Technical Writer

• Research, write, edit, and revise a variety of written materials supporting educational video production and public outreach initiatives.
• Develop and edit reports, articles, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, guidebooks, training materials, fact sheets, reference materials, speeches, scripts, news releases, website content, and other communication products as required.
• Translate scientific literature, clinical guidance, and technical information into plain language content suitable for public audiences.
• Review written materials to ensure technical accuracy, consistency, readability, grammar, style, and compliance with approved clinical guidance.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), clinicians, researchers, project managers, and Government stakeholders to validate the accuracy and completeness of educational content.
• Edit scripts and supporting production materials to ensure consistency with evidence-based practices and established messaging.
• Apply Federal plain language principles and editorial standards to improve clarity, accessibility, and audience comprehension.
• Ensure written products maintain a serious, compassionate, and hopeful tone while presenting information about trauma, PTSD, effective treatments, and co-occurring conditions.
• Develop content that is trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and respectful of the diverse experiences of Veterans and other individuals affected by trauma.
• Coordinate document review cycles and incorporate Government feedback while maintaining version control and editorial consistency.
• Verify citations, references, terminology, and formatting for accuracy and consistency across all deliverables.
• Ensure written materials comply with applicable accessibility requirements, organizational style guides, branding standards, and quality assurance procedures.
• Support public awareness campaigns, including PTSD Awareness Month initiatives, by developing and editing educational and promotional communication materials.

Technical Writer – Editor

• Research content to develop, edit, format, and maintain technical documentation, process documentation, user guides, job aids, reports, meeting materials, and program deliverables
• Translate information from technical teams, instructional designers, data analysts, QA staff, help desk personnel, and program leadership into clear documentation
• Support documentation for web-based applications, learning management systems, training workflows, user support procedures, reporting processes, and operational activities
• Prepare and maintain standard operating procedures, knowledge base articles, FAQs, release notes, user instructions, and internal support materials
• Review documentation for clarity, consistency, grammar, formatting, accuracy, and alignment with customer requirements
• Support recurring deliverables such as monthly reports, meeting minutes, action item logs, status updates, and documentation packages
• Maintain organized documentation repositories, templates, revision histories, source files, and final deliverable versions
• Track edits, stakeholder comments, revisions, approvals, and document status through completion
• Support accessible document formatting and apply Section 508 or similar accessibility considerations to electronic deliverables
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to collect inputs, validate content, resolve comments, and prepare submission-ready documents
• Assist with documenting system updates, training product revisions, issue resolution steps, and operational procedures
• Contribute to improvements in templates, naming conventions, document workflows, and knowledge management practices

• Develop, edit, format, and maintain technical, administrative, and executive documentation for a Federal correspondence and content management program.
• Prepare SOPs for controlled correspondence, correspondence policy, data quality, directives and regulations, forms and reports, FOIA/Privacy Act, FACA, information collections, and records management.
• Prepare and edit monthly report inputs, annual summary inputs, special status report inputs, executive briefings, meeting materials, presentation materials, Business Cases, Analyses of Alternatives, and technical documentation.
• Review documents for grammar, consistency, formatting, technical accuracy, readability, and compliance with Government style or template requirements.
• Perform Section 508 accessibility review and remediation for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and web/content products.
• Use accessibility tools and manual review methods to validate headings, reading order, alt text, tables, links, color contrast, tags, bookmarks, and keyboard/screen-reader usability.
• Maintain document templates, style standards, version history, revision logs, and document repositories.
• Coordinate document reviews with subject-matter experts, project staff, and Government stakeholders.
• Correct document defects and support rework before Government submission or release.
• Support knowledge transfer and transition by preparing clean, accessible, final documentation in Government-approved formats.

Technical Writer – 508 Specialist

• Develop, edit, and maintain end-user documentation, work aids, user guides, release notes, FAQs, and training materials for enterprise applications.
• Prepare internal and external communications related to software releases, system enhancements, maintenance activities, and user notifications.
• Collaborate directly with NHTSA business stakeholders to gather information and create user-facing documentation and job aids.
• Create and maintain documentation in Confluence and organize project knowledge repositories.
• Work with project managers, business analysts, developers, testers, and product owners to understand application changes and translate them into user-friendly documentation.
• Maintain documentation standards and ensure all deliverables are accurate, consistent, and aligned with federal documentation guidelines.
• Update existing documentation to reflect system enhancements and production releases.
• Support user adoption by creating instructional materials and documentation for new features and functionality.

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