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

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