Writer and editor jobs in New Hampshire

Our nation's elections are being challenged like never before. As the first newcomer in the industry in the last 30 years, Clear Ballot rises to the challenge with a simple goal: Let's create technology that empowers our customers to improve democracy. Elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, with the right to vote being one of our greatest freedoms. Great elections require secure and reliable tabulation equipment, full transparency of the process in which ballots are created and cast, and the ability to audit the results. Our mission is to surpass those expectations in a way that will raise the bar for the entire election technology industry. About Clear Ballot Group As the leader in election innovation, Clear Ballot has introduced a new class of tools and a modern approach to voting, enabling unprecedented speed, accuracy, and transparency that officials and the voting public have sought for decades. Clear Ballot entered the election industry with its first product in 2012, disrupting the industry with the nation's first independent, automated audit, and four years later developed a complete voting system which is now the fastest growing voting system in the industry. Clear Ballot's commitment to ease of use and modern technology means that its browser-based software runs on the most modern operating systems in the industry and will always be up to date. About this role This role will work on revising and updating the content for our official technical documentation package that accompanies our software. Qualified candidates will have a solid understanding of how to write effective product documentation and be familiar with industry-standard content authoring and publishing tools. The ideal candidate will be curious and thoughtful about asking questions to further their understanding of our industry, products, and processes. All Clear Ballot employees have the opportunity to get hands-on with our products (both hardware and software) in our Nashua office. What you'll do Learn what it's like to work as a technical writer at a technology company with extensive documentation requirements. Get experience working with an existing documentation set, making updates, getting content reviewed, and generating outputs while following our established workflow. Work on documentation for supporting both web-based applications and physical hardware. Apply our style standards consistently across all official documentation deliverables. Work on special projects, like prototyping new documentation output formats or reorganizing parts of the documentation set, with supervision and guidance from your fellow tech writers. Learn as much as you want about what goes on behind the scenes of running elections. Provide input in terms of style issues and/or “canned text.” Requirements of the Candidate Working towards a degree in technical communications or related field. Proficient with a standard content authoring tool such as MadCap Flare, including concepts such as reusing content and producing different outputs. Experience following a style guide. Along with your resume, please provide a writing sample or samples, including a mixture of conceptual content, procedural documentation, and reference information. Clear Ballot Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe everyone deserves to work in a welcoming, respectful and considerate environment. We live by our values and hire accordingly. Our talented team and driven investors share a passion for solving problems and restoring confidence in America's democratic process. We are looking for energetic professionals to join us in this mission.

USNH Employees should apply within Workday through the Jobs Hub app The Writers Academy Teacher position is an adjunct position, as a part of the Summer Youth Programs at UNH. These teachers work with groups of young writers in grades 5-12 to hone their skill as writers, expand their repertoire of writing skills, and deepen their understanding of the written word. The Writers Academy Teacher will work under the director of the Summer Literacy Institutes, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper, and the field director of the Writers Academy, Ashley Healey. Duties/Responsibilities: Work with writers in grades 9-12 to increase their writing ability, building on their skills learned during the school year. Lead lessons and demonstrate strategies to students. Conference with students individually and in groups. Promote individual student writing ideas and foster independence in creation of stories, poems, screenplays, etc. Coordinate with the other Writers Academy Teachers and Staff to ensure all students are safe and able to thrive. This could include handling of EpiPens, inhalers, dietary restrictions and/or allergies, and individual education plans. Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience: Minimum of five years' teaching in either upper elementary (grades 4-6), middle school ELA classroom, or high school English classroom. Bachelors degree in education or English, Masters degree preferred. Required Licenses & Certification: Valid teaching license required The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training. The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry. EEO Statement The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status. Location: Durham Salary Grade: Period Activity