Technical Editor, Mid
As a Technical Editor on our team, you’ll help your client review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, and syntax, as well as for logic, clarity, and consistency. Using your understanding of technical editing, you will ensure that style and format conform to agency publication standards and that language presentation is consistent with prescribed style guides and specialized vocabulary of subject matter fields. You’ll amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to ensure the content supports and is consistent with the accompanying text and ensure proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance. This is a chance to grow your expertise, develop new skills in working with authors to revise products for narrative organization, and negotiate further revisions as needed. We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources for mentoring and learning new skills and tools.
Responsibilities
- Review intelligence products for proper grammar, punctuation, syntax, logic, clarity, and consistency
- Ensure style and format conform to agency publication standards and prescribed style guides
- Amend draft tables, tone boxes, and graphics to align with accompanying text
- Ensure proper classification markings in accordance with IC guidance
- Work with authors to revise products for narrative organization and negotiate further revisions as needed
Requirements
- Knowledge of national security classification procedures
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and adjust as priorities change
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in technical editing of finished intelligence products within the IC, or 7+ years of experience in technical editing of finished intelligence products within the IC in lieu of a degree
Skills
- Experience reviewing finished intelligence products for the DIA (preferred)
- Knowledge of DIA Style Manual for Intelligence Production (preferred)
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care
- Recognition awards program for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of company values
Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.
Pay
The projected compensation range for this position is $62,000.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary is determined by various factors, including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements.
Schedule
This role may be remote, hybrid, or onsite:
- Remote: Primarily virtual, with occasional in-person work at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
- Hybrid: Frequent work from a Booz Allen facility, with additional visits to customer facilities as required.
- Onsite: Work primarily performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, with direct collaboration as required.
Employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings to support engagement and effective communication.