Lead Technical Author
Skills
Attention To DetailChicago ManualGitMadcap FlareManual CreationOralProofreading
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Significant experience in building and maintaining product documentation
- Experience with MadCap Flare or similar tool
- Validating and redesigning documentation for improved usability
- Knowledge of handling documentation as 'code'
- Ability to write for translation and localization
- Experience with industry-standard style guides like Microsoft or Chicago Manuals of Style
Nice to have
- API documentation
- Mobile applications documentation
- Experience in GIS or web mapping
Day to day
- Lead a small team of technical authors
- Develop user guides, release notes, and technical documents
- Validate documentation against the user interface
