Senior Technical Editor

Job Title

Senior Technical Editor

Location

Washington, DC 20032 US (Primary)

Category

Intelligence

Job Type

Full-Time

Career Level

Staff

Education

Master's Degree

Travel

None

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI with CI Polygraph

Job Description

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.
• Ensure that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with the accompanying text.
• Ensure 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, edits 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. 

Job Requirements

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 comparable knowledge and abilities can be required.
• 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.

 

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.