[Remote] Scientific & Technical Editor (Technical Writer/Editor II)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FWI is hiring a Scientific & Technical Editor to support NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). The role improves scientific and technical communications through editing, writing guidelines, staff training, and website content updates.

Responsibilities

• Review, copy edit, and improve existing and draft technical products, external reports, outreach products, and internal memos for plain language, technical accuracy, and consistent tone, voice, and style
• Work with the OAR Communications Director to revise and maintain guidelines on best practices for writing and editing within OAR
• Distribute resources and train OAR staff across headquarters, labs, and programs on best practices for writing, editing, and plain language communication
• Research and write content for pamphlets, summary reports, and other products intended for hardcopy publication
• Revisit and update older website content, applying newly revised style guidelines with emphasis on technical accuracy, consistency, and tone
• Make edits and updates to websites, including changes to images and content formatting
• Document workflows and maintain organized files containing data associated with editorial products and review processes
• Develop, writes, and edits material for reports, manuals, briefs, proposals, instruction books, and related environmental and scientific publications
• Ensure proper cross-referencing, user-friendly presentation, and adherence to all applicable indexing and formatting guidelines across all products

Skills

• BA/BS in English, Journalism, a scientific or environmental discipline, or a closely related technical field; advanced degrees or certifications may qualify for shorter periods of required experience
• 8+ years of professional and/or academic experience in technical writing, editing, or science communications
• Demonstrated experience copy editing and improving scientific or technical documents for federal agencies, research institutions, or peer-reviewed publications
• Expert command of plain language principles, federal plain language guidelines, and science communication best practices
• Experience developing, maintaining, and training staff on organization-wide writing and editorial style guides
• Familiarity with web content editing, including experience making updates to CMS-based websites and applying accessibility and formatting standards
• Strong technical literacy; ability to read and accurately represent scientific content across multiple NOAA research disciplines
• Experience managing editorial workflows across distributed, multi-site organizations
• May supervise a team of writers or act in a lead editorial capacity across a program or organization
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Low-risk federal security clearance

Benefits

• Excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment
• Remote
• Internal promotions
• Professional development
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off

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