No sub-contracting ! Direct W/2’s ONLY ….. This is a hybrid contract with possible converting to full time.
Technical Writer:
Senior Technical Writer
Duties: What You’ll do…
Learn about new processes, tools, and professional talents.
Determine the clearest and most logical way to present information to achieve the greatest reader comprehension, is a must.
Follow verbal directions explicitly, and produce documentation in a quick turn-around environment.
Meet virtually & brainstorm with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to derive improvements of older documentation.
Independently gather information from SMEs who may have minimal documentation experience, and translate that into new documentation on highly specialized topics that will be read by an audience with a diverse skill set.
Review and/or copy edit content developed by SMEs.
Analyze information required for the development or update of policy, procedure, and form documentation.
Create, or work with designers and analysts to create, attractive and informative Gliffy flow diagrams, charts, and other visual aids, to assist readers in understanding a product or process.
Communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams of both producers, programmers, artists, and support staff, to plan, develop, and produce high-quality documentation products in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Follow verbal directions explicitly, and produce documentation in a quick turn-around environment.
Work simultaneously on multiple projects as assigned, and independently setting priorities to meet changing deadlines and scope-of-work definitions.
Perform proofreading of general-audience, administrative, technical, and artistic instructions, and produce mechanical and substantive edits, correcting grammar, technical usage, content, and organizational problems to meet Respawn Documentation Standards and Style Guide Requirements.
Generate innovative ideas for content and workflow solutions.
Create and use templates and style sheets to ensure product consistency and quality.
Record page inventories for vetting and archival procedures as assigned.
Ensures projects adhere to schedules and deadlines.
Skills: **Candidate can be located in Los Angeles, CA or we are open to remote.**
You will have…
Technical Writing 5+ years
Experience writing for web services and/or software products, 3-5 years Confluence CMS expertise ; 5+ years Adobe Photoshop expertise ; 5+ years Jira experience; 1-3 years Prior experience in Entertainment and/or Gaming Industry Experience working in Agile environment, writing User Stories, documenting Sprints, and creating Burn-up and Burn-Down charts.
Next-Level Awesome Extras Desired
Experience authoring Confluence Macros
Experience working with REST APIs
Programming and/or scripting experience
Experience developing Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) / Gliffy Jira Certification Experience in Training/Education
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field, such as English, Literature, Communications, and/or Writing a definite plus.
Skills and Experience:
Required Skills:
TECHNICAL WRITER
Languages:
English
Read
Write
Speak
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor’s Degree
Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Schedule:
Start Date: 06/20/2022
Estimated End Date: 12/20/2022
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Hours Per Day: 8.00
Interview Notes: Schedule to be determined with the manager. Possibility of extension or conversion to FTE.
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