Technical Writer

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Technical Writer to optimize technical content for accuracy and consistency across client projects. You will ensure precise formatting, tone, and messaging, collaborating with teams and clients to uphold Lionbridge standards.

You will guide junior staff, support localization efforts, and manage multiple content assignments in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing with consistent tone, structure and messaging.
• Localization/translation experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to work independently and with a team.
• Familiarity with style guides and readability measures.
• Experience with CMS (Adobe Experience Manager) or similar systems.
• 3+ years in technical writing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Update procedural articles of simple to moderate complexity on time.
• Write clear content that adheres to partner standards and guidelines.
• Ensure content is technically accurate with correct tone, formatting and punctuation.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage content assignments and communicate status.
• Provide guidance to junior team members.

Skills

Technical writing

Localization experience

Multitasking

Independent worker

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager

Job description

Technical Writer

Position Summary

Lionbridge seeks a talented and experienced Technical Writer to join our team as a Senior Technical Writer. In this role the Senior Technical Writer would be responsible for optimizing written copy for accuracy and consistency provided by Lionbridge teams and/or clients. Precise formatting, tone, accuracy, clarity, and focus as outlined by the team or client are all areas of high importance in this role. Open and consistent collaborations with other teams, leadership, clients, and POCs is to be expected to ensure standards are understood and achieved. This role provides guidance to junior team members.

What You Will Do

• Perform updates of simple to moderate complexity to procedural articles as assigned, ensuring that assignments are completed on time and in accordance with quality guidelines.
• Write clear, simple content that adheres to partner company and departmental standards and guidelines.
• Ensure that content is technically accurate and uses appropriate tone, voice, grammar, formatting, punctuation, spelling, and messaging.
• Collaborate openly and effectively with team leadership to manage content assignments and communicate status proactively.
• Provide guidance to junior team members

To Be Successful You Will Have

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to ensure accurate and consistent tone, clarity, structure, and mechanics of content
• Experience optimizing written content for localization/translation preferred
• Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment
• Proven track record working independently and with a team
• Experience working with style guides and an understanding of readability measurement methods preferred
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager or other content management system preferred
• 3+ years of experience in technical writing or related field.

In Return, You Can Expect

• Ongoing career opportunities at a repeat Forbes and Newsweek-listed "Best Employer for Women", "Best Employer for Diversity", "Best Remote Employer", "Best Large Employer", and "Most Loved Workplace".
• Career development and a career path designed to utilize your learned skills and ultimate professional passions in a world-leading company with over 25 years of world-leading experience.

Lionbridge partners with brands to break barriers and build bridges all over the world. For over 25 years, we have helped companies connect with their global customers and employees by delivering translation and localization solutions in 350+ languages. Through our world-class platform, we orchestrate a network of passionate experts across the globe who partner with brands to create culturally rich experiences. Relentless in our love of linguistics, we use the best of human and machine intelligence to forge understanding that resonates with our customers' clients. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 24 countries. Learn more at www.lionbridge.com .