APR Consulting is hiring: Technical Editor in Elkridge

Overview

Part Time Technical Editor for an aerospace client. 12 months or longer, with hours varying between 15 - 20 hours per week. Travel (10%) and overtime may apply. Pay is $24.80/hr on W2 (DOE).

Base pay range: $24.80/hr - $24.80/hr

Position: Part Time Technical Editor

Travel: Yes – Overtime and travel (10%).

Hours: 15 - 20 hours per week; overtime possible, travel may require weekend hours if visiting customer sites.

Responsibilities

• Join a 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, 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.

Basic Qualifications for level 2

• 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.

Basic Qualifications for level 3

• 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.

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.

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