Senior/Lead Writer/Editor (Remote)

ICF is seeking a Senior/Lead Writer/Editor to work on a CDC project. The selected candidate will work across several contract tasks to provide writing/editing leadership for a team of writer/editors across reports, meetings, conferences, etc. The successful candidate will be a highly experienced Writer/Editor who will lead the development, writing, editing, and consultation on the design of content for use in deliverables. As an experienced, motivated Senior/Lead Writer/Editor, you will: 

• Employing the principles of plain language, write and edit materials on a variety of complementary and integrative health-related topics (public health-focused).

• Function as Senior SME for writing, grammar, and writing mechanics across CDC, partners, and fellow contractor team members on deliverables.

• Assist contract leadership at ICF and partner in management of day-to-day team operations and support related to writing/editing across project deliverables.

• Assist in the coordination and tracking of tasks across the team or writer/editors and backups.

• Create meeting summaries for CDC branch or division-level meetings.

• Provide review and final quality checks as needed for materials developed and submitted to the team.

• Collaborate with contract leadership and fellow contractors to improve documentation processes and best practices.

• Have a “work until it’s good” mindset. We support and encourage work/life balance, but at the end of the day we must deliver a remarkable product.

• Multitask. We are a team with lots of projects and this position will work with almost all of the contract task activities. You will have to know when to dive deep into the work and when to surface for everything else.

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in English, communications, or related field. Superlative writing skills and mastery of English grammar and syntax.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience developing, reviewing, and editing a variety of work products, including items written by 5-10 team members or documents with multiple authors.

• Demonstrated intermediate-level proficiency in Microsoft Office, including MS Office 365 and familiarity with Teams/Zoom, to produce consistent and uniform work products.

Preferred Skills: 

• Master’s Degree in English, Communications, or a related field.

• Experience leading a group of contractors serving as editors. Lead Writer/Editor activities would include compiling and editing documents from multiple CDC sources into a single document.

• Experience developing reports, meeting materials (agendas, meeting notifications for attendees), and meeting summaries on federal contracts, preferably CDC. 

• Excellent verbal, oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills, including experience with developing and delivering presentations, writing, and leading weekly meetings with fellow Writer/Editor team members and contract leadership.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including tracking of several drafts across tasks, meetings, etc.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Ability to multi-task in an energized environment and meet deadlines.

• Experience working successfully in a team environment.

• Knowledge of plain language writing principles.

• Experience interacting with government clients.

Professional Skills 

• Superior interpersonal skills including courtesy, professionalism, and a cooperative attitude.

• Strong team player with the ability to take initiative and work well independently.

• Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.

• Responsive, proactive, and open to feedback.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to work as part of a team and support other team members.

• Ability to collaborate with others, along with ability to take the initiative and work independently within a fast-paced environment; ability to take initiative.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of complementary and integrative public health-related topics.

• Knowledge/familiarity of Section 508 requirements.

• Ability to follow style and branding guidelines.

• Ability and willingness to learn new computer software applications as necessary.

Job Location: The position is 100% remote, but the candidate would need to attend client meetings on-site in Atlanta, GA (or other meeting locations with travel) at least 3-4 times per year.

Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$84,533.00 - $143,706.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)