Technical Writer
Skills
EnglishFlareJournalismMission CriticalQuotationsRequest For ProposalStoryboarding
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience or commensurate experience
- Experience responding to government solicitations including RFPs RFIs and RFQs
- Ability to write compliant and compelling proposal sections for government solicitations
- Experience writing and tailoring technical and non-technical proposal content such as past performance and resumes
- Ability to produce technical documentation for a non-expert audience
- Ability to interview subject matter experts and translate complex technical concepts into clear user-friendly content
- Strong editing and proofreading skills with attention to style formatting and terminology
- Experience working within document templates and style guides
- Proficiency with MS Office including Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment
Nice to have
- Attention to detail
- Clear communicator
- Collaborative
- Organized
- Adaptable
Day to day
- Write compliant proposal content that turns complex solicitation requirements into clear and compelling sections for federal bids
- Develop technical documentation such as user guides SOPs help guides knowledge base articles and training materials for non-expert audiences
- Interview subject matter experts and translate dense technical information into plain language while maintaining accuracy and consistency
- Build and maintain strategic materials including briefings organizational charts SharePoint sites and supporting documents for internal business unit use