Proposal Editor

Location: Tampa, FL

Duration: 6 month contract to perm

Clearance: Ability to Obtain

Pay: $45-50/hr

Seeking an experienced proposal editor to provide copy editing for government proposals. The editor should have 5 years of editing experience and must have schedule flexibility to keep up with the department s fast-paced, rapidly changing proposal environment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience as an editor in a corporate or government environment
• Schedule flexibility ability to work nontraditional hours (i.e., evening hours, weekends, holidays) when necessary
• Ability to work independently with only general management direction
• Solid reading comprehension with the ability to decipher technical descriptions and explain them clearly
• Excellent time management skills and proven success in meeting deadlines and adapting to changing schedules
• Proven ability to edit to present clear, concise responses
• Ability to independently handle multiple, simultaneous assignments and meet tight deadlines, providing a consistent level of quality and accuracy
• Proficient in grammar, spelling, and punctuation and have accurate proofreading skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines

Preferred Skills:

• Familiarity with editing software (e.g., PerfectIt, Visible Thread)
• Knowledge of AP, GPO, Chicago style manuals and ability to apply appropriately to corporate style guide and needs
• Experience with U.S. Federal Government proposal development processes
• Familiarity with government writing style and military populations
• Familiarity with managing external editing resources
• Knowledge of SharePoint and experience in a collaborative working environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with version control processes
• Understanding of win themes, proposal concepts, and the business development lifecycle
• Familiarity with aviation, modeling and simulation, and/or adult learning

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with proposal managers and teams to support the development of proposals that clearly articulate winning strategies, compelling solutions, and substantiated themes
• Ensures technical documentation is accurate, complete, meets editorial and government specifications, and adheres to standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format, and style
• Ensures that all proposals and responses (e.g., proposals, RFIs, sources sought notices, white papers) are compelling, well-written, grammatically correct, accurate, and consistent in voice and terminology
• Ensures that proposals and all responses are in full compliance with agency specifications and assembled with the highest levels of professionalism
• Understands federal RFP structures and associated documents (e.g., SOWs, PWSs, specs)
• Edits proposals for submission to the government, reviewing for and correcting grammatical mistakes, misspellings, and incorrect punctuation; removing unnecessary and repetitive text; ensuring consistency in word usage, headings and subheadings, cross-references, table and figure numbers, and other numbers throughout reports; correcting errors in citations and references; and rewriting or offering suggestions for rewriting poorly structured material
• Provides in-depth editing support as well as copy editing based on the needs of a given proposal or other opportunity
• Uses best judgment to determine the level of edit required within a given timeframe
• Adheres to company, government, and military branch style guides regarding grammar, usage, punctuation, formatting, etc.
• Participates in establishing and maintaining style guidelines and standards for text and illustrations

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