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Tech Editor - Contractor

Anduril
Costa Mesa, California, United States
$48-$92 an hour
Full-time
Temporary

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold.

Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Reporting to the Head of Software Documentation, the Senior Technical Editor will be instrumental in implementing content strategy and operations to drive a unifying voice across disparate content-producing teams.

This team member will work closely with the teams across Anduril to produce and edit content for how-to guides, conceptual user documentation, error messages, and reference documentation.

This role requires strong project management and organizational skills, an understanding of software, and a passion for delivering accurate, developer-focused content.

This role is a 6 month contract position, 40 hours per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Collaborating with product, engineering, QA, and user experience to deliver unified content and design standards.
  • Creating and maintaining design and content style guides.
  • Enforcing brand voice, style, and standards across multiple channels and content types.
  • Working closely with technical writers, user experience designers, and engineers to review technical documentation.
  • Defining and implementing the content strategy for technical documentation.
  • Creating and editing content that team members submit.
  • Working within the editorial budget.
  • Prioritizing work and driving the content deliverable schedule to completion.
  • Creating templates, defining standards, and developing guidelines for technical documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

  • 8+ years of experience as an editor preferably in the software technology industry.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience developing content standards and maintaining a style guide.
  • Experience writing and editing content for the software industry.
  • A proven track record with implementing content standards and strategies.
  • Experience with structured authoring and content reuse.
  • An ability to maintain the highest standards of editorial quality, accuracy, and style.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Experience writing and editing for diverse audiences (localization and translation).
  • Proficiency with GitHub.

US Hourly Range $48 $92 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only.

Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and / or training, critical skills, and / or business considerations.

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package.

Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including :

Platinum Healthcare Benefits : For U.S. roles, we offer top tier platinum coverage (medical, dental, vision) that are 100% covered by Anduril for you and 90% covered for your dependents.

For UK roles, Private Medical Insurance (PMI) : Anduril will cover the full cost of the insurance premium for an employee and dependents.

For AUS roles, Private health plan through Bupa : Coverage is fully subsidized by Anduril.

  • Basic Life / AD&D and long-term disability insurance 100% covered by Anduril, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a holiday hiatus in December, and highly competitive PTO plans.
  • 16 weeks of paid Caregiver & Wellness Leave to care for a family member, bond with your baby, or tend to your own medical condition.
  • Family Planning & Parenting Support : Fertility (eg, IVF, preservation), adoption, and gestational carrier coverage with additional benefits and resources to provide support from planning to parenting.
  • Mental Health Resources : We provide free mental health resources 24 / 7 including therapy, life coaching, and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, available to you as well.
  • A professional development stipend is available to all Andurilians.
  • Daily Meals and Provisions : For many of our offices this means breakfast, lunch and fully stocked micro-kitchens.
  • Company-funded commuter benefits available based on your region.
  • Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility).
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan - both a traditional and Roth 401(k). (US roles only)

The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Anduril is an equal-opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. The Anduril team is made up of incredibly talented and unique individuals, who together are disrupting industry norms by creating new paths towards the future of defense technology.

All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the CA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

We actively encourage members of recognized minorities, women, Veterans, and those with disabilities to apply, and we work to create a welcoming and supportive environment for all applicants throughout the interview process.

If you are someone passionate about working on problems that have a real-world impact, we'd love to hear from you!

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