Description & Requirements
The Technical Editor is responsible for ensuring that all written materials produced by the program are thoughtfully organized, free of grammatical and spelling errors, and reflect professionalism. The Technical Editor’s skills shall be employed across all contract tasks which require written communication.
***Please note that this position is contingent upon contract award***
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create and edit a wide variety of unique internal communications materials with tailored messages based on analyses of target audiences and business objectives.
- These materials may include executive memos, corporate policies, corporate department campaigns and announcements, and global employee communications.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that internal communications are clear and meet corporate brand standards.
- Analyze accessibility and usability of corporate intranet platforms and identify areas to streamline.
- Create and edit a wide variety of unique external communications materials with tailored messages based on analyses of target audiences and business objectives.
- These materials may include press and media alerts, prepared statements and messaging for public relations and crisis communications, blog and website content.
- Advise management on strategies to leverage communications materials in a manner that helps achieve business objectives.
- Conduct a brand adherence check for all marketing materials (advertisements, sell sheets, success stories and other marketing pieces) across all business lines and geographies.
- Provide feedback to marketing teams so that future pieces meet corporate guidelines.
- Help support corporate public relations strategies to increase the visibility of MAXIMUS subject matter experts, to include executive leadership.
- This includes working with and managing public relations firms, identifying opportunities for exposure and making recommendations to management, developing messaging, and creating media kits and developing relationships with relevant media.
- Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.
- Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience.
- May have additional training or education in area of specialization.
- Develops solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope & complexity.
- General application of concepts & principles.
- Contributes to the completion of organizational projects & goals.
- Frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques, and standards.
- Applies knowledge and skills to complete a wide range of tasks.
- Communicates on complex or sensitive issues or drafts such responses for supervisor or manager.
Please note: For this position Maximus will provide equipment to use.
Home Office Requirements:
- Internet speed of 20mbps or higher required / 50 Mpbs for shared internet connectivity (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net)
- Minimum 5mpbs upload speed
- Connectivity to the internet via either Wi-Fi or Category 5 or 6 ethernet patch cable to the home router
- Private work area and adequate power source
- Must currently and permanently reside in the Continental US