BlackSky is hiring a Senior Technical Writer

BlackSky is looking for a Senior Technical Writer to join our Go to Market team. You will serve as the lead writer, editor, and content developer, translating complex technical and analytics concepts into clear capabilities and benefits statements to support our expansion across defense and intelligence customers.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the lead writer, editor and content developer for proposals, white papers and solicitations.
• Translate complex technical and analytics concepts into clear capabilities and benefits statements.
• Craft persuasive narratives tailored to customer mission needs.
• Support the proposal manager in coordinating and consolidating cross-functional inputs from technical, product, program, marketing and executive teams.
• Ensure consistent messaging, style and compliance across all submissions.
• Develop technical summaries, past performance, compliance matrices and executive-ready content.
• Maintain disciplined processes around proposal schedules, submission status and compliance reviews.
• Identify process improvements to strengthen pipeline health and win rates.
• Take on other job-related duties as assigned, which may include supporting technical software documentation, user guides, specifications, research papers or marketing content.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or a related field.
• At least eight (8) years of proven experience with technical writing and supporting government proposals.
• Strong writing, editing and formatting skills with a proven ability to produce clear, persuasive content under tight deadlines.
• Experience in government proposals (DoD/MoD, IC, NASA, or Federal Civilian) with familiarity of FAR/DFARS and proposal compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of Shipley or APMP best practices and the ability to align writing with these methodologies.
• Graphics and visual storytelling ability, including collaboration with designers or use of tools like Visio, PowerPoint, or Canva.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Ability to discern priorities and deliver on deadlines.
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable.
• A process improvement mindset to suggest templates, style guides, or reusable boilerplate libraries.
• Experience leading proposals for U.S government, defense, intelligence or allied customers.
• Ability to work effectively with technical experts to translate complex geospatial and analytic capabilities into compelling value propositions.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office.

Nice to Have

• APMP certification (Foundation or Practitioner).
• Background in aerospace, defense, or intelligence proposals.
• Experience contributing to oral proposals (slide decks, speaker notes, rehearsals).
• Previous experience working with colleagues in multiple time zones.
• Prior experience working with systems integration projects.
• Previous software development experience.
• Hold an active secret clearance (or higher).

Technical Stack

• MS Office
• Visio
• PowerPoint
• Canva

Team & Environment

You will be part of the Go to Market team, reporting to the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Go to Market.

Benefits & Compensation

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance.
• BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses.
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more.
• 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs.
• Employer matching donations.
• Professional development.
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag.
• Compensation: $115,000-137,000 per year (Seattle, WA). Final compensation dependent on specific background and education.

Work Mode

This is a hybrid position located in Herndon, VA, Seattle, WA, or Remote (certain states).

BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.