Technical Editor Security Clearance

Position: Technical Editor with Security Clearance
* The Compliance Analyst & Technical Editor must complete an extensive three-week training period beginning on day one of employment
* Review, analyze, and edit classified and unclassified DOD issuances (policy documents) for clarity, format, consistency, and compliance with DOD guidance and procedures
* Perform full editorial duties in connection with the development and review of DoD issuances:
* Review issuance packages for grammar, syntax, and adherence to Plain Language requirements.
* Review issuance packages for compliance with DoD issuance formatting standards.
* Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts (SME) on all DoD issuance processing stages:
* Work with government personnel inside and outside of the division to move issuances through the review and publication process and resolve issues that arise
* Review draft reports submitted by authors: o Edit the initial draft and create publication instructions for the author/contractor
* Send edited draft and publication instructions to the author/contractor for revisions
* Validate and ensure quality control over all aspects of the policy documents�
* Ensure accurate records through all stages of the editing process
* Verify red actions and exemptions to ensure proper protection of classified information
* Update and maintain correspondence guidelines, SOPs, and trainings
* Track policy documents in database through all stages of the technical editing process
* Verify scientific and technical notations as well as security classification markings to ensure markings coincide with instructions
* Provide recommendations for process improvement of the publication and tracking systems
* Prepare and submit input to various issuance status reports
* Adhere to security requirements for working in a classified space and with classified material
* Assist with updating internal and external guidance and reference materials
* Analyze documents to determine classification level and identify document markings
* Recognize possible nuclear weapons and intelligence information
* Lead special projects and training in support of the DoD Issuance Program and the Directives Division
* Use classified network to review classified issuance packages and communicate with action officers
* Maintain/complete regular training requirements for handling classified information
* Properly handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) on the unclassified network (e.g., not sharing information with those who don?t have a need-to-know, not transmitting working (or other CUI) material via unauthorized communications