Technical Writer - Secret Clearance
- Job Title
- Technical Writer - Secret Clearance
- Job ID
- 27042651
- Location
- Alexandria, VA 22311
- Other Location
- Description
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Technical Writer
Alexandria, VA (Mark Center)
Secret Clearance
Talent Orchard LLC has been retained by DEI as their outsourced recruiting organization to manage their hiring process and we are searching for an experienced Technical Writer with a Secret Clearance to support an exciting new contract for a client located in Alexandria, VA. The ideal candidate shall provide support by reviewing documents, preparing instruction manuals, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily. Will also develop, gather, and disseminate technical information among customers, designers, and teammates.
Responsibilities:
- Determine the needs of end users of technical documentation
- Study product samples and talk with product designers and developers
- Work with technical staff to make products easier to use and thus need fewer instructions
- Organize and write supporting documents for products
- Use photographs, drawings, diagrams, animation, and charts that increase users’ understanding
- Select appropriate medium for message or audience, such as manuals or online videos
- Standardize content across platforms and media
- Gather usability feedback from customers, designers, and manufacturers
- Revise documents as new issues arise
- Create operating instructions, how-to manuals, assembly instructions, and “frequently asked questions” pages to help technical support staff, consumers, and other users within a company or an industry
- After a product is released, may work with product liability specialists and customer service managers to improve the end-user experience through product design changes
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of related technical writing experience
- Must have an active Secret Clearance
Talent Orchard LLC is an SBA (8A), Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business, and Woman Business Enterprise Certified firm that provides the following services to clients in the commercial and public service sectors:
- Human Capital
- Professional Services
- Accounting/Audit Readiness
- Network/Cyber Security & IT Infrastructure
- Software Development/Engineering
Established in 2010, Talent Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing staffing solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery.
To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at www.talentorchard.com.
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