Quality Assurance Editor
- Employer
- Raytheon UK
- Location
- Portsmouth
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 22 Sep 2021
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- Sector
- Defence , Engineering, IT
- Job Role
- Software Developer
- Job Type
- Permanent
Job Details
Location - Portsmouth
NB - Start date Oct 21 with interviews beginning mid June onwards
The Quality Assurance Editor is responsible for the Quality Assurance Reviews and Editing of learning and training materials and courseware to support further content development as part of an integrated Course Modernisation Design and Development team in the Portsmouth office. The courseware will be produced for training support services into the Royal Navy.
Main Duties:
- Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure that the integrity and consistency of all deliverables meet customer expectations.
- Proofread, rewrite, and edit content to improve readability and to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
- Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of all applicable style, writing standards, and terminology for the specific project.
- Apply style, writing standards, and terminology to all training content and correct errors to maintain consistency.
- Verify facts, dates, and statistics using standard reference sources.
- Work closely with Instructional Designers and Subject Matter Experts to convey understanding of project-specific style and writing standards.
- Interface daily with Instructional Designer(s), Project Manager, Project Lead, Subject Matter Expert(s), as well as members of functional teams such as Graphic Artists and test lab personnel.
Essential:
Demonstrated experience in editing/proofreading training materials and courseware with advanced levels of proficiency in the following:
- Editing and writing skills (use of language, grammar, spelling, organising content)
- Knowledge and demonstrated mastery of British English, including the meaning and spelling of words, the rules of composition, grammar and usage
- Knowledge of commonly used style guides and dictionaries, including Oxford Manual of Style and the Oxford English Dictionary; knowledge of application of style to content
- Work on multiple projects simultaneously while meeting schedule, cost and quality controls
- Proficiency using MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Limited travel to support development and validation of course materials
- Valid driving licensce required
- Working knowledge and understanding of DSAT (Defence Systems Approach to Training) course design requirements
- Experience in using the latest development tools, such Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline 360, and Adobe Acrobat
- Knowledge of commonly-used concepts practices and procedures within Instructional Systems Design
- Ability to work with a diverse group of professionals across multiple functions to ensure project requirements are met
- Ability to work with virtual team members
- Demonstrated qualification in editing and proofreading
- University degree programs such as Journalism, Communications, English, or related area
Raytheon Technologies is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Company
Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington, Broughton and Manchester.
Raytheon UK has six key sites. Our manufacturing hub is in Glenrothes in Fife where we employ more than 560 people. The aircraft systems integration takes place in Broughton, North Wales. We manage the Sentinel programme from RAF Waddington where we provide training and a wide range of development work for the RAF. At Gloucester and Manchester, our new cyber business centres conduct specialist research and software development work for customers, and finally there’s our technology centre in Harlow.
With more than 1,600 employees situated across England, Scotland and Wales, Raytheon UK continues to invest in its infrastructure and people as well as growing its graduate and apprenticeship programmes.
Raytheon Company, with 2017 sales of $25 billion and 64,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 96 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
- Telephone
- 01895 816248
- Location
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Uxbridge
GB
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