Responsibilities

OBXtek is currently staffing for a Technical Writer III to work for the Department of State in Springfield, Virginia. The Technical Writer is responsible for writing, editing, reviewing and maintaining various documents and publications for the Program Office in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and appropriate communication and style standards.

Major Duties:

• Creates/Designs/Maintains/Edits various publications, which may include but are not limited to technical documents, reports student guides, instructor guides, course material, and other reference; materials, ensuring adherence to standards, formats, content/structure integrity and usability. This includes interface with the end-product production department;
• Collaborates with instructional systems designers, distributed learning designers, and subject matter experts to acquire information and content for the production of original documentation;
• Ensures that materials are consistent with Department of State (DoS) policies, office standards, and established formats, as well as other information presented during training;
• Consults on or selects illustrative materials for inclusion in various publications. These include, but are not limited to photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts;
• Provides documentation and publications to meet the requests/needs of clients, subject matter experts, and/or management;
• Performs initial reviews of publications/documentation and provide recommendations for revisions to scope, format, content, etc., as needed;
• Performs final reviews of proposed publications for tone, design, layout, editorial, and production specification aspects before release;
• Applies a consistent set of style, grammar, and punctuation practices to documents;
• Maintains files and copies of work assignments and revisions according to recommendations and/or established best practices/standards;
• Employee requires infrequent supervision and is expected to work independently according to established policies and accepted practice.

Qualifications

Active Secret Clearance

• A Bachelor's Degree in a related field, plus a minimum of six (6) years' experience in editing and publication development, two of which need to have been completed at a Technical Writer III level or equivalent;
• Must have an intermediate-level understanding of publication design concepts;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent command of the English language to include grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; and attention to detail. Must also possess the motivation to start and complete projects with minimal oversight;
• Strong time management, project management, and multi-tasking skills;
• Ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of diagrams, or other appropriate methods; \Able to tailor writing and publications for a specific type of audience or technical area;
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, and SharePoint).

Security Clearance

Secret

Company Information

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Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People...Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers' knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.

We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.

As a prime contractor for 93% of our current work, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.

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