Technical Editor

About Swingtech

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.

Location: Remote (with occasional travel to Baltimore, MD and Greenbelt, MD)

Swingtech Consulting, Inc. is seeking an experienced Technical Editor to review and enhance technical training materials for accuracy, clarity, consistency, and instructional effectiveness. The role will collaborate with instructional designers, technical writers, graphic artists, and other team members to deliver high-quality, audience-appropriate training products.

Responsibilities:

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.
• Coordinate 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 technical training meets instructional objectives and is written to a level appropriate to the target audience.
• Performing quality assurance reviews of deliverables materials for grammar, style, content, format, consistency, organization, and instructional efficacy.  This may include developmental editing of work submitted by other team members. 

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in English or related field, or combination of education and experience.
• At least four years of direct experience.
• 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.

Summary of Benefits

• 15 PTO days
• 11 paid holidays
• Medical Insurance with – 3 options (HSA with $600 Employer Contribution).
• Dental Insurance with no age limit orthodonture.
• Vision Insurance through EyeMed in and out of network coverage.
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability coverage with 100% premium support,
• Life insurance and AD&D with 100% premium support
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Critical Care and Accident Insurance availability
• Pet Insurance through Nationwide
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401k with enrollment from day one. 4% deferral by company.
• $1500 Annual Training Budget
• $1500 Referral bonus
• Eligibility for annual merit and discretionary bonus
• Flexible work arrangements

Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disabled