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North Wind Group · 1 month ago

Technical Writer II (NWS 00843)

LIVERMORE, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

North Wind Group is seeking a Technical Writer to support the Laboratory’s Physical and Life Sciences Directorate. The role involves writing and editing scientific and technical materials, managing production schedules, and collaborating with other communicators and scientists to produce a variety of communications products.

ConsultingGovernment

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Write and edit scientific, technical, and administrative materials, including internal and external news stories and feature articles, web-based content and intranet pages, presentations, reports, and other directorate communications

Serve as a primary writer and editor for the weekly PLS employee newsletter by identifying and researching story ideas

Write clear, concise, and engaging journalistic articles for internal audiences

Manage production schedules and deadlines in coordination with other team members

Apply professional editorial judgment to improve clarity, coherence, and effectiveness of content for a variety of internal and external audiences

Work closely with other communicators, scientists, and managers to ensure projects meet cost, schedule, and quality commitments

Work closely with the PLS Communications Director and peers to prioritize and balance workload across multiple concurrent assignments

Perform other additional tasks as assigned

Qualification

Editing skillsContent developmentTechnical writingAdobe Creative CloudContent management systemsProject managementJournalistic writingResearch skillsCommunication skills

Required

Must be a US citizen

At least 18 years of age

Able to meet pre-employment requirements including any required physical, drug screen, and/or background investigation to satisfy clearance requirements from the Department of Energy

Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, engineering, or a technical area, or the equivalent combination of education and experience in the area of technical communication

Broad-based professional editing and writing skills, including the ability to revise documents for clarity, consistency, structure, and style for target audiences

Experience planning, developing, organizing, and writing content effectively across different platforms (newsletters, web, reports, presentations)

Ability to plan and execute projects to meet specified scope, schedule, and quality, including managing recurring communication products on tight deadlines

Openness to having work edited and integrating editorial feedback, while maintaining high standards and meeting deadlines

Ability to recognize edits/requests outside the scope of the project or in conflict with organizational style and tone guidelines and tactfully work with reviewer to address the edits

Experience working independently on assignments with minimal guidance, including making decisions about project parameters, priorities, and approaches within established goals

Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks concurrently in a rapidly changing environment

Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with tact, diplomacy and discretion

Preferred

Experience with developing and refining scientific and/or technical content for various audiences

Significant journalistic writing experience, such as, reporting and feature writing for newsletters, news sites, or organizational communications

Significant journalistic writing experience, such as conducting interviews and distilling complex information into clear, engaging stories for diverse audiences

Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud tools (for example, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, or Dreamweaver) or equivalent tools used for layout and graphics

Familiarity with content management systems for web publishing, such as WordPress, Drupal, and Liferay

Familiarity with best practices for writing and publishing web content, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines