Senior Technical Publications Specialist (Hybrid, InDesign)

Rite-Hite Company; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being program with extra day off

401(k) with company match

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Rite-Hite seeks a Technical Publication Specialist to elevate technical documentation. You will write, edit, and format owner and installation manuals, translating complex engineering content into clear visuals and text.

Collaborate with engineers, product marketing, and sales to ensure accuracy and consistency across documents. Ideal candidates have a 4-year degree in technical writing or related field and 5+ years of experience with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in technical writing, publishing, communications, or related field
• 5+ years of experience writing or editing technical documentation
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings for technical audiences
• Excellent grammar, detail orientation, and organization
• Experience with style guides, templates, version control and file management
• Experience in visual formatting and graphic design for technical content
• Bonus: structured authoring tools and translation/vendor coordination

Responsibilities

• Write, edit, and format technical documentation including owner and installation manuals
• Translate complex processes and engineering content into clear visuals and text
• Collaborate with SMEs across engineering, product marketing, and sales to ensure accuracy
• Maintain consistency using templates, standards, and regulatory guidelines
• Focus on clarity, reuse, and translation-readiness to improve content quality
• Coordinate regional versions and translations for international documentation

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

Engineering drawings

Translation readiness

Document formatting

Templates & standards

Version control

Graphic design for technical content

XML/HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical writing or related field

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Creative Suite

XML/HTML

Job description

Rite-Hite seeks a Technical Publication Specialist to elevate technical documentation. You will write, edit, and format owner and installation manuals, translating complex engineering content into clear visuals and text.

Collaborate with engineers, product marketing, and sales to ensure accuracy and consistency across documents. Ideal candidates have a 4-year degree in technical writing or related field and 5+ years of experience with InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite.