SUPERVISORY WRITER-EDITOR

SUPERVISORY WRITER-EDITOR

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $121785 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as a SUPERVISORY WRITER-EDITOR in the NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND of NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

Major Duties:

• You will support branch head in managing Publishing and Website Management Branch's administration and budget, ensuring that paperwork is handled effectively and that funds are spent appropriately for the efficient operation of the section.
• You will develop appropriate publishing and editorial methods, plan work, set priorities, and prepare schedules of work to be accomplished.
• You will supervise, train, evaluate, and motivate the writer-editors and visual information specialists, and maintain effective branch communication and morale.
• You will manage performance of employees through appropriate awards and corrective action.
• You will review manuscripts to determine propriety for production as articles, scholarly monographs, chronologies, bibliographies and other knowledge products.
• You will discuss proposed major changes with authors and submitting commands at all times, keeping criticism constructive, suggestions specific and working relationships harmonious.
• You will plan branch's editorial schedule for at least one year in advance, set priorities and deadlines, and prepare timeline of staff assignments based on individual skills and commitments.
• You will determine requirements for new projects, such as scale, scope, timeframe, and technical specifications for deliverables.
• You will maintain liaison with the Government Publishing Office (GPO) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on technical and professional matters.

Qualifications: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Acting as a liaison between staff and higher management; 2) Writing, editing, and researching to prepare technically and historically accurate material; 3) Developing written products that articulate, interpret, or explain highly complex material; 4) Analyzing, developing, reorganizing and rewriting proposed and final manuscripts for publication as necessary to ensure information is presented at a suitable level for intended audience; 5) Recognizing individual training needs in order to provide training and/or recommend appropriate training for personnel; 6) Communicating with subordinates, coworkers and associates to maintain effective working relationships and positive working environment. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/01/2026. Applications received after 05/01/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. Note: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-01