Copy Editor and Technical Writer - Deakin, Australia - Chandler Macleod

Chandler Macleod

Verified Company

Deakin, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location

Deakin, Australian Capital Territory

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Category

Sales & Marketing

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Salary
- $ AUD - $ AUD Hourly
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Posted

16Apr2024

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Work type

Casual/Temp

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Contact

Claudia Leiva

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Reference

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Applications close 15.00 PM AEST, 25th April 2024

Mandatory:
Australian Citizenship required to work within Federal Government.

About the company:

This leading Federal government agency supports Australian's in achieving their goals and helps them to live a better life.

Their work has an impact on a significant area in the social sector, and you can contribute to the difference that they make in this role.

This agency is known for having a great culture across different teams and have excellent office locations.

A great opportunity for an experienced Copy Editor and Technical Writer to join this busy team for a long term 12-month temporary assignment.

About the role:

Copy editing and proofreading corporate documents in line with the Australian Government Style Manual and internal style guides and standards, ensuring content accuracy and writing style consistency.
Overseeing quality assurance of corporate documents ensuring they follow the Agency standards for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
Conducting internal research to articulate business objectives through corporate reporting document narratives.
Identifying opportunities to drive the adoption of new processes focused on continuous improvement of consistency and accuracy in corporate writing.
Creating and updating technical guidance documents, procedural guides, project plans and governance frameworks.
Regularly conducting reviews and evaluation of published content to ensure relevancy.
Creating communication materials focusing on user experience, ensuring that complex Agency information is presented and meets plain English and accessibility guidelines for diverse audiences.
Assisting in the management of reports processes and communications outputs.

About you:

You will have exceptional editing, proofreading and writing skills.
You will demonstrate experience editing, proofreading and writing for corporate documents.
You will have highly developed editorial, grammatical and comprehension skills.
You will have understanding of and ability to draft accessible and inclusive content.
You will have exceptional attention to detail.
You will have strong organisational and planning skills.
You will have ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
You will demonstrate initiative, reliability and ability to work unsupervised.
You will have intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite.
You will have ability to work cohesively with a small team.

Benefits:

ASAP start (pending Federal Police Clearance)
12month temporary assignment with the possibility of extension
Full time hours Monday to Friday
Geelong, Melbourne, and Deakin ACT locations + hybrid working from home options.

- $60.26 per hour + Super

How to apply:

**Applications close 15.00 PM AEST, 25th April 2024