Technical Editor/Word Processor

Leidos hiring for Technical Editor/Word Processor jobs in Earth City, MO, US

Description

Leidos is seeking a full-time, experienced Editor/Word Processor to support environmental projects.

The successful candidate will join a team of scientists supporting Federal, State, and commercial customers in environmental investigation, cleanup, and stewardship of properties (e.g., current and former military bases, NASA facilities) and other environmental missions (e.g., asbestos and lead-based paint abatement and dune erosion evaluation).

Location: Initial training will be coordinated with management and editors/word processors based in the Earth City, MO, area, but the candidate will support project managers in other Leidos locations and will have the flexibility to work from a home office.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Using Microsoft Word, enter comments, corrections, and revisions; insert figures and tables from other formats; create/update/apply styles; adjust spacing and formatting; troubleshoot formatting and style glitches; generate/update hyperlinked table of contents lists; create/update footer and header information, inclusive of differing page sizes and layouts within the same document; and standardize headings, margins, and indentations according to manager/client style guidance/preferences.
• Using Microsoft Word, format files and produce draft and final documentation suitable for publication.
• Using Adobe Acrobat, generate PDF files from Microsoft Word and Excel documents, create bookmarks, add watermarks, and combine multiple PDFs into one PDF. Creating 508-compliant accessible PDFs if needed. 
• Using a company-established electronic document archiving system, maintain document control and storage.
• Read and revise documents, correcting grammar and punctuation, identifying inconsistencies in word usage and presentation of information, ensuring accuracy and consistency within documents and appendices, and editing text from multiple authors to read with “one voice.”
• Track callouts (i.e., sections, tables, figures, and appendices/attachments), acronyms, and references within each document.
• Learn and apply applicable style guides and project preferences for managers/clients, often working with different style guides/preferences for individual documents simultaneously.
• Maintain all aspects of the production process for each document: receive and adhere to schedule and budget allotment, receive document pieces and follow up regarding outstanding files, format or coordinate formatting of all document files, edit, coordinate review cycles with authors/managers, review final product, and prepare PDF for production (hard copy and electronic).
• Identify formatting inconsistencies: font sizes, table borders, table footnote spacing and organization, spacing between paragraphs, broken line and page breaks, and table/figure layouts (within Word files and PDFs).
• Explain/justify editing revisions if/as needed.

What Sets You Apart:

• Associate’s degree and at least 5 years' experience supporting document development.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word with ability to use intermediate and advanced program features.
• Familiar with track changes and commenting functions in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and juggle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Possess strong working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat with ability to generate and manually create bookmarks and combine multiple PDFs into one PDF.
• Strong ability to work closely with project managers, as well as ability to work independently.
• Work collaboratively with a team, communicate frequently, pay attention to detail, ask questions, and manage time efficiently.
• Maintain a record of work accomplished, and appropriately file documents to the archives when completed.

You Might Also Have:

• English degree is preferred.
• Previous editing experience.
• Previous experience in deadline-driven environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and with Adobe Acrobat.

Per contract requirements, must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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