TECHNICAL WRITER

Artech Information System LLC; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing company is looking for a Technical Writer in Winston-Salem, NC for a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will draft and edit technical documentation, support user guides, and work closely with development and publishing teams. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in technical documentation and excellent communication skills. Immediate interviews and hiring are available.

Qualifications

• 3+ years technical documentation and publication experience.
• Must possess strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Learn online Recruiting application and create user guides.
• Manage document changes and perform editing duties.
• Collaborate with publishing and development teams on final assets.

Skills

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Audience analysis

Editing technical content

Job description

Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost.

Job Description

Job Title: Technical Writer

Location: Winston Salem NC

Duration: 6 months Contract

** Direct Client; Immediate interview and hiring

• Drafts, edits and formats moderately complex to complex technical manuals, project and/or other technical documentation.
• Drafts and/or edits moderately complex web content.
• Researches, analyzes and translates technical information for technical and non-technical users.
• Authors original content from information supplied by others or gathered directly.
• Conducts audience analysis for moderately complex to complex problems and projects.
• Edits technical documentation authored by others and ensures documentation is in compliance with internal standards and external regulations.
• May participate in establishing documentation guidelines.
• May create and present graphical technical presentations.
• Provides guidance to less experienced technical writers

Responsibilities

• The writer will be responsible for learning an online Recruiting application, become integrally familiar with its operations, support the creation of user guides, help content, system messaging, and direct the movement of documents through business reviews, technical reviews and final approvals.
• They will be responsible for document tracking, managing document changes and all editing duties related to technical writing.
• This person will meet with publishing teams and development teams to schedule the delivery of final technical writing assets for publication into the application and web site production releases.
• They will be participating in application design events to understand technical writing needs and related project management activities they will need to care for.
• This position will require strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

3+ years technical documentation and publication experience.