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Sr. Technical Editor
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Role overview Edit and prepare time-sensitive intelligence publications, ensuring that complex material is clear, consistent, accurate, and ready for release. You will work closely with analysts, writers, production partners, and fellow editors, handling day-to-day assignments independently while helping improve team standards and publishing practices.
Responsibilities - Perform developmental, substantive, and copy editing on intelligence reports, applying established style guidance and editorial checklists. - Explain revisions clearly and objectively, catching factual inconsistencies, grammatical issues, and subtle formatting problems. - Coordinate editorial queues, schedules, and review cycles to support accurate, on-time publication. - Work diplomatically with analysts and production stakeholders to resolve questions while protecting editorial quality. - Use publishing systems and workflows proficiently, identify process interruptions, and help remove bottlenecks. - Support team development by mentoring newer editors and contributing training, resources, and workflow improvements; use available tools, including AI where suitable, to improve processes.
Requirements - A master’s degree in a relevant field. - Exceptional command of English grammar, mechanics, style, and syntax, with experience editing under structured technical or corporate style guidance. - Strong editing judgment and close attention to detail, including the ability to justify changes constructively. - Ability to manage concurrent assignments, meet deadlines, and work with minimal direction. - Clear communication and collaboration skills for coordinating with analysts, editors, and production teams. - A self-directed approach to professional development and continuous improvement.
Benefits and work setup The role is listed as remote and based in Canada; candidates must be legally entitled to work there. Benefits described include compensation with equity and incentive components, wellness programs, paid vacation and holidays, parental and adoption leave, and professional development opportunities.