Job Description

LOOKING LOCAL CANDIDATE TO FILL SOONER THAN LATER!

TECHNICAL WRITING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH ENGINEERS, PRODUCT MANAGERS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL PRODUCT AND PROCESS SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION. DEMONSTRATES BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF TECHNICAL PRODUCT SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ENGLISH, JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER LIBERAL ARTS DEGREE.

• FIVE OR MORE YEARS WRITING AND EDITING HARDWARE/SOFTWARE USER GUIDES (PRINT AND ONLINE) AND OTHER TECHNICAL PRODUCT DOCUMENTATION.

• MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS' EXPERIENCE WRITING FOR ONLINE HELP.

• EXPERIENCE IN DEVICE LABELING AND/OR PACKAGING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT IS A PLUS.

• EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS ESPECIALLY IN THE USE OF GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, SYNTAX, AND DICTION.

• ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE DELIVERY OF PRIORITIZED TASKS.

• ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE A HIGH LEVEL OF INITIATIVE TO GATHER INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPING DOCUMENTATION.

• ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY WITH MINIMAL SUPERVISION

• STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

• MECHANICAL APTITUDE; FAMILIARITY WITH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AND BASIC ELECTRONICS CONCEPTS.

• ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ACCURACY IN EDITING AND RELATED WORK.

• ABILITY TO WORK UNDER COMPRESSED DEADLINES AND MUST BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH UNRESOLVED SITUATIONS, FREQUENT PROJECT CHANGES, DELAYS, OR OTHER UNEXPECTED EVENTS.

• ABILITY TO HANDLE MULTIPLE PROJECTS WITH EXCELLENT FOLLOW-UP AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

• SKILLED IN BOTH ELECTRONIC AND HARD COPY MARKUP (ACROBAT, TRACKED CHANGES IN MICROSOFT™ WORD™, STANDARD EDITORIAL AND PROOFREADING SYMBOLS).

• EXPERIENCE WITH SAP OR SIMILAR ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM.

• FAMILIARITY WITH ENGINEERING CHANGE CONTROL PROCESSES AND AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGIES.

• EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT-BASED APPLICATIONS (MICROSOFT OFFICE 365™)

• EXPERIENCE IN VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMS (VCS) SUCH AS, PERFORCE, SOURCESAFE, OR GITHUB.

• KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH DESKTOP PUBLISHING (DTP) SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS (MADCAP™ FLARE, ADOBE™ FRAMEMAKER™) AS APPLICABLE FOR TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION.

• EXPERIENCE WORKING IN A REGULATED INDUSTRY SUCH AS PHARMACEUTICALS, MEDICAL DEVICES, DEFENSE OR AEROSPACE.

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