Senior Technical Editor- Remote (DC, MD, VA- Locals only)

Swingtech delivers innovative Information Technology and Professional Support services to a diverse range of clients across the federal and intelligence communities. With over 15 years of trusted experience as a systems integrator, we apply agile methodologies and deep industry insight to help our customers achieve greater efficiency, compliance, and cost savings. At Swingtech, we’re committed to excellence and long-term success for our clients and our team.

The candidate must have excellent communications & editing abilities and the ability to multitask while working under tight deadlines. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to coordinate with a training development team to produce clear and concise documents appropriate for the intended audience. The candidate will be required to present sample editing products.

• →Perform editorial reviews of training materials, including storyboards, online lessons, assessments, and supporting documentation, to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, and adherence to established editorial standards and instructional efficacy.
• →Coordinating with a team of instructional designers, graphic artists, programmers, multimedia specialists, technical writers, and documentation specialists to create both paper- and web-based training products.
• →Ensuring overall editorial quality of training materials developed, including compliance with federal regulations and guidelines and adherence to internal and client standards.
• →Conduct quality reviews or spot checks of editorial work, as appropriate, to identify recurring issues, support consistency, and recommend improvements.
• →Coordinate and assign editorial tasks among Technical Editors based on project priorities, workload, deadlines, and available resources.
• →Use the team’s project management system to assign, track, and monitor editorial tasks, identify potential scheduling concerns, and support timely completion of deliverables.
• →Serve as the primary point of contact for editorial questions from other project sub-teams.
• →Provide technical guidance to Technical Editors, including clarification of editorial requirements, interpretation of style guidelines, and resolution of complex or inconsistent editorial issues.
• →Identify opportunities to improve editorial workflows, review procedures, checklists, and other resources to increase efficiency and maintain quality.
• →Recommend updates or clarifications to editorial standards, style guides, and supporting resources based on recurring issues, client feedback, or evolving project requirements.
• →Communicate editorial workload, progress, potential risks, and resource needs to project management, and elevate issues that may affect deliverable quality or schedules.
• →Support the onboarding and technical development of Technical Editors by providing guidance on editorial procedures, project standards, tools, and best practices.
• →Ensuring technical training meets instructional objectives and is written to a level appropriate to the target audience.

• Bachelor’s degree in English or related field, or combination of education and experience.
• At least six years of editorial experience.
• At least two years of experience coordinating and assigning tasks among team members, including monitoring workloads, priorities, and deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows/Office Suite.
• Ability to adhere to different style guides (i.e., GPO, MLA, APA, etc.).
• Ability to work within a team in a deadline-driven environment.
• Knowledge of Section 508 requirements.
• Experience editing for the healthcare or medical field a plus.
• Experience with using artificial intelligence to improve task efficiency is a plus.