Senior DoD Staff Writing SME

Remotebridge; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Frontier AI Lab is seeking a Senior DoD Staff Writing SME contractor to contribute expert knowledge and writing skills to a pivotal customer project. You will develop prompts, grading rubrics, and authentic DoD report artifacts to train AI systems, applying DoD standards and terminology.

The role requires US-based candidates with DoD experience, strong written and verbal communication, and proficiency with PowerPoint and Excel for back-office tasks such as memos, briefings, and reports.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting DoD-style WARs, SITREPs, and executive summaries.
• At least 3 years in a federal or DoD-related role.
• U.S.-based with DoD terminology familiarity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, audience-appropriate language.
• Experience with back-office tools like PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop prompts and artifacts for DoD staff writing tasks.
• Create grading guidelines for AI outputs in line with DoD standards.
• Produce authentic DoD-style report artifacts across scenarios.
• Design and review test materials for AI capabilities in federal contexts.
• Engage in feedback cycles to refine prompts, responses, and rubrics.
• Simulate weekly, monthly, and ad hoc federal reporting formats.

Skills

Strong writing

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Federal compliance

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

# Senior DoD Staff Writing SMEFrontier AI Lab · Remote · Full-time## Ready to see if you fit?Upload a resume once, then run an honest fit check on this role in seconds. Access is free and always will be.Sign up to check your fit## About the roleRole Title: Senior DoD Staff Writing SMERole Type: ContractorLocation: Remote (US Only)Our team is engaging Senior DoD Staff Writing SMEs to contribute expert knowledge and writing skills to a pivotal customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.### Scope of Work• Develop and provide well-structured prompts, input artifacts, and golden responses for diverse Department of Defense (DoD) staff writing tasks such as WARs, SITREPs, executive summaries, and performance reports.• Create grading guidelines to evaluate and score AI-generated outputs, ensuring alignment with DoD standards and expectations for accuracy, tone, and compliance.• Produce authentic report artifacts reflecting the style, structure, and language used in real-world DoD documentation across a range of operational and administrative scenarios.• Contribute to the design and review of test materials that evaluate AI capabilities in summarizing and reporting tasks typically performed by federal personnel.• Engage in feedback cycles to refine prompts, responses, and grading rubrics based on project needs and model performance.• Leverage back-office and communication experience to simulate weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting formats familiar to federal organizations.### Preferred Qualifications• Former federal contributor for the U.S. Department of War (Department of Defense), with at least 3 years of relevant experience.• Experience producing key reporting artifacts such as Weekly Activity Reports (WARs), Situation Reports (SITREPs), executive summaries, and similar standard formats.• Background in one of the six branches of the U.S. military, with diversity of experience across different roles and units preferred.• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication, with clear attention to detail and audience-appropriate language.• Familiarity with back-office tools and processes, including the production and formatting of PowerPoint briefings, memos, Excel summaries, and related documentation.• Strong analytical skills for evaluating and providing constructive feedback on AI-generated staff writing outputs.• US-based with an understanding of federal compliance, reporting requirements, and DoD-specific terminology and workflows.