Great opportunity open for a Technical Communications Specialist with experience of creating documentation in a technical discipline and experience with content management, to come on-board and work for a Global Market leading company, based in Leeds. This will be a permanent position with a competitive salary on offer as well as benefits.
Key skills:
- Experience in creating documentation in technical discipline (preferably software)
- Experience with Microsoft Office or any other authoring tools
- Experience with a content management system (file management, versioning, etc.)
- HTML / CSS knowledge (preferred but not must have)
- Knowledge of the DITA framework (preferred but not must have)
- Knowledge of basic project management and agile software development methodologies
- Graphics capture basic editing knowledge
Key experience:
- Master's or Bachelor's in Technical Communications, Computer Science, Engineering, English, Journalism, Education, or Training
- Proficient communication and presentation skills in English
- Proficient writing and editing skills
- Knowledge of technical communications standards (Microsoft Writing Styleguide, Chicago Manual of Style, DQTI, Simplified Technical English)
- Collaborates with team, managers and stakeholders
- Works well individually and meets deadlines
Responsibilities:
- Work as a member of the TechCom team and in close collaboration with the product teams to create high quality documentation supporting software applications
- Apply technical communication skills to present information in a clear and concise style
- Review and edit documentation to meet industry and company standards and guidelines
- Use the content management system to create and review documentation
- Create and manage publications for project deliverables as required
