We are looking for a Technical Editor to join our team and support our Federal Government Customer. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to manage the lifecycle of technical policy documentation ensuring that it is clear concise and consistent with complex technical standards and legal/regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Determine the needs of users of technical documentation
- Develop and refine processes to manage technical documentation throughout its lifecycle
- Track and manage updates revisions and approvals from multiple sources
- Collect user feedback to update and improve content
- Review and edit documents based on government standards
- Write or revise supporting content for products
- Develop and incorporate graphs illustrations or photographs to increase users understanding of the material
- Standardize content across platforms and media
- Analyze documents to maintain continuity
- Ready to take initiative to tackle tasks that need doing whether directly assigned or not
Qualifications :
- Masters degree in a relevant field (Policy English Journalism etc.) with 2-3 years of experience; or equivalent technical or publishing background with 5-6 years of experience
- Familiar with one or more of the following technical competencies: government privacy and cybersecurity topics policy writing/editing and research methods documentation
- Analytical thinker with good quantitative skills
- Great communicator (written and oral) who thrives in a team-oriented environment
- Proficiency in managing technical documentation in SharePoint including version management of shared files
- Obsessive eye for consistency and technical accuracy
- Grammar nerd
- Appreciates a well-organized list
- Experienced working with subject matter experts in-person and remote
- Able to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to summarize content for presentations and proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint
Additional Information :
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time