Prescient Edge
Prescient Edge is hiring: Senior Technical Editor in Washington
Prescient Edge, Washington, DC, United States, 20022
Prescient Edge is seeking an Sr. Technical Editor to support a federal government client.
Please note that the availability of this position is contingent upon contract award.
Benefits:
At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package that includes:
- A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
- A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
- Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
- A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.
Description:
- Reviews intel products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency.
- Ensures that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with the accompanying text.
- Ensures proper classification markings IAW with IC guidelines.
- Works with authors to revise products for narrative organization and negotiates further revisions as needed.
- Provides substantive review of analytic content, verifying information and ensuring suitability for publication.
- Determines product suitability for intended media and audiences, editing for clear and cogent presentation of the subject matter.
- Identifies errors of fact, factual inconsistencies, and contradictions; verifies accuracy of statements, figures, illustrations, and subject matter terms; compares illustrations, photographs, tables, and charts to ensure continuity and consistency with text; and checks citations against original sources to verify their use.
- Edits for adherence to analytic tradecraft standards of ICD 200 Series.
Desired experiences:
- Minimum 12 years of experience related to the specific labor category with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.
Desired education:
- Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, or related area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides comparable knowledge and abilities.
- Knowledgeable of DIA editing standards, as well as the DI and DRI; could support other offices (DCP exemplified).
- Knowledgeable of DID Staff SOPs, Community Controlled Access Program (CAPCO), and the Gov intelligence production process.
Security Clearance:
- Security clearance required: TS/SCI with CI POLY or the ability to obtain CI POLY.
Location:
- (JBAB) JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA- BOLLING, Washington, DC.