Job Title:Senior Technical Editor/Writer

Company:BLN24

Position Overview:
The Senior Technical Editor/Writer serves as the senior editorial lead for executive, scientific, policy, programmatic, and public-facing communications supporting a federal public health program. The role provides advanced writing, substantive editing, copyediting, quality assurance, and editorial oversight for executive correspondence, memoranda, briefings, reports, policy documents, presentations, talking points, websites, blogs, campaigns, and multimedia content. This position ensures communications are scientifically accurate, concise, accessible, strategically aligned, and appropriate for their intended audiences. The Senior Technical Editor/Writer also establishes editorial consistency, advises staff on tone and style, manages complex review cycles, mentors writers, and supports rapid-turnaround assignments for senior leadership and high-priority public health initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead writing, substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and final quality review of high-visibility communications.

• Develop executive correspondence, memoranda, briefing papers, executive summaries, reports, talking points, Q&A documents, and presentations.

• Translate complex scientific, medical, technical, policy, and program information for executive and public audiences.

• Review products for accuracy, structure, tone, readability, accessibility, consistency, and strategic alignment.

• Provide editorial oversight for websites, blogs, reports, campaign products, webinar materials, and multimedia scripts.

• Coordinate with subject matter experts to verify terminology, data, citations, recommendations, and policy statements.

• Develop and maintain style guides, templates, editorial procedures, quality-control checklists, and writing standards.

• Advise project staff on voice, tone, messaging, audience considerations, and editorial risk.

• Mentor writers and editors and provide constructive feedback and editorial direction.

• Manage multi-level review, comment reconciliation, version control, and Government clearance processes.

• Support strategic communication plans, literature reviews, academic manuscripts, and evidence-based policy documents.

• Provide rapid-response editorial support for outbreaks, policy changes, breaking news, and executive priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications, technical writing, public health, life sciences, public policy, or a related field.

• At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional writing and editing experience.

• At least five years supporting executive, scientific, technical, public health, policy, or Government communications.

• Experience serving as a senior editor, lead writer, managing editor, or comparable editorial authority.

• Extensive experience producing executive briefings, memoranda, reports, summaries, correspondence, presentations, or talking points.

• Demonstrated ability to edit complex scientific, medical, technical, or policy information for diverse audiences.

• Advanced knowledge of grammar, structure, tone, voice, readability, and editorial quality assurance.

• Strong command of plain-language principles and Section 508 accessibility requirements.

• Experience developing or applying style guides, templates, editorial procedures, and quality-control standards.

• Ability to manage complex review cycles, conflicting feedback, and rapid-turnaround assignments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, communications, journalism, English, technical writing, public policy, or a related field.

• Experience supporting executive leadership within a federal health, scientific, or civilian Government organization.

• Knowledge of infectious diseases, HIV, vaccines, immunization, viral hepatitis, or related public health topics.

• Experience with emerging health threats, outbreak response, health equity, or community-engagement communications.

• Experience editing academic manuscripts, literature reviews, scientific reports, or evidence-based policy documents.

• Familiarity with federal plain-writing guidance, AP Style, Chicago style, or Government editorial standards.

• Experience with Drupal, WordPress, Adobe Experience Manager, or another content-management system.

• Experience mentoring writers and leading editorial workflows or document-quality reviews.

Soft Skills

• Exercises exceptional editorial judgment. Produces high-quality communications by ensuring accuracy, consistency, clarity, and strategic alignment across all deliverables.

• Thinks strategically and analytically. Evaluates complex scientific, technical, and policy information to identify key messages and develop compelling communications for diverse audiences.

• Leads and mentors effectively. Provides editorial leadership, constructive feedback, and guidance that promotes collaboration, professional growth, and consistent quality across the team.

• Builds consensus with stakeholders. Communicates diplomatically and works effectively with multiple reviewers to reconcile feedback while maintaining positive working relationships.

• Performs effectively under pressure. Maintains professionalism, accuracy, and sound judgment while managing competing priorities and responding to urgent or rapidly evolving requirements.

• Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail. Reviews all communication products thoroughly to ensure compliance.

What BLN24 brings to the Game:
BLN24 benefits are game changing.We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of - physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.

• You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.

• Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives.Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.