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Senior Editor

Arlington, VA, USFull-time2026-08-06 → 2026-11-09
Security clearance required

Core

Senior Editor supporting National Guard Bureau executive leadership by ensuring accuracy, consistency, and professionalism of executive correspondence, reports, briefing materials, and governance documentation.

Role type

Senior Editor (Executive Communications)

Builds

Executive correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing materials, and governance documentation for National Guard Bureau leadership.

Domain

Defense / National Security / Government Contracting

Required skills

Substantive editing, technical editing, copy editing, proofreading, fact-checking, source verification, quality control, executive-level writing, government document formatting, policy document review, strategic communications editing, writing standards development, template creation, process improvement.

Preferred skills

Military correspondence format expertise, executive staffing process knowledge, congressional correspondence experience, senior leader communications support.

Responsibilities

Review and refine executive correspondence, memoranda, reports, and briefing materials; Ensure compliance with DoD and National Guard Bureau standards; Coordinate with action officers, analysts, and senior leaders; Conduct fact-checking and source verification; Support development of executive read-ahead packages and decision documents; Maintain organizational messaging consistency.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC