Senior Writer/Editor (Part-Time)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Job summary

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking a part-time Technical Writer to address writing and editing needs for SEI topics.

You will collaborate with technical staff to craft blog posts, articles, and web content, and tailor materials for readers and subject-matter experts. You bring at least five years of writing/editing experience, strong editing skills, and the ability to manage projects with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• You have at least five years of experience in writing and editing.
• You have excellent document planning, writing, substantive editing, and copyediting skills.
• You are committed to customer service for subject-matter experts, but you are also a strong advocate for their readers.
• You have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on quality and adherence to a style guide.
• You have strong organizational, time management, and project management skills and can prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• You have the social skills to interview subject-matter experts or work closely with them to plan and develop written technical materials.
• You have significant experience with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and PowerPoint.
• You can work with minimal or no supervision, but you also participate in team decision making.
• You will be subject to a background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical staff to write blog posts about technical topics.
• Write technical news and feature articles for SEI website and other channels.
• Write and edit web content, video scripts, and content for other electronic media.
• Edit formal technical reports; tailor work for each project per requirements, schedule, and budget.
• Write and edit brief articles and marketing materials.
• Work with SEI teams on publications, webpages, information graphics, and event materials.
• Plan, manage, schedule, and track your project tasks.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Copyediting

Substantive editing

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

Do you l ove to address structural challenges in writing and craftwords and paragraphs that engage the reader ? Would you like towork with leaders in the fields of software engineering,cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) on projects thatmatter to the Department of War (DoW), government agencies, andprivate industry? Are you enthusiastic about copyediting, styleguides, and quality control?

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with technical staff to write blog posts abouttechnical topics.
• Write technical news and feature articles for the SEI website,Year in Review, and other communication channels.
• Write and edit web content, video scripts, and content forother electronic media.
• Edit formal technical reports . Tailor your work for eachproject — from substantive editing, to copyediting, to proofreading— depending on project requirements, schedule, and budget.
• Write and edit brief articles and marketing materials.
• Work with SEI Communication Design, Web Services, PublicRelations, and Outreach teams on publications, presentations, webpages, information graphics, and event materials .
• Plan, manage, schedule, and track your project task s.

Who you are

• You have at least five years of experience in w riting andediting .
• You have excellent document planning, writing, substantiveediting, and copyediting skills.
• You are committed to customer service for subject-matterexperts, but you are also a strong advocate for the ir readers.
• You have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on qualityand adherence to a style guide .
• You have strong organizational, time management, and projectmanagement skills and can prioritize multiple responsibilities.
• You have the social skills to interview subject-matter expertsor work closely with them to plan and develop written technicalmaterials.
• You have significant experience with Microsoft Officeapplications, particularly Word and PowerPoint .
• You can work with minimal or no supervision, but you alsoparticipate in team decision making.
• You will be subject to a background investigation.

You might also have experience in

• an academic or technical research setting
• marketing writing for a technical or DoD audience
• coordinating with others to meet service-level agreements forprojects
• issue - and project - tracking software
• website content - management systems
• accessibility or 508 compliance
• learning a markup language or using LaTeX or other document -preparation system s

Who we are

Always focused on the future, the SEI advances software as astrategic advantage for national security. We lead research anddirect transition of software engineering, cybersecurity, and AItechnologies at the intersection of academia, industry, andgovernment. We serve the nation as a federally funded research anddevelopment center (FFRDC) sponsored by the DoW and are based atCarnegie Mellon University, a global research university annuallyrated among the best for its programs in computer science andengineering. Learn more about Careers at the SEI.

The Technical Communications t eam helps the SEI’s subject-matterexperts inform our sponsor and the public about the research,methods, products, and services developed at the 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:

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