Writer/Editor

Writer/Editor
ID:NPSDSC-002-002Location:DenverProgram:NPS
Wage/Hr:$45.00Hours/Week:10Minimum Age:55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the National Park Service (NPS). These experienced professionals provide administrative expertise, facilities management, natural and cultural resource planning, and a broad array of other professional skills that support the National Park Service through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications:

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in federal or state services OR BA/BS Degree in English with minimum additional experience of 10 year(s) in technical writing and editing

  • Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Teams, MS Outlook, MS SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat
Duties:

Provide proofreading, copyediting, substantive editing, and formatting services for a wide range of high priority documents and materials produced by DSC. These materials are related to the planning and management of national park system units. Ensures documents are clear, concise, and use effective language that are consistent and meet the communications requirements; are section 508 compliant; and adhere to plain language guidelines.

  • Ensure documents are clear, concise, and use effective language, and are consistent and meet the communications requirements of NPS Director?s Order 52 and the Denver Service Center and Harpers Ferry Editing Style Guides.   40%
  • Ensure documents are section 508 compliant   40%
  • Ensure documents adhere to plain language guidelines   20%

Other:
  • Physical requirements: The work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.