APR Consulting
APR Consulting is hiring: Part Time Technical Editor in Elkridge
APR Consulting, Elkridge, MD, US, 21075
Part Time Technical Editor
Location: Elkridge, MD 21075 (Onsite)
Position: Part Time Technical Editor
Pay Rate: $24.80/hr. on W2 (DOE)
Duration: 12 months or longer
Travel: Yes - Overtime and travel (10%).
***Hours may vary between 15 - 20 hours per week.***
***Yes - Overtime and travel (10%). If visiting customer sites, the hours could overlap weekends. ***
RESPONSIBILITIES:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with structured authoring applications, such as: MadCap, FrameMaker, or Arbortext.
• Experience with Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100).
• Member of the Society for Technical Communicators (STC).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
About our client:
Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
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- Location: Elkridge, MD
- Type: Contract
- Job #84977
Location: Elkridge, MD 21075 (Onsite)
Position: Part Time Technical Editor
Pay Rate: $24.80/hr. on W2 (DOE)
Duration: 12 months or longer
Travel: Yes - Overtime and travel (10%).
***Hours may vary between 15 - 20 hours per week.***
***Yes - Overtime and travel (10%). If visiting customer sites, the hours could overlap weekends. ***
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Will join our high performing team to develop technical documentation for advanced military sensors and systems, integrated on platforms.
- Edit technical documents to ensure compliance with spelling, grammar and punctuation, style, layout and specification requirements.
- Collaborate with task/team leads, writers, engineers, and instructors, to publish and deliver documents.
- Develop templates based on style guides to adhere to military specifications and standards of technical writing.
- Perform Desktop Publishing tasks for all program technical data products and publish materials in hardcopy and electronic formats.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
- Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 2-5 years' technical editing experience.
- Minimum 1-2 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
- Experience with structured (HTML, SGML, or XML, and S1000 or DITA) content.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Knowledge of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100) specification.
- Self-motivated with good problem solving and organization skills.
- Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications or related field, 5-10 years' technical editing experience, 3 years' experience with Master's.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in creating and modifying templates, style sheets, and formats.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience editing page-based and structured (HTML, SGML, and XML, and S1000D and DITA) content.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with structured technical data.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent problem solving and organization skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance (or higher).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of 2 years' experience with structured authoring applications, such as: MadCap, FrameMaker, or Arbortext.
• Experience with Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE 100).
• Member of the Society for Technical Communicators (STC).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
About our client:
Our client is a world leader and premier innovator in aerospace, with over 100,000 top talent employees providing the most advanced products and technologies in the industry. With numerous awards and recognitions, they offer continuous growth, learning, and development for their employees.
About APR:
Since 1980 APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! If you feel your experience is the match for this position please apply today and join our team. We look forward to working with you!
#SLA