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Job Summary:
The Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is seeking a Senior Writer/Editor to join their Technical Communications team. This role involves writing and editing technical content for various platforms while collaborating with researchers and engineers to convey complex information clearly and effectively.
Responsibilities:
• Edit formal technical reports at all editorial levels, including substantive editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Correct grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage, capitalization, citations, formatting, and style-guide inconsistencies with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Apply and enforce editorial standards and style-guide conventions consistently across long-form, highly technical, multi-author documents.
• Write technical content and stories for the SEI website, Year in Review, and other communication channels.
• Collaborate with technical staff to write blog posts about technical topics.
• Write and edit brief articles and marketing materials.
• Write and edit web content, video scripts, and content for other electronic media.
• Collaborate with SEI Communication Design, Web Services, Public Relations, and Outreach teams on publications, presentations, web pages, information graphics, and event materials.
• Plan, manage, schedule, and track your project tasks.
Qualifications:
Required:
• You have at least five years of experience in writing and editing.
• You can both develop original content and perform meticulous line-by-line editing of complex documents.
• You have exceptional copyediting and proofreading skills, including mastery of grammar, punctuation, syntax, usage, and consistency in technical and formal writing.
• You are committed to customer service for subject-matter experts, but you are also a strong advocate for their readers.
• You have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on quality and adherence to a style guide.
• You have strong organizational, time management, and project management skills and can prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• You have the social skills to interview subject-matter experts or work closely with them to plan and develop written technical materials.
• You have experience with complex subjects—preferably, but not necessarily, in software or science—and can learn new topics quickly.
• You have experience in research writing or long-form documentation, such as academic articles and reports.
• You have significant experience with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
• You can work with minimal or no supervision, but you also participate in team decision making.
• You are willing to travel within the SEI and CMU community—and occasionally to sponsor sites, conferences, and offsite meetings—to support the SEI’s mission.
• You will be subject to a background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance.
Preferred:
• an academic or technical research setting
• documenting software
• marketing writing for a technical or DoW audience
• coordinating with others to meet service-level agreements for projects
• issue- and project-tracking software
• website content-management systems
• accessibility or 508 compliance
• learning a markup language or using LaTeX or other document-preparation systems
• A cover letter is optional but can expand on your work history and explain how it aligns with the job description.
Company:
We conduct cutting-edge research and development that accelerates the transition of technology to the Department of War (DoW), delivering measurable impact in support of the national security mission. Founded in 1984, the company is headquartered in Pittsburgh, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.