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We're running an Online Hiring Tournament on July 21st to hire Technical Documentation Writers (30K/yr).
This event will include all testing for the role. Upon grading the deliverables from the event, we will set up qualified candidates with an interview with the hiring manager. This is a 100% remote, full-time role.
You can see more details about this role here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/technical-documentation-writer-30kyr-online-hiring-tournament-remote-registration-47983910167?aff=geoAnnWuzzuf
The Technical Documentation Writer will be responsible for writing and maintaining internal and user documentation for Aurea’s software products, and for managing documentation-related process in Development. The writer provides leadership in improving Aurea’s technical customer communication and documentation.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field, or in American or English literature with a minor in a technical field, or equivalent.
- Fluency in the English language, styles, and conventions, with the ability to master technical concepts and explain them in terms appropriate for the target audience.
- 2+ years of technical writing experience in a software company. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively interview subject matter experts, and to collaborate with others in writing, editing and reviewing large or complex documents.
- Experience with structured authoring standards, such as DITA, and topic-based authoring; familiarity with single-sourcing and multiple output formats such as HTML, compiled help files, PDF, etc. Working knowledge of Web formats and technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Good proficiency in English language
Desired Skills and Experience
- A working understanding of programming and software architectures and/or databases Experience documenting APIs written in Java
- Experience creating customer training course materials or videos
- The ability to install, learn quickly, and to understand technical software, so as to be able to write about it clearly and accurately.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplined team with remote co-workers.
