EDITOR IN CHIEF

Single managing editor to oversee editorial and creative staff, ensure commercial-quality content development and publishing aligned with journalistic standards and government editorial intent; validate factual accuracy and policy compliance of Senior Military Engagement Program (SMEP) publications.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior editorial oversight and day-to-day management of journalists, editors, and creative staff across SMEP publications.
• Enforce journalistic and editorial standards, fact-checking, and quality control consistent with industry best practices and government intent.
• Approve editorial calendars, publication schedules, style guides, and final content for release.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders to ensure content alignment with policy, security, and messaging guidance.
• Manage workflows, staffing, quality assurance, and contractor editorial processes.
• Oversee translation/foreign-language production as required; coordinate with language SMEs.
• Produce decision-grade briefs and metrics on publication performance and compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Education and years of experience: Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD
• Clearance: TS with eligibility for SCI at proposal submission and ability to maintain SCI access.
• Experience: Significant experience directly managing professional journalists and creative staff across multiple publications (newspapers, magazines, online) within executive editorial guidelines.
• Skills: Strong editorial judgment, fact-checking and content verification, staff leadership, publication workflow management, stakeholder coordination, and high-quality editorial production.

Desired Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with foreign language versions / translations to/from English.
• Prior experience supporting government or DoD publications preferred.
• Familiarity with classified content handling and publishing constraints.

This is a Proposal requisition.