Job description

ASRC Federal is expanding our US Department of Agricultural portfolio and has opportunities nationwide. Experience with government contracting, specifically in the area of "rural development" is strongly desired. We offer an excellent benefits package that includes a matching 401k with immediate vesting and professional development funds.

ASRC Federal is seeking a Technical Writing Specialist (Professional Services) to join our team. Will work across domains in the Rural Development Utilities and Housing Markets to provide project technical writing support for webinars, in-person events, stakeholder inquiries and program information documents.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides project technical writing support for webinars.
• Provides project technical writing support for in-person events.
• Provides project technical writing support for tracking, responding to and maintaining stakeholder inquiries.
• Provides project technical writing support for the development or updating of program information documents.

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma and 3+ years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• A bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, or a related field will be counted as four years of experience.
• A master's degree in English, communications, journalism, or a related field will be counted as two years of experience.

Minimum Technical Requirements:

• Knowledge of grammar, writing and editing practices, and the style requirements of the media and the publications used.
• Knowledge of readily available sources of information on the appropriate subjects including library resources and subject-matter experts.
• Follow the style requirements of the particular field or discipline.
• Use desktop publishing technology to develop manuscripts into camera-ready copy.
• Gather and verify facts.
• Write or edit materials, such as reports, articles, pamphlets, scripts, or speeches.
• Develop and present factual information that is clear and meaningful to the intended audience.
• Write or edit primarily scientific or technical documents, such as reports of research findings, training manuals, operating manuals, repair manuals, or technical specifications that are clear and useful to the intended audience.

Expected Technical Requirements:

• Knowledge of a broad range of sources of pertinent information, and the skill to analyze and present the information gathered.
• Knowledge of related information previously released by the organization and knowledge of publishing concepts, practices, standards, and technologies for the media used.
• Interpret and explain a variety of subjects, and to write or edit materials tailored to specific media and audiences.
• Avoid contradictions and unnecessary repetition.
• Write or edit for electronic media.
• Coordinate the work of designers and technicians in developing effective, accessible formats, as well as illustrations and tabular material to augment the written message.
• Use knowledge of the requirements and effective use of various media to write scripts for radio, television, films, or videotapes.
• Consult on or select sound effects, music, or scenery to augment the presentations.
• Present information clearly and at a level appropriate for the intended audience in order to promote thorough understanding.

Desired Technical Requirements:

• A high level of expertise in writing and editing.
• Complete command of sources and research methods to develop authoritative information on the programs, policies, functions, and research of the agency; the relationships among agency programs; and related issues and practices in the private sector.
• Knowledge of regulations and policies affecting Government publications; of publishing concepts, practices, and standards; and of recent advances in publishing technology sufficient to enable the writer or editor to serve as a technical authority in those areas.
• Develop written products that articulate, interpret, and explain highly complex, potentially controversial, and important agency policies, programs, and research findings.
• Develop finished products, verify by discussion with program officials only those points not verifiable through their own research.
• Ensure that written products contain no conflict with the policies and objectives of related programs.
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• Products attributed to high-level agency officials include such things as reports of Agency achievements to the Congress; testimony presented to the Congress; proposed legislation; and reports on major research efforts to inform the public, the academic community, and experts in the military and private industry.
• Propose changes in agency editorial and publishing policies and practices.
• Serve as resources on these policies and practices to writers and editors at lower levels and to program experts who write for publication.
• Use publishing expertise to analyze, interpret, and integrate information in a variety of formats, such as graphs and tables, data bases, and spreadsheets, and to plan and implement new formats and products suitable for new media and accessible to specialized audiences.
• Manage publishing projects from conception to printing and distribution, and integrate and troubleshoot the work of other specialists in the publishing process.

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