[Remote] Writer/Editor
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. LMI is a digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. The Technical Writer-Editor will provide essential writing and editing support to federal law enforcement agencies, ensuring clarity and consistency in documentation related to border security technology and operations.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical writing, editing, and document management support to a federal law enforcement organization responsible for border security technology and operations
- Communicate complex information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences through written materials
- Review, edit, and refine documents to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency
- Develop content for reports, briefings, and presentations tailored to stakeholder needs
- Adhere to agency style guides and formatting requirements for official communications
- Edit station profile updates and requirements documents for leadership review
- Refine operational requirements documents for USBP and CBP leadership, ensuring compliance with agency standards
- Support efficient routing and approval processes for senior leadership
- Analyze and edit executive-level documentation, briefings, internal correspondence, and publications, marking substantive changes as needed
- Determine and apply appropriate levels of review (proofreading, copyediting, substantive editing)
- Develop executive summaries and briefings from larger documents
- Collaborate with authors and subject matter experts to clarify message, audience, style, and publication schedule
- Ensure grammar, structure, flow, readability, and presentation meet client and industry standards
- Oversee publication workflow throughout the approval process, serving as the final reviewer when necessary
- Manage documentation, project, and task workflows
- Assist with publication maintenance, future activities, and integration with broader agency initiatives to support program growth
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in English, Management, or a related field; 3–10 years of relevant experience
- Proven technical editing and writing experience
- Experience with fact-checking, citation management, and style guides
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint); advanced skills in Word's Track Changes and document formatting
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to coordinate tasks and set priorities with minimal supervision
- Detail-oriented, team-oriented, and adaptable in a dynamic environment
- Ability to pass a government background investigation (financial, criminal, residential, educational, foreign affiliation, prohibited substance abuse, employment verifications); U.S. citizenship required for suitability determination
- Background in marketing, communications, business, or change management
- Active CBP background investigation preferred
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