The position oversees a technical editing team within the ICE Health Service Corps Communications Unit. Responsibilities include reviewing technical materials, awards, and presentations, while ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to agency standards. The role involves collaborating with authors, stakeholders, and production teams; advising on content development; and managing workflows, deadlines, and quality control for publications. This position is only open to current USPHS officers
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds. Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling. Must have the ability to assist sick, injured, or aging staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self). The work may necessitate some physical characteristics that will be required when responding to an emergency, such as running a short distance, prolonged standing.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervises a technical editing team that writes technical materials, such as policy directives and guides, scientific or technical articles, regulations in technical areas; technical manuals; clinical guidelines, brochures, and pamphlets; award submissions. Reviews technical materials to ensure they are written clearly without sacrificing thoroughness and accuracy; ensures materials are consistent with agency policy, meets style requirements of the agency, ensures materials are written at an appropriate level for the intended audience. Works closely with outside and in-house authors, edits texts to ensure clarity and logical presentation of material, consistency and effectiveness of style, and accuracy of spelling and grammar. Advises and assists authors during the writing stage; verify information supplemented by research and consultation with other subject experts; examine the organization, length, and tone of the material; edit the text for clarity and accuracy; consult on design and graphics. Reviews the work of authors, freelance editors, proofreaders, translators, and indexers. Reviews all stages of proofs while considering accuracy, and timelines. Collaborates effectively with internal stakeholders, such as publications and communications coordinators, research associates, web developers, design and production staff, brand and content strategists, and others. Communicates expectations, including workflow and deadlines, and developments to various stakeholders and resolves problems or conflicts with good judgment, diplomacy, and tact. Reviews publications for style, design, layout, and editorial aspects before release. Edits, rewrites, and reorganizes materials to ensure information is presented in a clear, concise, and logical form.