COMMAND EDITOR

COMMAND EDITOR

DEFTEC delivers mission-critical solutions through skillfully delivered services and innovative products. We are inspired by our clients' critical missions and driven to provide the most effective solutions to execute their missions, operational challenges, and requirements. Our dedicated, experienced, and talented employees work closely with our clients to ensure the delivery of exceptional services and products.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Command Editor serves as HQ SACT's Internal Communication Quality and Performance Advisor, responsible for editing high-level documents, coaching senior leaders, and teaching writing and presentation skills to ACT personnel. As the organization's writing SME, the Editor ensures clarity and professionalism in official communications, maintains the ACT Style Guide, and provides targeted advice to individuals and teams. The role also includes monitoring tasking workflows, delivering communication training, and supporting internal messaging standards across the headquarters.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Edit ACT documents to ensure the highest level of professionalism, clarity and readability.
• Advise individuals and teams about best practices for effective document production. Update the ACT Style Guide and provide writing advice materials as needed.
• Monitor Tasker products through TT+, in coordination with the Military Assistants, Task Management Office and Tasker Action Officers.
• Attend relevant administration meetings, such as weekly EA and MA meetings.
• Inform groups about the ACT Style Guide, templates and editing support, including during Newcomers' Orientation and TT+ Training.
• Teach the Strategies for Writing Course as needed. This course has been developed by HQ SACT, the contractor is required to continuously improve/modify the course based on organizational requirements.
• Provide writing or speaking coaching to FOGOs as needed
• Develop and teach a Presentation Skills course as required by HQ SACT. The contractor is requested to continuously improve/modify this course based on organizational requirements.
• Any other tasking as required by the COTR

Required Qualifications:

• A master's degree in a writing-intensive field.
• Three or more years of demonstrated experience in providing editing support.
• Demonstrated experience in creating/writing/developing high level documents and briefs.
• Excellent skills in oral and written English (native speaker or equivalent level, 4444).
• Five or more years of demonstrated experience teaching writing skills, including to non native English speakers. This experience includes classroom and individual instruction.
• Knowledge and experience with professional public speaking skills.
• Knowledge and experience with course design.

DEFTEC offers a comprehensive whole-life benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, holiday, paid time off, 401K with a match, life insurance, short/long-term disability, and educational reimbursement. The DEFTEC team comprises professionals who make a difference daily in crucial national security missions. Our leadership knows that this happens by employing a diverse team that is well cared for. Our top priority is our employees, making DEFTEC an ideal workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Please get in touch with HR@deftec.com if you require reasonable accommodations.

DEFTEC is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

AAP/EEO Statement

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