Senior Editor Full-time Job

Key Accountabilities:

Create and produce Company Operational templates for documents and forms adhering to the company standards.

Ensure that all documents and materials are professionally documented and maintained using company templates.

Set publication standards of the documents establishing clear standard operating procedures and protocols.

Proofread, review, edit, and verify documents to ensure clarity, accuracy, consistency of style, completeness, and quality of content and that it meets the company or customer’s needs.

Perform research in order to accurately edit, prepare, and produce technical documentation.

Ensure documentation promotes a positive image of the organization and complies with company documentation standards.

Maintain current Document Standard Templates (DST) for internal use by Halcon employees on company operational documents.

Maintain appropriate databases and/or files of different versions of documents to build a source of reference.

Establish a Technical Operational Library for Halcon ensuring the latest information available for Halcon personnel.

Experience & Education Qualifications:

Minimum: 10+ years of experience in professional writing, editing, and proofreading of technical or non-technical documents with an excellent command over English language (grammar, usage, diction, style) including portfolio work.

Proofreading experience and familiarity with standard style guides to implement company standards on documentation.

Ability to work independently and with a team to meet targets

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or a related field

Excellent organizational skills and multitasking ability

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat Pro

Exceptional writing, editing, and research skills

Preferred: 7+ years of experience in a defence industry technical environment / Arabic language as mother tongue

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English or related field

Knowledge of word processing software packages (e.g. Microsoft suite, VBA)

Knowledge of editing skills including text-publishing methods, standards, and practices

Proofreading with a corrective mindset.

HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements.
Our work on these systems begins with research and development informed by customer requirements and market trends. Our production facilities deliver high-tolerance, high-precision components and sub-systems, finished through our full assembly line services. This results in systems with the highest performance, reliability and safety.