Senior Technical Writer
Posted on 10/25/2022
INACTIVE
Locations
Boulder, CO, USA
Experience Level
Entry
Junior
Mid
Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop
Atlassian
Confluence
Management
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Journalism
Requirements
- 3+ years of technical writing experience for software applications in cloud architectures
- Experience working in a wireless telecommunications or networking environment
- Native-level proficiency in English, both verbal and written
- Experience in creating high-quality documentation with attention to formatting, voice, audience, and detail
- Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text and pictures
- Sound judgment, strong sense of ethics, ability to work under tight deadlines
- Excellent organizational skills and business acumen, as well as the ability to hold high-level conversations with managers and technical staff
Responsibilities
- Work with internal teams to obtain an in-depth understanding of our product and documentation requirements
- Produce high-quality documentation in accordance with the in-house style guide and provided templates
- Analyze existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and single-sourcing opportunities
- Determine the needs of end users of technical documentation
- Conduct interviews with SMEs to capture operational procedures, troubleshooting recommendations, and complex end-to-end solution descriptions
- Work hands-on with software applications, confirming procedures and taking screenshots as needed
- Revise existing documentation as required and requested
- Edit images using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or similar tools as needed
Desired Qualifications
- University degree in technical writing, English, journalism, communications, or computer science
- Strong working knowledge of MadCap Flare
- Strong working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Strong working knowledge of all Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Illustrator
- Experience working in the software application and virtual platform sectors
- Experience with Atlassian Confluence wiki pages
- Experience using Microsoft SharePoint as a document management system
- Experience using Microsoft Visio to create diagrams and flowcharts
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