Technical Writer (TW4)

Randstad; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Technical Writer in Charlotte, NC for a 9-month project. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in technical documentation and publication, with strong knowledge of HTML and JavaScript. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining technical documents, mentoring junior staff, and conducting audience analysis to ensure effective communication. This role requires ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on a W2 basis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical documentation and publication experience.
• Ability to work on W2 to qualify for this role.
• Mentor other writers/editors and ensure consistency across documents.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain technical documentation including manuals and online help.
• Act as a liaison between client group and technical staff.
• Conduct problem and audience analysis.

Skills

Technical documentation

HTML

JavaScript

Mentoring

Audience analysis

Tools

HTML

JavaScript

Job description

Job Title: Technical Writer (TW4)

Duration: 9 Months

Location: Charlotte, NC

Requirements: *Candidates must be able to work on W2 to qualify for this role.*

Responsible for complex technical documentation tasks and projects with either a writing or editing focus. Both writers and editors are responsible for utilizing knowledge of HTML and JavaScript languages and web-based tools and utilities to build framesets, menus, search engines, and glossaries for web sites. Provides mentoring and training to less experienced staff. Writing Focus: Uses advanced technical writing knowledge to write and maintain new/revised manuals, bulletins, implementation packages, and other technical documentation including online help screens and online documentation for intranet web sites. Acts as a liaison between client group and technical staff in overall web site design including the evaluation of specifications and preparation of functional and technical designs. Conducts complex problem and audience analysis, works with system and banking analysts to gather technical information, designs, and writes documentation. Editing Focus: Uses advanced technical editing knowledge to edit new manuals, bulletins, implementation packages, and other technical documentation including online help screens and online documentation for intranet web sites. Conducts complex problem analysis, works with technical writers to edit technical information. Develops and implements organizational and design guidelines.

*5+ years technical documentation and publication experience.*

Creates system documentation using approved templates and ensuring "required content" is included in a self-directed and fast paced environment. Gathers required information to consolidate from a variety of sources including: systems, interviews, published diagrams.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.