Technical Writer — Design & End-User Docs (Portland)

Ask IT consulting; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ASK IT consulting in Portland, Oregon is seeking a Technical Writer for a 12-month engagement to convert verbal descriptions and design notes into precise technical documents.

You will translate meetings with developers into design docs, UML/DFD, flow charts, and entity-relationship diagrams; also produce end-user manuals and procedures for training.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of technical writing experience in an IT environment and the ability to create concise, accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Writers who can translate verbal specs into concise technical design documents.
• 3–5 years of technical writing experience in IT environments.
• Experience creating end-user manuals and procedures from design docs.

Responsibilities

• Translate developers' verbal descriptions into technical design documents with diagrams.
• Produce end-user documentation, manuals, and training materials from design artifacts.

Skills

Technical writing

IT documentation

Tools

UML

DFD

Flow charts

Entity-Relation

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Job description

ASK IT consulting in Portland, Oregon is seeking a Technical Writer for a 12-month engagement to convert verbal descriptions and design notes into precise technical documents.

You will translate meetings with developers into design docs, UML/DFD, flow charts, and entity-relationship diagrams; also produce end-user manuals and procedures for training.

Candidates should have 3–5 years of technical writing experience in an IT environment and the ability to create concise, accurate documentation.