Technical Writer

Training Technical Writer

Reports to:

Site Lead

Location:

Charleston, SC

Salary: $33.51/hr., plus $5.55/hr for Health and Welfare benefits.

Schedule:

M - F

Metris Global is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to helping government identify and solve problems. Our concierge-minded team of special operations and interagency advisors provide professional services, full spectrum pre-deployment, and full mission profile (FMP) training exercises to achieve this mission. Our work has quietly saved lives and taxpayer dollars. If you are passionate about "Training Today's Warriors for Tomorrow's Threats", we would love you to join our Team.

• Work Ethic
  - Passionate, motivated, proactive, attention to detail.
• Integrity
  - Unquestionable level of sound morale and ethical principles.
• Professionalism
  - Conduct oneself with the appearance, demeanor, humility, and competence.
• Loyalty
  - Commitment to doing what is in our best interest as a company and to our clients.
• Accountability
  - Humility, transparency, and responsibility.
• Innovation
  - There is ALWAYS a “better and more efficient way” to complete the mission.

Reporting to Site Lead, this position should provide comprehensive writing and editing support in accordance with client-specific requirements and standard operating procedures.

• Initial review and copy-editing activities in conformance with U.S. Coast Guard structured technical writing templates and U.S. Coast Guard Training System (TRASYS) Standard Operating Procedures as required.
• Comprehensive editing, which reviews both content (for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate language) and form (for organization, visual design, and usability).
• Proofread by comparing final versions of documents with marked-up versions to ensure all corrections have been made.
• Verification of reference materials listed in course artifacts. Reference materials include DHS and Coast Guard directives and guidelines, industry mandates and publications, Commandant instructions, manuals and notes, unit instructions, and other miscellaneous publications.
• Structural formatting of all source documentation to ensure that there is consistency. Structural formatting includes the proper use of headers/footers, configuring and generating a final table of contents, and verifying pagination in preparation for final approved versions.
• Ensure schools, offices, or other government clients have print‑ready PDFs of all material and maintain content management of all source material.
• Document revisions by means of Curriculum Change Requests as applicable.
• In addition to proofreading and copy-editing of content, provides usability testing (hyperlinks connect, navigation works, interface is not distracting and takes away from the learning focus).
• Enhance the clarity and communication of technical documents and presentations in support of assessments, experiments and studies.
• Write, edit, and organize documents in terms of contractual requirements for use by technical and non-technical personnel.
• Plan content and scheduling for technical publications, public relations materials and proposals.
• Coordinate document production to meet contractual specifications, deadlines, export control, or other publication requirements.
• Perform research, gather information, develop lists, obtain references, and write/produce technical and non-technical communications or publications.
• Maintain document templates to facilitate document use by technical and non-technical personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

• This is a non-supervisory position.
• Must be able to work independently or as part of a team to complete assigned tasks.

• Completed and delivered tasks and work products will be, with the exception of government-caused delay or force majeure, in conformance with USCG Training Systems SOPs, timely, complete, and documentation shall, upon final acceptance, be free from technical or typographical errors 95% of the time.

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree in English, Instructional Systems, Instructional Systems Technology,…