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Parsons Corporation

Technical Writer (Remote)

... formatting and correct grammar/spelling errors. * Ensure content follows Parsons' Style Guide ... Support onsite printing of proposals, including participating in book checks, burning CDs, and ...

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Local Advertising Account Executive

Chicago, IL · Remote

$60K/yr

... format. We are building a new category of local revenue generation and are hiring Local Market ... Build and own a book of business from day one , leveraging existing relationships with local ...

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Technical Writer (Remote)

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Support onsite printing of proposals, including participating in book checks, burning CDs, and ... formatting), asrequired. * Support other writing tasks asrequested(e.g., reports, marketing ...

Macmillan

Associate Director, Subrights Contracts

$90K - $100K/yr

Thorough grasp of relevant contract and business issues in book publishing industry and interest in ... This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 ...

9root Inc.

Customer Success Engineer

Manhattan, NY · Remote

$80K - $115K/yr

Customer Success Engineer Remote Full-Time Compensation: $80,000 - $115,000/year + health benefits ... your book of customers over time. This role blends project management, product thinking, and ...

Macmillan

Associate Contracts Manager

$70K - $75K/yr

Approximately 4-7 years' book publishing contracts experience (in-house or at a literary agency ... This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 ...

Macmillan

Contracts Assistant, MCPG

Manhattan, NY · On-site +1

$50K/yr

This position is classified as remote but is tied to our New York, NY office located at 120 ... and formats. U.S. publishers include Celadon Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Flatiron Books ...

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Product Manager, Digital Products

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, we are a remote-first company with more than 20 digital ... Book Reimbursement: Get up to 12 books reimbursed per year to fuel your learning. * Bucket List ...

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Manhattan, NY · On-site +1

Today, Cash App has thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations ... S. You Will Own and grow a book of business across programmatic advertising partners (endemic and ...

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Associate, Publishing Strategy

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To thrive as a Remote Book Formatter, you need a solid understanding of publishing standards, attention to detail, and proficiency in layout design, typically supported by experience with book formatting or graphic design. Familiarity with tools like Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, or specialized formatting software such as Vellum is essential, and knowledge of eBook and print file requirements is highly valuable. Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills help you collaborate with authors and publishers while meeting tight deadlines. These competencies ensure that books are professionally formatted, error-free, and compliant with publishing platforms, which is crucial for reader satisfaction and market success.

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Remote book formatting jobs involve preparing manuscripts for publication by arranging text, images, and other elements according to specific guidelines or publisher requirements, all while working from a remote location. Professionals in this role ensure that books look polished and professional, whether for print or digital release. Tasks may include setting margins, fonts, headings, page numbers, and managing the overall layout. Working remotely allows book formatters to collaborate with authors and publishers online, using specialized software and communication tools.
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Technical Writer (Remote)

Technical Writer (Remote)

Parsons Corporation

Remote

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 12 days ago

Parsons rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 44 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

155th of 351 rated engineering

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what's possible.
Job Description:
Parsons's is looking for an amazingly talented Proposal Writer to join our team! In this role, you will perform fundamental writing and editing tasks required in the preparation of proposals, presentations, reports, technical papers, newsletters, web sites, multimedia resources, marketing collateral, and other materials, as required.
What You'll Be Doing:
  • Research, interview, and collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) and capture teams to develop compliant, compelling proposal content.
  • Perform writing, rewriting, and editorial functions, including drafting, copy editing, rewriting, revising, and proofreading.
  • Develop content for all proposal sections, including resumes, past performance, management, technical, orals/interviews talk tracks, and executive summaries.
  • Support capture managers and solution architects in summarizing our solution and drafting strengths/win themes and other solution artifacts to distribute to the rest of the proposal development team.
  • Collaborate closely with capture team, volume and section leads, and technical experts to develop high-quality content that complies with solicitation requirements and Parsons' and proposal-/project-specific guidelines, is responsive to customer/client needs, is easy to score as outstanding, and is compelling.
  • Facilitate plan-to-write sessions with capture manager, proposal manager, solution architect, and volume and section leads to ensure the team developing content understands the requirements, the outline, and the expectations prior to writing.
  • Facilitate writing discussions with technical experts and section leads to draft content for proposal reviews.
  • Lead review recovery for assigned sections, collaborating with technical experts to address reviewer feedback and mature the content to meet the entrance criteria for the next review.
  • Review/edit/rewrite drafts created by multiple authors/writers to ensure clarity and consistency of style/formatting and correct grammar/spelling errors.
  • Ensure content follows Parsons' Style Guide, proposal-specific style sheets (e.g., for capitalization, customer name, team name, technical abbreviations and acronyms).
  • Ensure all information submitted for a proposal (e.g., contract/project writeups, resumes) meets solicitation requirements, is accurate and true, and has no contractual restrictions that would limit use of that information on that specific proposal.
  • Manage time appropriately to complete writing tasks for more than one proposal at any given time and successfully meets the schedule milestones for all schedules assigned.
  • Support onsite printing of proposals, including participating in book checks, burning CDs, and packaging all final deliverables, as required.
  • Assist with proposal closeout activities, including archiving the proposal files and updating the proposal repository.
  • Support other proposal and Proposal Operations team tasks (e.g., knowledge management, compliance checks, formatting), as required.
  • Support other writing tasks as requested (e.g., reports, marketing material, training briefs, etc.).
  • Maintain repository of reuse material and common approaches for frequently written proposal sections.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:
  • Experience and knowledge writing Federal Proposals
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to confidently interview and collaborate with people from various backgrounds, experience levels, and seniority to gather the content needed to ensure our responses are both compliant and compelling
  • Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills with an ability to multi-task and appropriately prioritize multiple assignments to meet strict deadlines
  • Detail oriented with an attention to detail
  • Able to think outside the box and know what questions to ask to get the answers needed
  • Strong customer service with a "get to yes" approach and mentality
  • Ability to inspire outstanding work from team members with a range of experience and technical abilities in the development of proposal and task order responses
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Word and PowerPoint), SharePoint, and MS Teams; experience with Salesforce and Adobe Creative Suite are a bonus
  • US citizenship
  • Bachelor's degree in English, Writing, Journalism, or Communications
  • 2+ years of writing experience

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
  • 8+ years of experience
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Understanding of Federal proposals
  • Experience working in a SCIF environment
  • Shipley or APMP certification in proposal writing
  • Willing and able to travel if needed

Security Clearance Requirement:
None
This position is part of our Corporate team.
For over 80 years, Parsons Corporation, has shaped the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. Our employees work in a close-knit team environment to find new, innovative ways to deliver smart solutions that are used and valued by customers around the world. By combining unique technologies with deep domain expertise across cybersecurity, missile defense, space, connected infrastructure, transportation, smart cities, and more, we're providing tomorrow's solutions today.
Salary Range: $26.59 - $46.54
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!
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