Senior Federal Technical Writer - Policy & Reports

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.); Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long-term and Short-term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k) Plan

Holiday Pay

Paid Time Off

Job summary

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to support the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Communications by producing and refining federal reports, policy documents, and internal/external communications.

You will draft, edit, and format complex documents, coordinate with subject matter experts, and ensure compliance with federal plain-language standards and TIGTA/Treasury style guides.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a closely related field.
• At least 8 years of specialized experience in writing, editing, and federal document development.
• Strong ability to work independently.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (Moderate Risk, Tier 2) federal background clearance.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and format reports, policy documents, procedures, and internal/external communications products for TIGTA leadership and program offices.
• Review and revise draft materials for clarity, organization, grammar, plain language, and adherence to agency style/formatting standards.
• Coordinate with subject matter experts to gather technical/operational content and translate it into clear written guidance.
• Perform editorial quality-assurance reviews, including proofreading, formatting verification, and citation consistency checks, and deliver tracked-changes edits and finalized versions.
• Support development and maintenance of document templates, writing guidance, and editorial standards used across agency reports and policy documents.

Skills

Independence

Editing

Formatting

Plain language

Editorial QA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a closely related field

Job description

FWI (FedWriters, Inc.) in Washington, DC, is seeking a Senior Technical Writer to support the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) Office of Communications by producing and refining federal reports, policy documents, and internal/external communications.

You will draft, edit, and format complex documents, coordinate with subject matter experts, and ensure compliance with federal plain-language standards and TIGTA/Treasury style guides.