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Job title

Tech nical Writer (Job #77)

Company Polaris Search Group
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, Virginia, McLean
Employment type Full Time
Education Bachelor
Year Experience 3 - 4 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 3/6/2007
Description
Job Description - Technical Writer

Since 1989, [the company] has helped corporations transform their operational data into actionable information. Our Business Intelligence platform, [the company], gives businesses solutions to all of their query, reporting, and advanced analytical needs, and distributes insight to users via web, wireless and voice. With more than 2,800 satisfied customers and over 500 technology and integration partners, [the company] has been proven the best, most complete solution for business intelligence.

We are seeking senior Technical Writers to create, edit, and maintain technical software documentation for our high-performance Business Intelligence Products. Successful candidates will get to work with some of the best minds in the industry while applying their skills to immediate use

Job Qualifications:
Degree in Computer Science, Technical Communications, English, or related degrees.
5+ years experience writing technical software documentation.
Excellent writing and developmental editing skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact frequently with technical research
and development personnel.
Ability to work productively in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to guide the work of junior writers, especially with developmental editing, teaching audience awareness, and so on. The successful candidate is eager to share their knowledge and experience as a professional writer with relatively new writers.
Interest in technology and a hunger for learning new technologies.
A plus if candidate has:
Knowledge of: HTML, ASP, JSP, JavaScript, Java, SQL, Visual Basic, C++, UNIX
Knowledge of FrameMaker and/or RoboHelp

Job Duties:
Work with Developers, Quality Engineers and Program Managers to drive the scope and direction of product end-user and technical documentation.
Analyze, interpret, compose, and edit information to develop documentation in various media.
Strong emphasis on performing editing and quality control functions on peer documentation.df-tc

Experience/Skills
See above

Other desired skills:
Technical Writer (Job #77)
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