Technical Writer / Editor

Modern Technology Solutions - Alexandria, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Alexandria, VA

11-50 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

MTSI is seeking a Senior Technical Editor/Writer to enhance its business development and marketing efforts. This role involves leveraging generative AI to create compelling content and support proposal development, ensuring high-quality documentation that meets customer needs. The position is based in Alexandria, VA, and offers a hybrid telecommuting option.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of generative AI to recommend and utilize capabilities for business development and marketing content generation.
• Lead the drafting and final input of technical, management, past performance, or personnel sections of proposal volumes, collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs).
• Interview SMEs to develop a marketing repository of collateral that is accessible and tailored for customer engagements.
• Create new text and tailor existing information to meet business development and marketing requirements.
• Review and edit proposal sections, ensuring compliance with requirements and meeting proposal schedules.
• Oversee and mentor junior writers and editors, allocating writing assignments among team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Technical Communications, Journalism, English, or a comparable area.
• At least 5 years of related technical and proposal writing/editing experience.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills, specifically focused on Government proposals.
• Ability to meet deadlines and communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
• Collaborative skills to work with technical staff to produce quality documents.
• Proficiency in traditional tools like MS Office and leading-edge capabilities including generative AI.
• Active Secret clearance; Top Secret is highly preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with generative AI applications in technical writing.
• Familiarity with government contracting and proposal processes.

Benefits

• Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
• Flexible schedules
• 6% 401k match with immediate vesting
• Semi-annual bonus eligibility
• Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Up to $10,000 in annual tuition reimbursement
• Life and disability insurance
• Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan