Technical Writer

Community Impact Foundation; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Impact Foundation in Detroit, MI is seeking a Technical Writer to navigate a fast-paced, temporary cadence. You will own documentation projects, translate complex concepts into clear language, and partner with teams to keep expectations grounded.

The role offers a salary range of $70,000-$103,000 per year, mentorship, and flexibility designed to retain MI talent. You should bring a sharp writing style, strong listening skills, and ownership mindset to a collaborative, outcome-focused

Qualifications

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny.
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard.
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email.
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own.

Responsibilities

• Bring 6 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Sense when a Detroit relationship needs a call, not an email
• Keep senior expectations grounded in what the temporary role can deliver
• Keep the temporary schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Steer Community Impact Foundation's Relationship Building roadmap with both nerve and humility
• Catch the Team Leadership regression a tired reviewer would miss

Skills

Sharp writing

Active listening

Tone for high-stakes emails

Ownership mindset

Job description

The general ground is shifting, and Community Impact Foundation wants a Technical Writer in MI who sees Prioritization as the way through. What you're signing up for is $70,000 - $103,000, a temporary cadence, general ownership, and a Community Impact Foundation team that rewards nerve.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring 6 of general instinct to problems the playbook misses
• Sense when a Detroit relationship needs a call, not an email
• Keep senior expectations grounded in what the temporary role can deliver
• Keep the temporary schedule realistic when everyone wants everything yesterday
• Steer Community Impact Foundation's Relationship Building roadmap with both nerve and humility
• Catch the Team Leadership regression a tired reviewer would miss

What You'll Bring

• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, Community Impact Foundation builds relentlessly-kind general products that hold up far beyond the borders of Detroit, MI. Collaboration over heroics is our default, and we'd rather win as a group than burn anyone out.

We are offering $70,000 - $103,000, a clear growth track, hands-on mentorship, and the kind of flexibility that keeps MI talent happy.

Just updated, just confirmed, just waiting on the right applicant.