Copy editor

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Copy Editor based in the United States.

We are seeking an experienced Copy Editor to support science communications for a federal research organization. In this role, you will review and refine a wide range of written materials, ensuring accuracy, clarity, consistency, and accessibility across every format. Your work will help communicate complex scientific information effectively to broad audiences, policymakers, and the public. You will apply AP Style and organization-specific editorial standards while ensuring compliance with federal plain-language and accessibility requirements. Working remotely, you will collaborate on high-impact communications, from congressional testimony and press releases to digital content and social media. This is an opportunity to contribute your editorial expertise to meaningful science and public-sector communications.

Accountabilities

As Copy Editor, you will ensure that written communications meet high editorial standards and effectively convey scientific and institutional information. Your responsibilities will include:

• Copy edit and proofread materials to improve grammar, punctuation, spelling, consistency, accuracy, and readability.
• Review and refine content across multiple formats, including congressional testimony, press releases, fact sheets, blogs, webpages, reports, and social media.
• Ensure all written materials comply with AP Style and applicable organizational style guidelines.
• Apply and maintain consistency with organization-specific style guides and editorial standards.
• Ensure content uses clear, accessible plain language and meets relevant accessibility requirements.
• Help make complex scientific information understandable and engaging for broad audiences.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented editorial professional with substantial experience editing science-related content and a strong command of professional style standards. You should bring:

• At least 5 years of professional copy editing experience.
• At least 3 years of experience copy editing science writing intended for broad audiences.
• Experience editing a variety of communication formats, including testimony, press releases, fact sheets, blogs, webpages, reports, and social media.
• Demonstrated proficiency in AP Style.
• Experience applying and maintaining organization-specific style guides.
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, proofreading, and editorial judgment.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to improve clarity while preserving the intended meaning of complex content.

Preferred qualifications:

• Familiarity with federal communication requirements, including the Plain Writing Act of 2010 and Section 508 accessibility compliance.
• Experience editing content for federal agencies, scientific funding organizations, or research-focused institutions.

Additional requirements:

• Must be able to complete the required onboarding process, including a background investigation.
• The start date is dependent on contract call-order approval and completion of the required onboarding process.

Benefits

• Full-time, permanent W-2 employment with benefits.
• Fully remote position within the United States.
• Two openings available.
• Standard Monday-to-Friday schedule, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact scientific and public-sector communications.
• Work across a diverse range of editorial formats and subject matter.

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