Technical Author

Genesis Technical Recruitment Ltd; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical recruitment agency seeks an experienced Technical Author to create and manage accurate technical documentation across various products and systems. The role involves writing user manuals, conducting technical editing, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Strong proficiency in Adobe InDesign and technical writing skills are essential, alongside collaboration with engineering teams. The position is not open to recent graduates or candidates without relevant experience, and VISA sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a technical author or in a similar documentation role.
• Strong technical writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency with authoring and graphics tools.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage technical documentation to schedule and quality targets.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and technical accuracy.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Document management

Project management

Communication

Proficiency with Adobe InDesign

Understanding engineering principles

Familiarity with ISO and CE standards

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Office Suite

PDF editing tools

Job description

Technical Author

Technical Author. Responsible for creating, maintaining, and managing clear, accurate technical documentation across a range of products and systems, including installation and maintenance instructions, user manuals, service publications, and parts manuals. The role requires ensuring compliance with industry standards, updating existing content and producing new manuals to support evolving product ranges, and delivering content localisation for markets. Close collaboration with engineering, production, and quality teams is essential to ensure documentation accurately reflects product design, configuration, and operation, while maintaining clarity, consistency, and usability to enhance the customer and service team experience.

Technical Author Role

You will own the creation, management, and delivery of technical publications to schedule and quality targets and determine the most effective documentation approach, style, and structure while ensuring compliance and technical accuracy.

Technical Writing

Write clear and concise manuals, installation guides, and maintenance instructions.

Perform technical editing and proofreading of all documentation.

Create and update user documentation in line with product changes and project requirements.

Documentation Tools & Content Creation

Use authoring tools such as Adobe InDesign and document management systems.

Produce technical graphics and illustrations using tools like Adobe Illustrator and IsoDraw, Photoshop etc. Develop and implement style guides and ensure consistent indexing and cross‑referencing across publications.

Technical Knowledge & Standards

Apply an understanding of machine components and systems in technical content creation. Ensure documentation meets relevant compliance standards (ISO, CE, etc.) and adheres to health, safety, and environmental (HSE) guidelines.

Software & Tools

Use MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for document preparation and reporting.

Apply PDF editing and conversion tools to manage outputs and distribution.

Project Management & Collaboration

Manage documentation projects and timelines to meet delivery requirements.

Work closely with engineering, production, and quality teams to ensure technical accuracy and relevance.

Quality Assurance

Review and verify the technical accuracy of all published content. Maintain version control and document revision tracking.

Communication & Localization

Liaise with engineers and subject matter experts to gather technical information.

Manage translations and localization of documentation for global markets.

Technical Author Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience as a technical author or in a similar documentation role.
• Strong technical writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Proficiency with authoring tools (Adobe InDesign) and graphics software (Adobe IsoDraw, Photoshop etc.).
• Knowledge of document management systems and style guide implementation.
• Understanding engineering principles and machine components.
• Familiarity with industry standards (ISO, CE) and HSE requirements.
• Strong project management, organization, and communication skills.

Technical Author Applications

• VISA Sponsorship is NOT available for this role

This vacancy is only available to Candidates with relevant experience as detailed in the job description. Due to volume of applications, we are unable to respond to applicants who do not possess the required skills and experience. Recent Graduates who do not have the required level of industry experience need not apply.

Candidates must be authorised to work in the country where this role is located BEFORE making an application.