Job Title – Associate Tech Doc Writer

Group – Documentation Team

Brief Position Description:
Model N is looking for an excellent technical writer to join our globally-distributed Publications team. The successful candidate will have worked in organizations that have produced a variety of documents that help customers configure and extend enterprise application products.
Technical writers at Model N are responsible for researching, writing, editing, and maintaining product documentation. They are expected to collaborate with individuals in Product Management and Product Development.

Requirements:

 Graduate/Postgraduate in English/Journalism/Communication with a good understanding of software or, a B.E./B.Tech/Master of Computer Applications degree
 0-2 years experience writing for business-user and developer audiences
 Excellent written and communication skills and a strong attention to detail as demonstrated through writing samples (portfolio is required for consideration)
 Excellent understanding of US English
 Self starter with a track record of being able to drive projects to completion with minimal supervision
 Be able to gather document requirements from SME inputs
 Ability to work and communicate effectively with a globally-distributed team
 Ability to learn industry standard tools such as Adobe FrameMaker and Acrobat Professional, MS Office, etc

Desired:
 Knowledge of single-sourcing a plus
 Experience with re-use and repurposing concepts a plus
 Experience working with wiki-based tools like Confluence or MindTouch a plus
 Experience working with UNIX or Linux a plus
 Familiarity with HTML also a plus