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Senior Editor

AlphaXBethesda, Maryland🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior

Employment typeFull Time

Work modeOn Site

LocationBethesda, Maryland, United States

Job description

AlphaGov delivers public-sector consulting for cities, counties, school systems, special districts, utilities, and related agencies. Our work spans classification and compensation, organizational and operational studies, research and program evaluation, economic and workforce analysis, surveys and community research, and applied data and infrastructure research.

AlphaGov is seeking a Senior Editor for future opportunities in research and public-sector communications. You’ll help researchers, analysts, and public affairs teams turn complex findings into reports, executive briefings, and public-facing materials. You’ll work directly with authors to sharpen the main point, verify the evidence behind it, and prepare each piece for publication.

What you’ll do

Edit research reports, policy briefs, articles, and executive communications for structure, clarity, tone, and accuracy.
Check figures, quotations, citations, and factual claims against source material. Work with authors and subject-matter experts to resolve discrepancies.
Translate technical language into plain English while preserving the meaning of findings, qualifications, and recommendations.
Adapt the same material for different readers, from a one-page leadership briefing to a public summary.
Manage editorial calendars, coordinate reviews, and reconcile conflicting feedback before final approval.
Maintain style guides and proofread final layouts, including headlines, tables, captions, and charts.

Apply to be considered.

At least five years of professional experience in editing, copyediting, or technical writing with substantial editorial responsibility.
Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, communications, or a related field.
Strong command of grammar, plain-language writing, and Associated Press (AP) style.
Experience fact-checking technical or research content and editing documents written by multiple contributors.
Ability to give authors specific, constructive feedback and manage several publications with competing deadlines.

Nice to have

Editorial experience in government, public affairs, healthcare, higher education, or a research organization.
Experience reviewing sensitive material for public release or coordinating reviews with communications, legal, or policy teams.
Experience developing editorial standards or coaching subject-matter experts who write for a general audience.