Copy Editor

About the role

Become our next Knowledge Management Copy Editor and help shape the enterprise voice of a global technology leader. Trimble is seeking a sharp, detail-oriented Copy Editor to champion content excellence across our growing Knowledge Base platform.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the final enterprise authority for all published knowledge base articles, directly shaping how internal teams and external customers experience our brand.
• Copyedit high-impact technical content, author the enterprise style guide, host interactive quarterly coaching workshops, and build the authoring playbook that sets the quality benchmark across the entire organization.
• Build, maintain, and evolve the enterprise Authoring Playbook and KM Style Guide to align content writers with unified brand standards.
• Conduct interactive quarterly content workshops and manage writer quality scorecards to mentor, coach, and elevate writing performance.
• Partner with KM Managers to drive tool uniformity, establish best-in-class methodologies, and build cross-functional relationships across global teams.
• Perform peer reviews and provide constructive feedback to content writers, actively identifying opportunities for editorial growth and quality improvements.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of professional experience in copyediting, technical writing, or knowledge management content creation.
• Proven expertise in creating, maintaining, and enforcing corporate style guides and enterprise documentation standards.
• Strong track record of providing actionable feedback, coaching writers, and facilitating quality-focused workshops.
• Exceptional command of grammar, structural editing, and consistent template application.
• Bonus points for experience managing quality scorecards or performance metrics within a Knowledge Management platform, hands-on experience developing authoring playbooks or cross-functional content governance frameworks, and background in editing both technical content and customer-facing support documentation.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism, or related field.
• Experience: Proven experience in copyediting, technical writing, or knowledge management content creation.

Skills

• Strong command of grammar, structural editing, and consistent template application.
• Expertise in creating, maintaining, and enforcing corporate style guides and enterprise documentation standards.
• Ability to conduct interactive quarterly content workshops and manage writer quality scorecards.
• Experience managing quality scorecards or performance metrics within a Knowledge Management platform.
• Hands-on experience developing authoring playbooks or cross-functional content governance frameworks.
• Background in editing both technical content and customer-facing support documentation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive core benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans, and retirement plans.
• Tax savings plans for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Pay

$78,400.00–$107,900.00

Schedule

Hybrid: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote

Contact

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