[Hiring] Technical Writer Editor @A P Ventures

Role Description

The Technical Writer/Editor will develop, edit, and quality-review clear, accurate, accessible documentation and learning materials supporting training modernization. This role will translate complex scientific, regulatory, technical, and procedural content into consistent, audience-appropriate materials.

• Write, substantively edit, copyedit, and proofread instructor guides, student guides and manuals, presentations, job aids, handouts, practice exercises, assessments, evaluation instruments, course reports, plans, meeting records, and other contract deliverables.
• Collaborate with instructional designers and regulatory, and program subject matter experts to organize complex source material and express it in clear, concise, accurate language appropriate for adult learners.
• Preserve technical meaning while improving structure, readability, terminology, grammar, punctuation, consistency, and instructional flow across classroom, virtual, hybrid, and digital materials.
• Verify that course content, captions, labels, references, procedures, exercises, answer keys, and assessment language are internally consistent and traceable to approved source materials, learning objectives, and SME validation.
• Apply project editorial standards, client Visual Identity requirements, approved templates, plain-language practices, and consistent naming, formatting, and citation conventions across each complete course materials package.
• Coordinate with Section 508 specialists to prepare accessible Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PDF, and other electronic materials; address editorial and structural findings and support completion of required compliance checklists before submission.
• Edit eLearning scripts, storyboards, narration, on-screen text, interactions, knowledge checks, and supporting documentation for clarity, consistency, accessibility, and fidelity to approved technical content.
• Support course evaluation and redesign by reviewing legacy materials, identifying outdated, duplicative, unclear, incomplete, or inconsistent content, and contributing findings and recommendations to course evaluation reports and development plans.
• Participate in courseware reviews with stakeholders and internal team members; document decisions, reconcile comments, incorporate approved revisions, and confirm that reviewer feedback is fully dispositioned.
• Maintain disciplined file naming, version control, change records, source attribution, and document status so working files and final Government-owned deliverables remain current, reproducible, and easy to maintain.
• Conduct final editorial quality-control reviews before submission, including cross-document consistency checks for course titles, objectives, terminology, page references, links, answer keys, visual callouts, and required components.
• Prepare materials for paperless-first electronic delivery through client-approved Microsoft Office, PDF, SharePoint, shared-drive, or LMS workflows; do not create macro-enabled files.
• Protect client information and Government-furnished materials by using only approved tools and platforms and by complying with project security, privacy, records-management, copyright, and information-handling requirements.
• Manage multiple concurrent course and program-document assignments, meet accelerated review schedules, and adapt to client-directed changes in priorities, course sequencing, delivery format, or content.
• Perform other duties within the scope of the position and contract requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, technical communication, journalism, communications, scientific or medical writing, education, or a closely related field is required; another degree may be considered when supported by directly relevant technical writing and editing experience.

Requirements

• At least three years of professional experience in technical writing, substantive editing, copyediting, or publication-quality document development.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific, technical, regulatory, or procedural information into clear, concise, audience-appropriate content without compromising accuracy.
• Experience editing structured training or performance-support materials such as instructor guides, student manuals, presentations, job aids, exercises, assessments, eLearning scripts, or course evaluation documents.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, including styles, templates, tables, navigation, references, review tools, and document formatting; working proficiency with Adobe Acrobat or equivalent PDF tools.
• Strong command of English grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, document organization, and editorial quality-control practices, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with instructional designers and subject matter experts, reconcile multiple reviewers' comments, ask precise content questions, and track revisions through approval.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 accessibility requirements and accessible document practices for Word, PowerPoint, and PDF materials.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments independently in a primarily remote, multidisciplinary federal delivery environment while meeting firm deadlines and changing priorities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the security and system access approvals required for a Tier 2 Sensitive Moderate Risk position, including completion of required security, privacy, records-management, and role-based training.
• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal agencies, particularly in a public health, regulatory, or similarly complex environment.
• Experience editing scientific training, standard operating procedures, regulatory guidance, technical reports, or competency-based curricula.
• Familiarity with client Visual Identity requirements, federal plain-language practices, Government publishing conventions, or regulated document-control environments.
• Experience editing digital-learning content developed with Articulate Storyline or Rise, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, or comparable tools.
• Professional training or certification in technical communication, editing, scientific or medical writing, accessibility, or a related discipline.