Great, here we go again. My inbox had an email from Indeed.com today, boasting about "2 new Contract Technical Writer Remote jobs" - the same email I received yesterday with jobs that were absolutely NOT a fit. Forgive me if my first thought was that this is just another opportunity for Indeed.com to disappoint me. A glutton for punishment, I reviewed the jobs in the email and was surprised to read that there was actually a job listed in the
email that (gasp) was very close to what I would be interested in. Here it is:
100% REMOTE TECHNICAL EDITOR
TEKSystems - San Diego, CA
$25 an hour - Contract
100% REMOTE TECHNICAL EDITOR
TEKsystems is partnering with a leading enterprise government integrator to immediately hire a remote technical editor.
Qualified candidates must have:
- 3+ years of related experience preparing and editing technical documentation
- Must be able to obtain/maintain an active Secret Clearance
- Expert in Microsoft Office applications, with emphasis on MS Word and Visio
- SharePoint experience preferred (user, not admin)
- Excellent attention to detail and quality
- BS/BA Degree in English, Journalism or a related discipline highly preferred but not required
Job responsibilities include:
- Reviews and edits materials for technical deliverables, reports, manuals, guides, briefs, proposals materials, software and hardware documentation, and other technical publications for submission/publication.
- Performs editorial review of technical documents, to ensure compliance with established policies, guidelines and standards for format, style, writing and quality.
- Assists in improving the documentation, including making recommendations on guidelines, templates, and processes.
- Works with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure input is received and processed in the required time-frames.
- Works with the technical staff and Subject Matter Experts to prepare and maintain procedural, system, user, and technical documentation for publication
- Works with the customer and stakeholders during editorial processes to ensure feedback is integrated as required.
- Participates in the design and development of proposals, marketing brochures, program communications, and other materials when requested.
- Participates in special projects as required.
- Maintain /enforce documentation standards and procedures.
The problem with this job? $25 / hour is LESS than what I charged a customer way back in 2005 (12 years, 2 days) ago for a similar type of work arrangement:
Thus, it's not for me. It's not a great fit.
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