Technical Content Designer

Aquent; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is looking for a Technical Content Designer to join their dynamic Games Developer team. In this fully remote contract role, you will craft developer documentation that enhances the experience for game developers. Your expertise in technical writing, UX, and content design will be essential as you collaborate closely with engineers and product managers. This position offers a creative and fast-paced environment where your passion for games and game development will shine. If you're proactive, detail-oriented, and ready to make an impact in the gaming industry, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plans with a match

Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium

Catered breakfast, lunch, and snacks

Commuter shuttles

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant writing experience in technical writing and content design.
• Ability to work autonomously and make strategic decisions independently.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers and designers to create and update technical documentation.
• Build and maintain information architecture and style guides for technical content.

Skills

Technical Writing

Content Design

UX Writing

Git

Markdown

HTML

Information Architecture

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Git

Job description

We're seeking a Technical Content Designer for a contract role on our Games Developer team. This role is responsible for crafting developer documentation, creating a best-in-class experience for people developing games. Candidates should have experience in Content Design, UX, and Technical Writing, with the ability to multitask while working in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. We're particularly seeking someone who is self-motivated, proactive, and highly organized, with excellent attention to detail. This role will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, particularly with engineers, to ingest and synthesize complex technical information. The ideal candidate has a passion for, and deep knowledge of, games and games development.

Your Skills

• You have experience working in Git
• You're comfortable writing in markup languages (Markdown and some HTML)
• You're an expert in partnering with engineers/game developers to craft documentation
• You're familiar with the development of design systems and language frameworks
• You communicate productively with visual thinkers and will be comfortable advocating for your point of view in our candid, feedback-driven culture

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to create, synthesize, format, revise, and update the information that game developers need to integrate and use the org's Games Platform, org's Software Development Kit (SDK), and APIs
• Build on the information architecture, the voice & tone, the style guide, and general best practices for the presentation of technical information
• Create a standard workflow for how the information is ingested from our org’s games platform engineers and then presented to game developers
• Build on the rubric for how changes to the documentation are communicated to cross-functional teams, as well as external game developer partners (e.g. release notes for new builds and updates)
• Work closely with the Product Design team to understand the platform features implemented within the Product UI, in order to ensure the relevant context is presented to the game developers in a useful and usable way
• Present the Content Design work to key stakeholders, team members, and other Content Designers and Writers for visibility and feedback

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant writing experience: technical writing, documentation writing, UX writing, content design, information architecture
• Experience working on documentation with an engineering or UX team
• Ability to work autonomously and make strategic decisions independently
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and people skills
• Enthusiasm and passion for games and game development, and helping our game developers bring our org's Games to members all around the world
• Expertise with games content preferred

This is a contract position. While this role is fully remote, there are regular required meetings during west-coast working hours. This role reports to the Content Design Manager on the Games team.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $99 to $110 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Client Description

Love television and movies? With over 9 million streaming customers in 100+ different countries, our client is shaping the future of global entertainment. They are focused on bringing new stories to millions of people worldwide by creating and promoting original and exclusive content.

Are you...

• A self-starter
• Naturally curious
• Able to quickly adapt to change
• Always looking for new ways to improve

Then this could be the right opportunity for you!

Working for our client, you'll enjoy

• A creative and fast-paced atmosphere
• Opportunities to work on industry-leading projects
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks catered daily
• Commuter shuttles

Why work with AQUENT? Check out our awesome benefits:

https://aquent.com/talent/talent-benefits

Aquent is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.