Senior Technical Writer & Editor — On-site, Embedded Team

Monks; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

PTO and holidays

401k

Parental leave

Work-life balance

Career growth

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Senior Technical Writer / Editor to join the embedded creative team in Menlo Park. This on-site 6-month contract focuses on editing and adapting content for consumer-facing audiences with a tech background.

You’ll refine complex material for clarity and engagement, while maintaining technical nuance and brand voice. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in technical editing/writing, strong English and editorial standards, and an interest in AI and new production approaches.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in technical editing, technical writing, technology journalism, digital publishing or editorial marketing.
• Ability to edit complex technology content without losing accuracy or nuance.
• Experience writing for technically fluent consumer, professional or business audiences.
• Strong proofreading, fact-checking and self-QA skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage rapid turnarounds and make sound editorial decisions amid ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Edit and refine technical editorial and marketing content for clarity, accuracy, flow and audience relevance.
• Preserve essential technical meaning while making complex information accessible and engaging.
• Adapt approved source copy across web, social, video, presentation and other digital formats.
• Create copy variants based on platform requirements, audience needs, character limits and established messaging.
• Develop and refine headlines, subheads, summaries, captions, calls to action and on-screen copy.
• Apply approved copy within design layouts, working closely with designers to balance meaning, hierarchy and available space.
• Partner with subject matter experts to clarify technical details and resolve gaps or inconsistencies.
• Work with producers to track copy status, approvals, source material and open questions.
• Consolidate editorial feedback and recommend resolutions when comments are subjective, conflicting or unclear.
• Maintain established terminology, naming conventions, voice and editorial standards.
• Conduct thorough copy QA across spelling, grammar, punctuation, factual consistency, links, versioning and platform specifications.
• Document approved language, recurring feedback and editorial decisions for future use.
• Use approved AI and editorial tools to support research, comparison, versioning and efficiency while maintaining human editorial judgment.
• Maintain discretion when working with confidential and highly sensitive information.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and a distributed creative team operating across multiple locations and shifts. Maintain availability during assigned working hours and flexibility around urgent priorities.

Skills

Technical editing

Editorial writing

AI interest

Autonomy

Collaboration

Tools

Figma

Job description

Monks is seeking a Senior Technical Writer / Editor to join the embedded creative team in Menlo Park. This on-site 6-month contract focuses on editing and adapting content for consumer-facing audiences with a tech background.

You’ll refine complex material for clarity and engagement, while maintaining technical nuance and brand voice. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in technical editing/writing, strong English and editorial standards, and an interest in AI and new production approaches.