East Asia for news platforms within an internet-based program.
2. Identifies relevant news stories, assigns tasks to regional journalists, and creates content with the editorial team.
3. Tasks may include verifying translations, making recommendations to customers regarding the disposition of reader comments, researching news content to ensure conformance to program guidelines regarding sourcing, libel, and plagiarism, monitoring the regional press, finding instances of content propagation, providing analysis on the reprinting source, and executing technical tasks utilizing locally developed tools associated with internet-based publications.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

1. Education: Bachelor's Degree is required in English, Journalism, or a related discipline.
2. Experience: 3+ years’ experience in writing, editing, and/or journalism is highly preferred.
3. Security clearance level: The selected candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
4. Skills and abilities: Regional language required: Chinese, Filipino/Tagalog, or Vietnamese, with preference given to Chinese. Professional proficiency in English is required.
5. Location: Remote

Required Experience: Native-level fluency in a regional language -- Chinese, Filipino/Tagalog, Vietnamese -- is required, including the nuances of grammar and journalism editing standards.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

1. 401K with company match
2. Comprehensive health and wellness packages
3. Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you build your skills and own your career
4. Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
5. Rest and recharge with paid vacation and 10 company-paid holidays

Salary Range: The likely salary range for this position is $79,747 - $104,650. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Benefits Package: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber, and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.