Location: London | Salary: Up to £266.11 per day |
Sector: IT & Telecoms | Specialism: |
Type: Contract | Contact: Gautam Raval |
Technical Writer - London
12 Months Contract
Inside IR35
Technical Writer needed for a 12 month contract insdie IR35 to be based full time at my client site in the City of London.
As a Technical Writer you will be responsible for:
- Under the guidance of a program manager, update documentation so that it adheres to an existing style guide.
- Under the guidance of a program manager, update existing documentation so that it adheres to new knowledge standards.
- Under the guidance of a program manager, convert existing documentation from one documentation system into another.
- Under the guidance of a program manager, produce new documentation which adheres to an existing style guide.
- Under the guidance of a program manager, deprecate outdated existing documentation.
- Work directly with engineers to create or update documentation such as FAQs, procedural instructions, new product information.
- Take ownership of various parts of the documentation library for revision, restructure, and refresh projects.
Technical Writer Essentional Skills:
- At least five years' experience as a Technical Writer.
- Previous experience in a contract role.
- Outstanding attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of using at least one Technical Authoring tool (not including MS Word).
- Understanding of HTML.
- Experience of using at least one graphics package.
- Experience of writing documentation for a global audience.
- Experience of writing documentation for users whose first language is not English.
- A demonstrably proactive attitude.
- Strong organisational skills.
- A proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
- A demonstrable interest in improving the quality and efficiency of processes and procedures.
- The ability to pick up new tools and technologies quickly.
- The ability to work well as part of a team and individually.
Technical Writer Desirable Skills:
- Experience as a Technical Writer in the Telecoms / Enterprise field.
- Knowledge of Networking Domain.
- Experience of writing documentation for Wikis.
- Experience of writing documentation in HTML.
- Experience of writing documentation for Content Management Systems.
- Experience of mark-up / mark-down.
- Experience of using OmniGraffle or Adobe Illustrator.
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