Bowhead seeks a Technical Writer/Editor to support the ATC Data Collection upcoming proposal effort Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Requirements
- Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams.
Responsibilities
- write and update material for reports, manuals, briefs, instruction books, catalogs and related technical publications.
- Locate sources to verify factual information in the document when the sources are poorly identified.
- Identifies disagreements between text and charts, tables, and other graphics.
- Restructure sentences to make them more understandable without altering meaning of the text.
- Contacts authors to resolve inconsistencies in factual information when the references clearly indicate the correct information.
- Provide technical assistance on a number and variety of publications which differ in manner and style of presentation.
- Return documents to author if quality is extremely poor.
Other
- BA/BS in English or relevant field plus five to eight (5-8) years of technical writing experience is highly preferred.
- Experience editing technical paper and publications in a government environment plus knowledge of working with scientific and technical subject matter is preferred.
- Must have experience working as an editor.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and outside contacts.
- Must be able to maintain a clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.
