Proposal Editor/Proposal /Technical Writer opening with Fortune 50 Company

Role Description – The person will be responsible for providing writing and editorial expertise for multiple high-value sales opportunities. 

Responsibility – 

• Act as a single point of contact for all requests for an assigned business unit/horizontal function
• Review and facilitate the process of assigning tasks within the team
• Manage, mentor, and monitor the technical documentation team
• Ensure new and existing documents are completed in accordance to the established guidelines and standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, and style.
• Edit materials to have a consistent voice across chapters and volumes as if written by a single author
• Provide proof-reading reviews of proposals
• Conduct overall QA for the deliverables created by the team
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to collect and develop compelling proposal content
• Gain thorough understanding of win themes and supporting information, sales story, and technical/management solutions through research and Subject Matter Expert (SME) interviews
• Provides one-on-one coaching to other proposal authors, analyzing the writing style to recommend what to continue and what to tweak
• Lead and implement initiatives at operational level to drive value for team
• Manage other ongoing operational requirements such as reporting, skill enhancement of team etc

Skills Required –

• A Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related discipline. Master’s degree in English would be preferred.
• Minimum of 3 + years of experience as a proposal editor or writer for Software Company, applying the rules of US /global English; understanding of IT software lifecycle will be highly preferred
• Excellent command of the US/global version of the English language and its application, both written and verbal.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with technical writers, peers, and Subject Matter Expert (SMEs).
• Previous experience in developing and documenting department-level style and applying it to documentation; a highly developed knowledge of style guide principles.
• A high level of competence with industry-standard technical writing tools, including, Microsoft Word, and Adobe Acrobat. Familiarity with other standard office environment software tools, including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent cross-discipline communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Significant experience with file-management and version-control systems.