Production Editor jobs in Germantown, MD

BAE Systems is seeking a Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Production Editor to provide a full range of support to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Operations Center. GEOINT Production Editors review and format both text and graphics to ensure NGOC and other time-sensitive reporting meets Agency and Intelligence Community guidelines for quality and policy compliance. GEOINT Production Editors lay out, edit, format, and review various geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) elements, including report text, static visuals, and other content, according to established agency publication policies. GEOINT Production Editors apply copy editing skills to ensure text quality and a broad knowledge of content layout principles to communicate concepts or ideas visually. They work with analytic authors, GEOINT Operations Officers (GOOs), and Intelligence Directors (IDs) to provide a full range of support in the production and dissemination of finished GEOINT for external audiences and to provide guidance for the layout, presentation, and accuracy of graphics and text. GEOINT Production Editors also troubleshoot production issues; share expertise; and assist with editing Power Point presentations/briefing materials. Individuals in these positions use Microsoft Office applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint); Adobe Acrobat; and a variety of other software suites, formats, and databases to fulfill their duties with minimal to no supervision. They also participate in Agency, IC, and industry training, forums, conferences, and other events in order to maintain their expertise in current industry standards and practices for editorial production.

These positions require rotating shift work in a time-dominant operations environment.

Requires 3 years of relevant graphic design and copy editing experience. Must be proficient in the following areas:

• Collaborate with NGOC and other analysts to clearly and accurately convey the intelligence story to NGA's external customers via high-quality, time-sensitive GEOINT.
• Provide pre-publication quality reviews in accordance with NGA policy and standards for intelligence products; identify gaps in NGA product quality; and assist or lead outreach sessions to educate authors to help address those gaps.
• Review and format various geospatial intelligence reports, products, and briefing materials, including both text and visual content, according to established Agency publication policies and formats. These policies and formats include the Style Guide for GEOINT Products, the NGA Visualization Toolkit, NGA graphic Templates, and ODNI tradecraft standards.
• Provide clear, professional, and accurate feedback to geospatial intelligence analysts on the layout and presentation of their products regarding format, grammar, logic, word usage, spelling, and punctuation, as well as design, style, and organization to promote clarity and consistency.
• Review all visual elements, such as maps, tables, charts, timelines, and illustrations used to convey NGA intelligence, for adherence to IC, Agency, and NGA standards.
• Understand layout principles, layout elements, and text layout to create standard products as needed.
• Use knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and other tools or databases to review graphics and text in support of NGA products.
• Master NGA production software and tools (ICPS, SharePoint).
• Verify classifications provided by analysts, identify sourcing issues, and direct analysts to classification guidance and resources.,
• Demonstrate customer service excellence by clearly and concisely communicating work status, methods, instructions, problems, requirements, options, and concerns with team members, managers, and Government customers within NGA and the IC.
• Uphold the highest level of support to NGA customers by establishing effective cross­-functional team relationships and cultivating a positive customer service environment. Multitask (work on multiple projects with simultaneous deadlines under fast-paced conditions), prioritizing, and rapidly adapting to changing organizational requirements.
• Support the office and other branches in accomplishing the agency's overall mission, including expediting crisis work, special assignments, and ad hoc tasking on variously scheduled arrangements.
• Attend regularly scheduled production support meetings; stay current with ongoing production support initiatives; and participate in meetings with Government customers, team members, Contractors, etc., to exchange information and/or provide updates.
• Develop and implement training in text and graphic reviews for government and contract GEOINT Conveyance Specialist colleagues
Communicate with internal staff and external partners using multiple channels (Cisco Jabber, newsletters, email, etc.),
• Archive materials or products following established guidelines and procedures.