Technical Writer

Job description

Responsibilities

  • Work with internal teams to obtain an in-depth understanding of the product and the documentation requirements
  • Produce high-quality documentation that meets applicable standards and is appropriate for its intended audience
  • Write easy-to-understand user interface text, online help and developer guides
  • Create tutorials to help end-users use a variety of applications
  • Analyze existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and single-sourcing opportunities
  • Create and maintain the information architecture
  • Write technical documentation for internal or external developer audiences, such as API reference docs and developer guides.
  • Design and organize documentation sets for new APIs and developer products.
  • Manage complex documentation projects.
  • Supplement developer documentation with relevant sample code.

QualificationsMinimum qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of relevant experience, such as technical writing, product documentation, or online publishing including experience with writing technical customer-facing materials.
  • Experience with source code written in Python, PHP and/or JavaScript.
  • Using Microsoft products to compose documents, adhering to consistent style and formatting defined by detailed templates.
  • Graphically communicating concepts such as motion, action and direction using arrows, symbols and text in Word.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 4 years of relevant work experience, including experience researching and writing excellent documentation for developers (APIs, SDKs, web technologies).
  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.

Send your CV at career@3gca.org