Lead Technical Writer - United States

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Lead Technical Writer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will support the the Data Center and Cloud Optimization Program (DCCO) within our marketing team to write and develop a variety of customer-facing content for our organization. This individual should possess phenomenal writing and editing skills with an attention to detail and quality; great verbal communication skills, and strong presentation development skills.

Fully remote with occasional travel to VA/DC Metro area.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a variety of team members and should be comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment, be able to multi-task, lead creative brainstorms and provide status summaries to leadership, mentors and other creative members of the team. 
• Generate content goals, strategies, and business processes and pitching ideas to Marketing and DCCO leadership.
• Create unique, user-friendly, and informative marketing collateral and web content while adhering to both Peraton and the customer’s style guidelines as well as best SEO practices.
• Manage project timelines, milestones and deliverables to ensure positive project flow and on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with other DCCO teams and personnel to brainstorm subjects for creative content.
• Write technical content in collaboration with Solutions Architects for contract capabilities and services.
• Write storyboards and/or outlines to map out content-heavy projects.
• Interview subject matter experts for pre-content information or for spotlight/success stories.
• Provide conceptual design support and oversight to the graphics team on the “look and feel” of content output.
• Perform final quality reviews and edits on content/documents prior to publication.
• Support DCCO proposals on an ad hoc basis.
• Stay abreast of industry and government standards and news pertaining to creating engaging and interactive content.
• Other duties as assigned. …