Technical Editor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Accurately and thoroughly implement specified changes into aviation operational manuals and associated documentation.

• Organize the provided technical content into the necessary manual format.

• Apply the required styles, formatting, templates, numbering, references, and document structure.

• Utilize Microsoft Word, MadCap, Adobe Acrobat, JIRA, and MEL Manager for the production of manuals and management of tasks.

• Transform documents into the required internal tools and formats when applicable.

• Update the status of JIRA tasks and track the progress of assigned work through the appropriate workflow.

• Review completed work for accuracy, consistency, and completeness prior to submission or handover.

• Raise any unclear instructions, missing information, formatting concerns, inconsistencies, and content conflicts.

• Estimate work effort and communicate progress, obstacles, and capacity concerns.

• Collaborate with the Technical Publishing team and provide support to colleagues.

• Employ AI tools for proofreading, consistency checks, formatting, repetitive editing, content collation, and identifying inconsistencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in technical editing, document production, or a similar detail-oriented documentation role.

• Experience in aviation or another regulated or technical setting is preferred.

• Proficiency, or the ability to achieve proficiency, in Microsoft Word, MadCap, Adobe Acrobat, JIRA, and MEL Manager.

• Strong attention to detail regarding content placement, formatting, styles, numbering, references, and document structure.

• Ability to accurately and consistently follow instructions.

• Effective communication skills, including the ability to ask questions and raise issues appropriately.

• Capability to manage workload transparently and communicate when at capacity.

• Prior experience with aviation operational manuals or MadCap Flare is preferred.

• Familiarity with JIRA workflows and document control processes is desirable.

• Experience in converting documents between formats and internal tools is a plus.

• Eligibility to work in the UK.

• TrustFlight is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote working arrangement.

• AI User onboarding within 30 days.

• Access to AI-assisted tools and digital methods of working.

• Digital collaboration tools that facilitate remote work, task handovers, and knowledge sharing.