Technical Writer
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fl
Job Summary:
ZelTech is seeking a Technical Writer, providing direct support to the United States Intelligence community in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This role will be reviewing project information and preparing materials and official documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Create technical writing products for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to editorial and Government specifications and standards for quality, graphics, coverage, format, and style.
- Edit and review documents in accordance with language, style, publication, format, classification, and source standards.
- Provide support in the technical editing and production of products, reports, correspondence, announcements, memoranda, awards, briefings, and other documents as defined by the client.
- Provides analysts and management with expert technical knowledge in planning, coordinating, and the time-sequencing the steps required to produce a publication.
- Advises management, research analysts, and prominent government and non-government authors on electronic and/or hard-copy presentation media, audience needs, organization, style, format, and publishing requirements.
- Research topics and materials to ensure accuracy and clarity of products.
- Analyzes information and uses electronic production to edit materials, coordinate graphic materials with other document elements, suggest layouts, and sometimes to print and disseminate final products.
- Work with primary author to edit/rewrite products for organization, grammar, style, accuracy, consistency of technical data, etc.
- Develop MS PowerPoint presentations to include slide templates, graphics, animation, and notes.
- Provide videography and photography record keeping for all projects.
- Participates in the establishment of Agency-wide editing standards which includes the integration of policy, coordination of how to best inform policy and format approaches.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Associate degree or higher in English, Journalism, or Communications
- Ten (10) or more years of work experience.
- U.S. citizen.
- Active Secret or higher security clearance.
- Understanding of scientific principles and applications.
- Background and drug screening check.
- Experience operating a video recorder and DSLR camera with multiple lenses.
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field and five (5) or more years of technical work experience.
- Military intelligence background.
- Experience with DoD and/or DIA Style Guide and editing highly complex and sensitive reports.
- Experience with graphic design and/or Adobe graphic design software.
- Experience Analyzes, interprets, and integrates information in a variety of forms in order to set standards for style and usage; plans and implements new formats suitable for intended audiences.
- Photography and/or videography experience.
Physical Demands or Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The majority of the time is spent in an office setting.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k immediate vesting with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account with company contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Bonuses for performance
- Voluntary life/accidental death & dismemberment
- Educational assistance and special training programs
- Voluntary benefits (accidental, critical illness, whole life)
- Group life insurance (Company paid)
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (Company paid)
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Leave, Jury Duty, and Military Leave
- Health and fitness reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Employee discounts on various services and products
Equal Opportunities
ZelTech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, military status, genetic predisposition, or any other basis protected by law.
