Overview Are you passionate about making science matter to the world? This is your opportunity to sit at the intersection of cutting-edge weather research and powerful storytelling — helping translate life-saving science into narratives that reach Congress, the public, and beyond. The purpose of this position is to serve as WPO's primary technical writer and editor, responsible for crafting compelling narratives that showcase research successes and program impacts. The incumbent will develop win stories that highlight WPO-funded research achievements, translate complex scientific findings into clear and engaging content, and ensure all written materials meet professional journalism standards using AP style guidelines. This role is essential to communicating WPO's research value and impact to stakeholders, Congress, and the public. The NOAA Weather Program Office (WPO) is a programmatic office located in NOAA Research that supports world-class weather research to save lives, reduce property damage, and enhance the national economy by selecting and funding research that supports and fosters collaborations with NOAA's research laboratories and the weather enterprise (i.e., NOAA, other Federal agencies and entities, state and local governments, academia, and the private sector). WPO's Programs work closely with the National Weather Service to develop and transition weather research to improve knowledge about tropical cyclones, severe storms, extreme precipitation, air pollution, and social science -- and to integrate weather, water, and climate forecasting and mitigation. FWI has been recognized as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post in 2024 and 2025, offering excellent growth opportunities in a collaborative environment. Work Schedule and Location: Remote: This full-time remote position will work Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with travel to the office and conferences, as needed. Responsibilities - Develop compelling win stories and impact narratives that showcase WPO-funded research achievements, translating complex scientific outcomes into accessible and engaging content for diverse audiences including stakeholders, policymakers, and the general public. - Apply expert knowledge of AP style writing standards to ensure all written materials meet professional journalism and communication guidelines, maintaining consistency across all WPO publications and communications. - Collaborate with Principal Investigators, program managers, and research teams to gather technical information and transform scientific findings into clear, accurate, and compelling written content. - Write and edit a variety of technical documents including research summaries, program reports, fact sheets, web content, press releases, and promotional materials that effectively communicate WPO's mission and research impacts. - Conduct interviews with researchers, stakeholders, and end-users to gather information for win stories and develop human-interest angles that demonstrate the real-world applications of weather research. - Edit and review scientific documents, proposals, and reports for clarity, accuracy, and adherence to style guidelines while maintaining technical precision and scientific integrity. - Support strategic communication initiatives by developing content for congressional briefings, budget justifications, and stakeholder presentations that highlight program successes and future research priorities. - Collaborate with the communications team to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all written materials, maintaining WPO's professional image and communication standards. - Research and stay current with scientific developments, policy changes, and industry trends to ensure written content is accurate, relevant, and timely. - Manage multiple writing projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards and attention to detail in all deliverables. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in a technical or business discipline such as journalism, communications, English, atmospheric science, or related field. - 4+ years of professional and/or academic experience in technical writing, science communication, or journalism. Advanced degrees or certifications may qualify for shorter periods of required experience. - Expert proficiency in AP style writing and editing, with demonstrated ability to apply journalism standards to scientific and technical content. - Strong experience in developing win stories, impact narratives, or success stories that effectively communicate complex technical achievements to diverse audiences. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex scientific information into clear, engaging, and accessible content. - Experience interviewing subject matter experts and synthesizing technical information from multiple sources. - Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple writing projects with competing deadlines. - Strong research skills and attention to detail with commitment to accuracy in technical content. - Proficiency in content management systems, document collaboration tools, and digital publishing platforms. - Understanding of federal communication requirements and stakeholder engagement principles. Desired: - Advanced degree (MA/MS) in journalism, technical writing, communications, or scientific field with writing emphasis. - Professional certification in technical writing (STC certification) or journalism credentials. - Experience in science communication, particularly in meteorology, atmospheric science, or related fields. - Background working with federal agencies, research institutions, or scientific organizations. - Familiarity with NOAA programs, weather research, and operational meteorology. - Experience with digital content creation, social media writing, and multi-platform publishing. - Portfolio demonstrating successful win stories, impact narratives, and technical communication pieces. - Experience with media relations, press release writing, and public affairs support Why Join Our Team At FWI, we place the highest importance on creating an exceptional employee experience. You'll have opportunities to achieve your career aspirations through internal promotions, professional development, and other recognition and rewards programs. Join our team and take advantage of the many benefits we offer, including: - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance - Life Insurance - 401(k) Plan - Holiday Pay - Paid Time Off FWI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets. Pay Range $35.00 - $40.87/hour

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse. There are more than 20M users of Grafana, the open source visualization tool, around the globe, monitoring everything from beehives to climate change in the Alps. The instantly recognizable dashboards have been spotted everywhere from a NASA launch and Minecraft HQ to Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Grafana Labs also helps more than 3,000 companies -- including Bloomberg, JPMorgan Chase, and eBay -- manage their observability strategies with the Grafana LGTM Stack, which can be run fully managed with Grafana Cloud or self-managed with the Grafana Enterprise Stack, both featuring scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo). We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do. You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity. Documentation & Technical Writing Manager This is a remote position. We are looking for candidates in the US (EST only). The Opportunity: Documentation is among the most critical and consumed content by users of Grafana. As a Documentation and Technical Writing Manager at Grafana Labs, you will be guiding the direction and enhancement of our documentation. In this role, you'll manage a team of Technical Writers who develop documentation for developer audiences and interact with engineering and other internal and external groups to define team deliverables, priorities, and processes. You'll also contribute to the writing and editing of the documentation and create process improvements. We are looking for a Documentation and Technical Writing Manager who understands the documentation and technical writing needs of a fast-growing company with both open source and commercial products. In addition to helping manage a technical writing team to keep up with our fast pace of development, you will also have an ownership role in improving our documentation site and working across the organization to identify documentation needs, requests, and prioritization. You will help drive collaboration across teams, responding to requests for a variety of tailored content that ensures our products are easy to learn and rapidly adopted. What You’ll Be Doing: - Understand the gaps in our current documentation and how to organize and build documentation for scale - Help establish best practices within the technical writing team to keep up with our needs for documentation across projects and products - Manage a team of technical writers - Work with the technical writing management team and other stakeholders to support a collaborative, intentional content strategy across content types, including blogs and video - Collaboratively develop opinionated content that helps users become successful with our products using our technical documentation - Support a transparent project management process to help internal stakeholders track significant updates to our documentation - Promote an approach that focuses on results and supports work-life balance by helping to balance assignments across the team when workloads are uneven, manage conflicting priorities, and prevent over-resourcing What Makes You a Great Fit: - Experience leading and writing excellent developer documentation in a dynamic, fast-paced environment - Experience interacting with engineering and other internal and external groups to define deliverables, priorities, and processes - Player/coach mentality to engage with an international team - Ability to quickly understand the organization’s needs and develop a plan in response, helping technical writers prioritize high-priority feature release work with other documentation, usability, and process improvements - Experience managing remotely across global time zones - Experience as a technical writer working on developer documentation - Experience working with the open source community - Experience building relationships and advocating for the technical writing discipline with internal stakeholders - First-class written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills - Experience working with docs-as-code, Markdown, Git, GitHub, and project management tools In the US, the base compensation range for this role is $143,759 - $172,511. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed throughout the interview process. All of our roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), giving every team member ownership in Grafana Labs' success. We believe in shared outcomes—RSUs help us stay aligned and invested as we scale globally. *Compensation ranges are country specific. If you are applying for this role from a different location than listed above, your recruiter will discuss your specific market’s defined pay range & benefits at the beginning of the process. Why You’ll Thrive at Grafana Labs: - 100% Remote, Global Culture - As a remote-only company, we bring together talent from around the world, united by a culture of collaboration and shared purpose. - Scaling Organization – Tackle meaningful work in a high-growth, ever-evolving environment. - Transparent Communication – Expect open decision-making and regular company-wide updates. - Innovation-Driven – Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things. - Open Source Roots – Built on community-driven values that shape how we work. - Empowered Teams – High trust, low ego culture that values outcomes over optics. - Career Growth Pathways – Defined opportunities to grow and develop your career. - Approachable Leadership – Transparent execs who are involved, visible, and human. - Passionate People – Join a team of smart, supportive folks who care deeply about what they do. - In-Person onboarding - We want you to thrive from day 1 with your fellow new ‘Grafanistas’ to learn all about what we do and how we do it. - Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum. 3 days of your annual leave entitlement are reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days to allow the team to really disconnect. *We will comply with local legislation where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer: We will recruit, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us different and unique. We believe that equality and diversity builds a strong organization and we’re working hard to make sure that’s the foundation of our organization as we grow. Grafana Labs may utilize AI tools in its recruitment process to assist in matching information provided in CVs to job postings. The recruitment team will continue to review inbound CVs manually to identify alignment with current openings. #LI-Remote For information about how your personal data is used once you’ve applied to a job, check out our privacy policy.

• Lead proposal development and support federal business growth • Review federal solicitations (RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, Sources Sought) • Analyze requirements and develop clear, compliant technical proposals that reflect SSC’s capabilities • Create compliance matrices and coordinate with subject matter experts and leadership • Manage the full technical writing workflow from draft to submission • Monitor federal procurement platforms and identify relevant opportunities • Maintain an organized pipeline with key details to help leadership prioritize pursuits

• Understand the gaps in our current documentation and how to organize and build documentation for scale • Help establish best practices within the technical writing team to keep up with our needs for documentation across projects and products • Manage a team of technical writers • Work with the technical writing management team and other stakeholders to support a collaborative, intentional content strategy across content types, including blogs and video • Collaboratively develop opinionated content that helps users become successful with our products using our technical documentation • Support a transparent project management process to help internal stakeholders track significant updates to our documentation • Promote an approach that focuses on results and supports work-life balance by helping to balance assignments across the team when workloads are uneven, manage conflicting priorities, and prevent over-resourcing