Editing Team Lead – Enterprise Proposal Center (Remote)

Join the Enterprise Growth Enablement & Proposal (EGEP) Team at ICF

ICFs EGEP is one team united around one mission: growing ICF. We accomplish this by creating systems that support effective business development (BD) activities providing best-in-class proposal and BD services and inspiring our teammates to win.

By supporting growth we further ICFs mission to create a more prosperous and resilient world. We work side-by-side with experts devoted to energy environment and infrastructure health education and social programs safety and security and other critical areas that require complex technical solutions from expert teams.

We are looking for an Editing Team Lead to supervise the editing team within ICFs Enterprise Proposal Center. The Editing Team Lead will ensure the quality and consistency of edited proposal materials on varied topics including cybersecurity global health issues disaster management communications energy and transportation. This position requires leadership skills editing experience and a strong commitment to maintaining high standards across a wide range of complex and technical subject matters.

Responsibilities:

As the Team Lead

• Supervise the editing teamboth full-time and on-call employeesand serve as their primary point of contact.

• Advise on editor assignments based on availability experience and project needs.

• Conduct periodic check-ins with editors to assess engagement availability and provide mentorship.

• Review and approve editor timesheets and ensure accurate use of time codes.

• Perform quality reviews of edited content and deliver constructive feedback to editors.

• Address performance issues and support recruitment efforts for new editors.

• Promote communication between editors and proposal managers to streamline project execution.

• Support the writing and editing team manager in maintaining ICFs Editing Style Guide and enhancing processes.

As an Editor

• Edit documents for consistency clarity and adherence to style guidelines (e.g. APA).

• Collaborate with graphic designers to align visuals with the narrative and ensure quality proposals.

• Contribute to developing high-quality content.

Basic Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in communications English journalism or related field.

• 5 years of experience in technical or proposal editing.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years senior-level experience as a proposal copyeditor.

• Experience following editing standards.

• Familiarity with APA style guide.

• Strong research organizational skills and ability to work quickly accurately and collaboratively under deadline pressure.

• Experience in fast-paced client-oriented environments.

• Highly responsive with a strong sense of task prioritization.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including MS Words Track Changes and Comments functions as well as SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: