Technical Editor Location: New England, North Dakota Pay Rate: $90,000 – $98,000 per year
Position Overview Our client, a professional services organization supporting government and defense programs, is seeking a Technical Editor for an onsite, permanent position in New England, North Dakota. The role owns the clarity, accuracy, and consistency of technical documentation produced for government customers. This is a good fit for an editor who takes genuine satisfaction in turning dense technical material into documents that are precise and readable.
Key Responsibilities
You will edit technical documents, reports, manuals, and deliverables for grammar, syntax, clarity, and consistency, working across material written by engineers, analysts, and subject matter experts whose strengths lie in the technical content rather than the prose
You will enforce compliance with applicable style guides, government formatting standards, and contract-specific documentation requirements, maintaining consistency of terminology, acronym usage, numbering, and citation across large document sets and multiple contributing authors
You will perform substantive editing as well as copyediting, restructuring sections for logical flow, flagging gaps or unsupported statements, tightening verbose passages, and querying authors where meaning is ambiguous rather than guessing at intent
You will manage document production workflows including version control, review cycles, incorporation of reviewer comments, and final quality checks before delivery
You will also maintain document templates and style resources, and coordinate with graphics and production staff on figures, tables, and layout so that deliverables meet deadline without last-minute compromise
You will maintain the editorial standards library for the program, keeping style guidance, approved terminology, and template documentation current as requirements evolve, and you will provide practical writing guidance to technical staff so that recurring issues are corrected at the source rather than repeatedly at the editing stage
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, technical writing, or a related field is required, or equivalent demonstrated professional editing experience
You must have prior technical editing experience, with a portfolio or track record of editing complex technical material for an external or government audience
Exceptional command of English grammar, usage, and punctuation is essential
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, including styles, templates, track changes, and cross-referencing, is required, along with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple documents against competing deadlines
The role is onsite in New England, North Dakota
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience supporting government or defense contracts is strongly preferred, along with familiarity with government documentation standards and deliverable review processes
Eligibility to obtain a security clearance is advantageous, as is experience with Adobe Acrobat and FrameMaker, SharePoint-based document management, proposal or contract deliverable support, and knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements for documents
Experience editing proposals under compressed deadlines is valued, as is familiarity with configuration-managed documentation and formal deliverable acceptance processes
Candidates who can work comfortably with highly technical authors across engineering and analytical disciplines, and who bring patience to iterative review cycles, tend to succeed in this role
Screening Questions
How many years of experience do you have relevant to this Technical Editor role?
Do you hold any required licenses or certifications for this position?
Are you available to work onsite in New England, North Dakota?