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Technical Writer - Contract

Career Karma

Technical Writer - Contract

San Francisco, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Work alongside us to create detailed tutorials on various programming topics. You will be given writing assignments based on audience demand and opportunities identified by our content management team. Your work will have a direct impact on the growth of our company, helping us connect with a wider audience of people who are looking to build technical skills. A successful candidate will be hired on a part-time, freelance basis. This means you can engage in other work opportunities while contributing to Career Karma. Our ideal candidate should contribute a minimum of three pieces per week.

    TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST SUBMIT A WRITING SAMPLE OR PUBLISHED BLOG POST. 

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    TECHNICAL WRITING TEAM 

    We're building a team of skilled technical writers to help us educate new coders on the essentials of programming. Our technical writing team is responsible for producing comprehensive and well-researched content on beginner topics, ranging from computer science fundamentals to language-specific tutorials.

    HOW YOU WILL HELP US FULFILL OUR MISSION

    • Produce technical content on both language-specific and general programming concepts.

    • Write guides for learning various programming technologies, with reference to other educational resources.

    • Help us understand new content opportunities.

    • Produce code snippets and examples to accompany your work.

    • Create content for publications with which we have a partnership that supplements our existing content.

    WHY WE VALUE YOU

    • An organized writer with past experience using a programming language, whether during studies, for personal projects, or in a professional coding environment.

    • Ability to meet strict deadlines and to revise work quickly based on feedback from the editorial staff.

    • A team player who is able to reach out for help and advice from other technical writers.

    • Has an aptitude for explaining technical topics in simple language.

    • Understands the fundamentals of computer science.

    • Exceptional writing skills. Experience as a technical writer is not necessary, but you must be able to carefully articulate technical concepts using the written word.

    PAST PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. We are interested in talking with people who are familiar with one or more of the following technologies (knowledge of specific frameworks in a respective language is not required, but preferred):

    • HTML and CSS

    • JavaScript

    • Python

    • Ruby

    • Java

    • PHP

    • SQL

    • C++

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