Job Title: Junior Technical Writer

Job Description

Position Summary:

Create, develop, plan, write, and edit operational, instructional, or maintenance docs/procedures for paper, multimedia or web-based publication, using the standard Documentation Development Life Cycle (DDLC).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consult with technical team and/or users to learn document requirements, purpose, and audience.
• Read/review written information about the project; leverage any existing documentation as possible.
• Interview scientists, engineers, or managers who work on the product; take notes.
• Sort and organize the material and prepare an outline.
• Research/translate highly technical information into nontechnical or less technical user documentation.
• Write rough draft considering standards of order, clarity, style, and terminology.
• Produces products that conform to the company documentation and quality assurance standards.
• Submit copies of draft to technical reviewers.
• Write final draft according to corrections and suggestions.
• Complete internal quality checks and peer review.
• Complete post-publication source- and release-control.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experienced using multiple documentation tools to develop base templates and manipulate output styles
• Exceptional grammar skills
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
• Experience managing multiple projects and adhering to schedules and priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree
• Extensive years of technical writer experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe FrameMaker, Visio, and Source Control Systems.
• Excellent written and conversational skills.
• A strong, positive work ethic as demonstrated by initiative, adaptability, independence, and the desire to produce a quality product.
• An excellent team player who can work on complex projects individually or witha group of other technical writers.