About us
TA is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), focused on delivering targeted solutions for unique problems. Our corporate expertise and experience encompass logistics, supply chain strategies, strategic analysis, decision support, Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS), training, and management support services. Targeted Approach understands that our clients’ challenges are unique and therefore, require tailored, innovative, and actionable solutions.
The Editor will provide professional support services to the Joint Staff, Actions Division by supporting the Customer Service Branch. The Editor will provide editorial support for the Joint Staff’s senior leadership, to include, but not limited to, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), Director, Joint Staff (DJS), Vice Director, Joint Staff (VDJS), Joint Directorates, Secretariat, Joint Staff (SJS), and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC).
Essential Job Function
- Provide editorial support for the Joint Staff’s senior leadership, to include, but not limited to, the CJCS, VCJCS, DJS, VDJS, Joint Directorates, SJS, and SEAC.
- Assist with the development of Joint Staff correspondence, to include issuances (e.g., directives, manuals, and guides), letters, and memorandums.
- Edit executive level Joint Staff documents to ensure strict conformance to U.S. Government, DoD, and Joint Staff rules for formatting, grammatical construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
- Analyze document packages and work independently and with subject matter experts to revise or rewrite as necessary to ensure they accomplish their intended purposes.
- Prepare complete document packages to meet Joint Staff requirements for style, manner of presentation, organization, and proposed implementation and distribution.
- Receive and review JS issuances and publications from action officers/MILSECs and edit the document(s) and move to AD leadership for review and processing.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in English, Communications, or a related field.
- 7 years of experience providing communications support to sensitive and high-profile programs and topics.
- Expert knowledge, skill, and ability to write, edit, and revise documents that are prepared for U.S. Government senior leaders, to include the President, Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, National Security Council, Homeland Security Council, and Congress.
- Excellent command of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, attention to detail, and ability to ensure consistency across products.
- Extensive experience using a variety of software used to prepare correspondence, including in particular mastery of Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word, as well as familiarity with/exposure to tasking tools such as Enterprise Task Management Software Solutions (ETMS2)/ Task Management Tool (TMT).
- Demonstrated success working in fast-paced and challenging environments.
•* Top-Secret clearance.*
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with Federal Government.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 - $105,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Copy editing: 7 years (Required)
- Federal Government: 5 years (Preferred)
Security clearance:
Work Location: In person