Senior News Editor

Type of

Requisition :
Regular Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Secret Public Trust/Other

Required:

None Job Family:
Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Language Translation, Publishing, Writing Articles

Certifications:

None

Experience:

3 + years of related experience US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

Job Description:

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior News Editor, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on the Senior News Editor to copy‑edit content for platforms within an internet‑based program.

Identifies and applies established style guide to non‑conforming submissions. Native‑level English fluency is required, and regional language fluency preferred but not required. The Editor must be proficient in the nuances of required languages including grammar and journalism editing standards.
Tasks may include verifying translations, making recommendations to customer regarding disposition of reader comments, researching news content to ensure conformance to program guidelines regarding sourcing, libel, and plagiarism, monitoring the regional press, finding instances of content propagation, and providing analysis on the reprinting source, and executing technical tasks utilizing locally developed tools associated with internet‑based publications.
Tasks may include filling in for the Assignment Editor, responsible for building and maintaining the correspondent network and coordinating the article submission process and communication with the project network.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree is required in English, Journalism, or a related discipline.

Experience:

3+ years’ experience in writing, editing and/or journalism is highly preferred.
Security clearance level:
DoW Secret clearance

Skills and abilities:

Regional languages sought, fluency preferred but not required:
Arabic

Location:

Mac Dill AFB
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The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%
Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:

USA FL Mac Dill AFB Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental…