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Technical Writer
LOCATION: Washington, DC
JOB STATUS: Full-Time
TRAVEL: None
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Writer for the FAA - PSS Contract, supporting the Civilian Division.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Technical Writer
LOCATION: Washington, DC
JOB STATUS: Full-Time
TRAVEL: None
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Writer for the FAA - PSS Contract, supporting the Civilian Division.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
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- BA/BS degree required \n
- 10 years of experience required \n
- Ability to complete and pass a Public Trust Security Investigation (US Citizenship required for all applicants) \n
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
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- Knowledge for records management processes and procedures \n
- Develop a records structure filing system (categorize, index, label and classify official records) \n
- Ensure accessibility to records \n
- Develop standard operating procedures \n
RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Reviews, and revises documents to conform to existing style guidelines and industry best practices for regulatory documents, manuals, instructions, and technical orders. \n
- Edits, standardizes, and revises material prepared by FAA staff members, organizing and formatting content for clarity, flow, and readability. \n
- Meet with and receive guidance/technical direction from Subject Matter Experts, and produce an original written draft based on those discussions, to be reviewed, refined and finalized. \n
- May be asked to prepare, edit, or revise reports, correspondence, briefing, or other documentation. \n
- Ensures clarity and grammatical correctness of all written materials through attention to detail and the application of recognized editorial techniques. \n
- Edits and maintains a listing of technical documents, their key data, and their revision schedule \n
- Writes original content in the form of articles, columns, talking points, etc. by gathering and assessing information from a wide variety of sources. \n
- Prepares, edits, or revises reports, correspondences, briefings, and other documentation. \n
- Must be able to write in a wide variety of formats, styles, and "voices." \n
- Able to apply advanced concepts and strategies when writing and editing. \n
- Experience working with Federally-mandated "plain language" a plus. \n
- Experience using InDesign a plus. \n
- Helps develop graphic concepts for communicating key messages. \n
- Tracks and reports progress of various projects. \n
- Provides ad hoc support to FAA customer by taking meeting notes, conducting research and analysis, conducting fact-checks, gathering information, etc. \n
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