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Technical Writer (#5496953)

Company RBSI Corporation
Wage Not specified
Location United States, Utah, Sandy
Employment type Contract to Perm
Education High School
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 9/11/2005
Description
Prepares text, including developing, writing, editing, rewriting and/or formatting technical and non-technical material forpublication. Examples of products produced include, but are not limited to, procedures, reports, manuals, proposals, instructional material, catalogues, and hardware/ software documentation. An intermediate-level professional, the Technical Writer is a fully qualified individual producer who applies a broad knowledge of publication concepts and practices. Incumbents are competent to work on assignments of low to moderate complexity or portions of more complex assignments and perform a full range of duties. Source documentation may require considerable interpretive judgment. Incumbents apply industry, client standards and work under general supervision. The Technical Writer generally is subject to tight publication deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads. Errors at this level can cause delay, expense, and/or disruption to the organization.- Compiles, organizes, rewrites and edits source material provided by technical and non-technical staff, vendors andmanufacturers, etc. - Provides publication direction to client's originating departments in development of technical documentation and coordinates efforts to ensure completeness of final product.- Provides expertise regarding presentation, including organization, format, layout and style.- Edits documentation for accuracy, clarity, coherence, and consistency, referring to accepted standards of editorial practice. - Rewrites material and/or works with originator(s) to affect necessary correction(s) and modifications.- Prepares or assists in the preparation of detailed instructions, outlines, and assignment schedules for word processing, graphics, photo lab, printing and repro services. - Coordinates workflow between documentation originator(s) and publication support areas to ensure professional product is completed per specifications, clarify instructions, etc.- Reviews final product for physical presentation and intelligibility to ensure quality of final product. Seeks timelycorrection as appropriate.- May assist in developing production standards and/or make recommendations for improvements in overall production toimprove future submissions.- Reviews existing publications for purpose of modifying, revising and/or rewriting and works with originators todetermine timely, cost-effective approaches.- Keeps apprised of developments in field of expertise to ensure currency.- Frequent use of PC.


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Technical Writer (#5496953)
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