Bilingual Copy Editor - ACT1 Federal

Position Title: WJPC Bilingual Copy Editor

Company: ACT1 Federal

Location: Fort McNair, Washington DC

About ACT1: ACT1 Federal advances our Nation’s and Allies’ critical missions by taking ACTION! We provide mission operations support, technical services, and innovative solutions by leveraging our talented workforce. By doing so, we are making the world a better, safer, and more productive and inclusive place.

Job Description: The Near East South Asia (NESA) Center’s mission is to enhance stability in the Near East and South Asia by providing an academic environment where strategic issues can be addressed, understanding deepened, partnerships fostered, defense-related decision-making improved, and cooperation strengthened between military and civilian leaders from the region and the United States. The Center builds on the strong bilateral relationships between the United States and countries in the NESA region by focusing on a multilateral approach to addressing regional security concerns and issues.

Responsibilities:

• Lecturing and facilitating course instruction, organize academic events, develop curriculum, advise students and fellows, design and conduct research on cyber topics.
• Developing curriculum, concept papers, syllabi, and other academic documents to support programs.
• Researching, identifying and securing, as agreed, the services of subject matter experts who will provide subject matter expertise (backgrounds in Government, military, academics, civil society, or other areas as directed) as Adjunct Faculty to direct seminars, provide expertise during curriculum development workshops, author papers, or speak at functions.
• Supporting Centers’ academic programs oriented mostly for foreign participants from the Western Hemisphere.
• Providing adjunct faculty-level support to research, develop content, and to facilitate in support of programs.
• Supporting and manages academic seminars, programs, workshops.
• Conducting research and support related academic activities.

Requirements

• Professional level written and verbal skills in English and Spanish; Portuguese language skills are desirable. 4+ years of copy-editing experience preferred.
• Mastery of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors and ability to make constructive suggestions.
• Proficiency with applying the principles of style guides, such as the Chicago Manual of Style, to different types of writing.
• Willingness to collaborate with a creative team of writers, graphic designers, and others.
• Strong computer processing skills, especially Microsoft Office.
• Basic knowledge of legal issues involved in publishing, such as plagiarism and copyrighting.
• Experience as interpreter and translation services

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HAS)
• 401K with employer match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Military Leave
• Education, Training & Professional Development
• Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care
• Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection

https://act1federal.com/careers/

ACT1 Federal is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.