Battelle: Senior Proposal Editor

JOB APPLY URL:
http://tinyurl.com/3pymcss


DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Position Responsibilities:

• Monitors quality of proposal editorial services-training and mentoring staff as needed-and provides input for performance appraisals and goals for team of editors
• Provides professional writing/editing/proofreading services for proposal documents; ensures a high degree of quality assurance by reading documents objectively and closely for appropriate structure, completeness, logic, clarity, style, grammar, and spelling; eliminates jargon and superfluous content; edits text to create consistent style from multiple author inputs
• Analyzes RFP statements of work/objectives or performance work statements for familiarity with the proposal subject matter and customer-preferred terminology
• Adheres to established proposal outlines, specifications, and development schedules as part of a team of proposal managers, technical authors, desktop publishers, and graphic designers
• Serves as an expert resource on proper grammar and style conventions
• Contributes to development of and updates to proposal-ready content used for future proposals
• Creates/updates general proposal style guide

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline (e.g., English, journalism, communications, marketing, or technical field)
• 5 years of experience as a writer/editor of proposals or technical publications
• Excellent verbal and written English-language skills, and the ability to edit and proofread documents with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience working in a collaborative environment with the ability to work quickly and accurately under the pressure of strict deadlines and to communicate effectively with a wide range of personnel

Desired Qualifications:

• High level of PC literacy, including strong skills using Microsoft Office products, including SharePoint
• Knowledge of proposal development activities and processes associated with Federal Government RFPs

INDUSTRY: Not-for-profit
JOB CATEGORY: Business Development
v2 JOB CATEGORY: Business Operations Specialist
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Employee
FULLTIME/PARTTIME: FULLTIME
JOB PAYMENT:
SALARY RANGE: 0-0

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COUNTRY: USA
STATE/PROVINCE: OH
CITY: Columbus
ZIP CODE: 43201
JOB# (REQUISITION NO): 2274