Capstone Corporation is a leading global services and solutions provider, supporting customers in over twenty six states and six overseas locations. Managing our work force of over 350 employees from our Corporate Headquarters in Alexandria, VA and two regional offices, Capstone satisfies customer operational and technical needs by delivering services and solutions for military/civil operations, enterprise technical requirements and organization and mission support systems. Our primary customer focus is within the federal government and Department of Defense.

Technical Writer -- Part-time

Capstone Corporation is currently seeking a talented and customer service oriented individual to serve as Technical Writer at our client site in College Park, MD supporting the National Archives.  This position is for 20 hours per week and is part-time on call.  The contract is a short term contract for 18 months.  This position is supporting an IT Project and requires a minimum of 4+ years experience as a "Technical Writer".

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gathering, organizing, analyzing, and composing technical information. 
• Edits functional descriptions, system specifications, user manuals, and special reports, or any other customer deliverables and documents. 
• Conducts research and ensures the use of proper technical terminology. 
• Translates technical information into clear, readable documents to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

·       BA/BS in English, Communications, Technical Writing, or related technical field preferred.

·       Four plus years of experience working in the technical writing field, developing, editing, and producing technical and training documentation.

·       Must have experience in Microsoft Project and Office.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate equally well with technical and non-technical individuals.

·       Experience using Adobe Acrobat, graphical editing software, graphic design, and page layout.

·       Independent worker who takes initiative, works well as a team player, and possess excellent interpersonal skills.

·       Ability to follow directions, be detail-oriented, and learn complex ideas quickly.

PAY RANGE:

·       $26.92 – 34.13 per hour

TO APPLY:

Please apply online at http://www.capstonecorp.com / and select the Careers Link.  Apply to job # 6396.  If you are unable to apply online, please send your resume to Melinda Gay, PHR at mgay@capstonecorp.com and reference “Technical Writer - College Park MH”.   If applying, please disregard any screener for this job and answer "N/A" or apply directly.