Doctrine Writer Aerial Delivery and Field Services (Fort Lee, VA)

• Prepare accurate, relevant, and well-coordinated doctrinal products. Write text, create graphics, and provide input to multimedia development.
• Develop new or revision publications beginning with the program directive until the publication is published as official doctrine.
• Develop change packets to update publications outside of the revision cycles.
• Serve as the author and Subject Matter Expert for aerial delivery rigging and understanding of the components of aerial delivery doctrine; fundamental principles, tactics, techniques, procedures, terms and symbols.
• Coordinate with a writing team to ensure accuracy and continuity across publications and to develop doctrine publications in accordance with leadership guidance and TRADOC-mandated template, format, and writing style.
• Participate in various meetings that affect or have an impact on the outcome of his/her doctrinal publications.
• Conduct all required research and analysis to ensure doctrine publications are comprehensive, relevant, current, and fully synchronized across all centers of excellence/proponents.
• Maintain historical files, in accordance with Doctrine Division standard operation procedures, of the drafts of the publication, maintain completed comment matrixes, maintain an ongoing list of references; maintain copies of any copyrighted information and copyright releases.

• Must be a critical thinker and problem solver.
• Must be a subject matter expert capable of understanding the history, assessing the current state of knowledge, and seeking solutions for doctrinal issues.
• Must be able to work independently and write multiple doctrinal publications simultaneously.
• Must be detail oriented and highly organized, able to manage priorities to meet deadlines.
• Must be proficient in written and oral communication to articulate and explain recommended changes regarding assigned draft documents.
• Expert knowledge of grammar, syntax, punctuation, word usage, formatting, terminology, and appropriate style usage.
• Expert knowledge of the Army organizational structure, sustainment functions, Army command hierarchy, and the current Army operating concept specifically including aerial delivery equipment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Photoshop.
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat (forms, signatures).
• Proficiency in SharePoint – document management and workflows.
• Proficiency in Outlook.

• Position requires minimum of 5 years of experience developing and writing military documents in support of military organizations.

• Bachelor’s degree

• Active Secret Clearance

• Have the ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Have the ability to sit for long periods of time
• Have the ability to work in-office
• Have the ability to be adaptable as new standards/procedures can replace work that has been completed
• Have the ability to work as part of a team 

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs
• Paid time off
• HSA, FSA, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and AD&D, Accident, Hospital, and Critical Illness Insurances.
• Monthly team building events
• Professional growth opportunities
• Performance awards

Department: Open Positions
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position