DOD Skillbridge – Technical Writer

The Skillbridge Program is exclusive to Active Service Members of the U.S. Military

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Flashpoint is proud to be an authorized provider of the DoD SkillBridge program which provides opportunity for Service Members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training and internships. The Technical Writing Team’s SkillBridge opportunities are in areas of documentation solutions, user guides, writing for personas, Markup and basic HTML, and more.

Under the SkillBridge Program, Flashpoint hosts active-duty U.S. military members for skilled employment training for up to the final six months of active-duty obligated service. The SkillBridge Program/Role with Flashpoint will run 90 – 180 days. DoD SkillBridge offerings can be based on any open role within the company, given appropriate experience, interest, availability and capacity to train. If you have experience in any of the following areas or interested in learning about additional opportunities, apply today! 

Opportunities:

• User interface text, help and user guides
• Research and proofreading
• Product functionality documentation
• Documentation solutions
• Documentation structure/templates
• Markup and basic HTML
• Writing for personas

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Active Duty Service Member
• Meets DoD SkillBridge Qualifications
• Available to participate 90-180 days
• Work remotely in the continental US

Additional Information

SkillBridge participants are not eligible for compensation from Flashpoint, as they continue to receive military compensation and benefits as active-duty service members. Your unit Commander must authorize participation in Flashpoint's SkillBridge Program prior to the start of the internship.

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