Senior Technical Writer & Editor (Part-Time)

Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University seeks a Senior Writer/Editor to manage content across blogs, the SEI website, reports, and presentations. You will collaborate with researchers, engineers, and subject-matter experts through all stages of the writing process, from inception to completion.

You will edit and tailor material for various formats, ensuring adherence to style guides and quality standards, while coordinating with Design, Web Services, PR, and Outreach

Qualifications

• Five+ years of experience in writing and editing.
• Excellent document planning and editing skills; attention to style guides.
• Strong customer service focus for subject-matter experts and readers.
• Keen eye for detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills.
• Ability to interview SMEs and collaborate to develop written materials.
• Experience with Word and PowerPoint; ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical staff to write blog posts on technical topics.
• Write technical news and feature articles for SEI channels.
• Create and edit web content, scripts, and other media materials.
• Edit formal technical reports with varying levels of editing needs.
• Write and edit brief articles and marketing materials.
• Coordinate with Communications Design, Web Services, PR, and Outreach teams on publications and materials.
• Plan, manage, schedule, and track project tasks.

Skills

Writing & Editing

Document planning

Copyediting

Time management

Project management

Interviews with SMEs

MS Office (Word/PowerPoint)

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

Do you loveto address structural challenges in writing and craftwords and paragraphs thatengagethe reader?Would you like to work with leaders in the fields of software engineering, cybersecurity, andartificial intelligence(AI)on projects that matter to the Department of War(DoW), government agencies, and private industry?Are youenthusiasticabout copyediting, style guides,and quality control?

We’relooking for a SeniorWriter/Editorto join ourStrategicCommunicationsand Mediateamat the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)tomanage content forblogs, the SEI website,blogs,reports,news stories,and presentations.You willcollaboratewith SEIresearchers, engineers, and othersubject-matter expertsthroughall stages of the writing process frominceptionto completion.

Whatyou’lldo

• Collaborate with technical staffto writeblog postsabouttechnical topics.

• Write technical news and feature articles for the SEI website, Year in Review, and other communication channels.

• Write and editweb content, video scripts,andcontent forother electronic media.

• Editformaltechnicalreports.Tailoryourwork for each project—from substantive editing,tocopyediting,toproofreading—depending on project requirements, schedule, and budget.

• Writeand editbriefarticles and marketing materials.

• Work withSEICommunication Design, Web Services, Public Relations, and Outreachteamson publications, presentations, web pages,information graphics,and event materials.

• Plan, manage, schedule, and trackyourprojecttasks.
  

Who you are

• You haveat leastfiveyears of experienceinwritingand editing.

• You have excellent document planning, writing, substantive editing, and copyediting skills.

• You are committed to customer serviceforsubject-matter experts, but you are alsoa strong advocate for theirreaders.

• You have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on qualityand adherence toa style guide.

• You have strong organizational, time management, and project management skills and can prioritize multipleresponsibilities.

• You have the social skills tointerview subject-matter experts orwork closely withthemto plan and develop writtentechnicalmaterials.

• You havesignificantexperiencewith Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and PowerPoint.

• You can work with minimal or no supervision, but youalsoparticipatein team decision making.

• Youwill be subject to a background investigation.
  

You might also haveexperience in

• an academic or technical research setting

• marketing writing for a technical or DoD audience

• coordinating with others to meet service-level agreements for projects

• issue-and project-tracking software

• website content-management systems

• accessibility or508compliance

• learning a markup languageor usingLaTeX or other document-preparation systems
  

How to apply

Withyour resume, please also upload

• a short article or marketing piece thatdemonstratesyour writing skills

• atextsamplethatdemonstratesthe impactof your editing skills, via tracked changes, redlining,orfirst/finalversions(or a second writing sample)
  

A cover letteris optional butcan expand on yourwork historyand explainhow it aligns withthe jobdescription.

Who we are

Always focused on the future, the SEI advances software as a strategic advantage for national security. We lead research and direct transition of software engineering, cybersecurity, andAItechnologies at the intersection of academia, industry, and government. We serve the nation as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the DoW and are based at Carnegie Mellon University, a global research university annually rated among the best for its programs in computer science and engineering.Learn more aboutCareersat the SEI.

The Technical Communicationsteamhelps the SEI’ssubject-matter expertsinform our sponsor and the public aboutthe research, methods, products, and servicesdeveloped atthe SEI.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Communications

Position Type

Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full time/Part time

Part time

Pay Basis

Hourly

More Information:

• Please visit “Why Carnegie Mellon” to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.

• Click here to view a listing of employee benefits

• Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

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