Remote Aviation Technical Editor & Documentation Specialist

Content Creators; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 344,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Baines Simmons, a trusted name in aerospace safety training and consulting, invites a freelance Technical Editor to join our remote South Africa team. You will transform complex aviation documentation into professional, compliant deliverables, collaborating across global client projects.

You will work independently within a structured onboarding, using MadCap Flare and MadCap Central, and contribute to ongoing documentation standards while supporting safety outcomes and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Experience creating, editing or maintaining professional technical documentation.
• Exceptional attention to detail with focus on accuracy and presentation.
• Strong editing, proofreading, formatting and document structuring skills.
• Comfortable handling large, detailed documents and managing priorities.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work with stakeholders.
• Home office environment that supports remote working and virtual meetings.

Responsibilities

• Structure, format, edit and publish complex technical and corporate documentation using Word, MadCap Flare and MadCap Central.
• Create, maintain and update technical content based on information from subject matter experts and stakeholders.
• Transform complex information into clear, professional documentation.
• Ensure documentation is accurate, consistent, compliant and delivered on schedule.
• Manage and edit large documentation sets (200–800 pages).
• Collaborate with colleagues across departments and locations to gather information and validate content.
• Liaise with other functional areas to keep content up to date.
• Identify opportunities to improve documentation quality and publishing processes.
• Support development and implementation of new documentation standards and workflows.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for customer outcomes and productivity.

Skills

English communication

Technical documentation

Attention to detail

Editing and proofreading

Document structuring

Independent work

Collaborative mindset

Home office readiness

Tools

MadCap Flare

MadCap Central

Jira

Zendesk

Job description

Baines Simmons, a trusted name in aerospace safety training and consulting, invites a freelance Technical Editor to join our remote South Africa team. You will transform complex aviation documentation into professional, compliant deliverables, collaborating across global client projects.

You will work independently within a structured onboarding, using MadCap Flare and MadCap Central, and contribute to ongoing documentation standards while supporting safety outcomes and client satisfaction.