Softtek Government Solutions

Senior Tech Writer/Editor

Softtek Government Solutions

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Virginia

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudCyber SecurityITSM

About the role

  • Research, write, and edit technical content for federal proposals, RFIs, and white papers.
  • Partner with the Growth team to transform information from capture and strategy leads into clear solution narratives that highlight Softtek’s capabilities and differentiators.
  • Work with solution architects, SMEs, and capture/proposal teams to develop content that is compliant, compelling, and customer-focused.
  • Distill complex topics into plain language for a variety of audiences/stakeholders.
  • Create strategic UX copy across various platforms that is compelling, easy to understand and concise.
  • Collaborate with executive teams and IT/Consulting groups to create a framework and process for continuously improving and testing new content.
  • Repurpose content for a variety of audiences/stakeholders and uses.
  • Perform quality control of content.
  • Translate complex data into user-friendly text for print and electronic publications, such as SharePoint, portals, websites, and podcasts.
  • Select or recommend use of layouts, graphics, drawings, tables, exhibits, illustrations, charts, or storyboards to amplify or clarify publications objectives.
  • Edit narrative and graphic products to identify and correct grammatical formatting and logic errors and to identify logical inconsistencies that will require author attention.
  • Establish processes and materials to build knowledge sharing based on how information flows from products/product line managers and across the organization.

Requirements

  • Strong ability to explain complex IT topics (cloud, data, DevSecOps, ITSM, cybersecurity, etc.) in plain, persuasive language.
  • Experience in editing narrative and graphic products to identify and correct grammatical formatting and logic errors and to identify logical inconsistencies.
  • Experience in the application a variety of word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, and scheduling tools.
  • Experience in meeting with authors and other team representatives to review documents, compile inputs/corrections, resolve incompatible comments, and provide final publishable documentation.
  • Demonstrated ability to distill complex research into short, compelling narratives.
  • Experience in collaborating with authors and other team representatives to review documents, compile inputs/corrections, resolve incompatible comments, and provide final publishable documentation.
  • Proven track record in creating, editing, or improving briefings and visual materials (charts, graphs, PowerPoint presentations, informational graphics).
  • Advanced writing and editing skills.
  • A firm grasp of the challenges of communicating in the various channels available today.
  • Flexibility, ingenuity, creativity, diplomacy, and a willingness to learn and adapt.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, or other editing and GUI editing software.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
  • Bachelors Degree-English, Communications, Journalism or a related field or technical discipline (8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education).
  • 6+ years of direct related experience supporting federal/commercial company.
  • Preferred: STC/Technical Writing Certification/Society for Technical Communication Content Marketing Certification.