[Remote] Sr. Technical Writer/Editor

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Team Carney, Inc. provides training, learning, and human capital solutions to Federal Government agencies. The Sr. Technical Writer/Editor will support a federal client by reviewing, editing, and rewriting technical materials, communications, web content, and technical resources to ensure clarity, compliance with plain language standards, effective audience adaptation, and consistent organization and formatting.

Responsibilities

• Review, edit, and rewrite technical materials to ensure full compliance with plain language standards, active voice, logical content organization, and consistent formatting
• Adapt tone and style to suit various target audiences and sensitivity levels, ensuring complex technical information is communicated clearly, concisely, and effectively to diverse audiences

Skills

• * Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in English, Journalism, Communications, Technical Writing, or a related field
• + 4+ years of overall professional technical writing and editing experience
• + 3+ years of dedicated technical editing experience supporting federal or enterprise communications, web content, and technical documentation projects
• + Language & Syntax Mastery: Outstanding grammar, spelling, punctuation, and written communication skills in English
• + Plain Language & Active Voice: Expert proficiency in applying plain language principles, active voice, appropriate detail levels, and consistent styling to improve ease of understanding and readability
• + Audience Adaptation: Proven ability to adapt tone, structure, and style to match specific target audience sensitivities and technical comprehension levels
• + Content Organization: Skilled in organizing, structuring, and editing technical resources, user documentation, and program communications into clean, accessible formats

Benefits

• Fully remote within the U.S.
• Multiple medical, dental, and vision insurance options (BCBS CareFirst)
• Health spending accounts (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Carney-paid life and disability insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave
• Annual tuition assistance (up to $5,000)
• Student loan repayment
• Up to $200 annually to learn almost anything (from pottery to coding!)
• Up to $200 annually to participate in fitness and active lifestyle events
• Ad hoc training and ongoing professional development access

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