Technical Writer - Entry

  • foster city, CA
  • Posted 14 hours ago | Updated 2 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Full Time

Skills

Customer Facing
Motivation
Product Development
Agile
Research
Reporting
SAP BASIS
Collaboration
Customer Support
User Experience
MadCap
DITA
XML
Documentation
Electronic Commerce
Payments
MBA
JD
Writing
Publishing

Job Details

Title: Technical Writer - Entry
Location: foster city CA 94404
Duration:6+ months
Details:

We are seeking a Technical Writer to join our Information Development team.
Our technical writers create client-facing documents that help customers set up and use our products and services.
Successful candidates will thrive in a fast-moving environment, while demonstrating flexibility, self-motivation, and a willingness to contribute to a dynamic team.
Strong interpersonal and writing are required. In addition to these skills, you will be expected to develop an expertise with our authoring and publishing tools.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Understand and adhere to department style and process guidelines.
Understand product development methodologies in an Agile environment.
Foster and maintain positive working relationships with other team members and key stakeholders.
Research and document new and updated features for products.
Improve existing documentation.
Attend project meetings, create schedules, and report progress on a regular basis
Collaborate with developers, designers, product managers, and customer support to ensure accuracy and quality of documentation to contribute to a positive user experience.
Previous experience with MadCap Flare, DITA documentation and XML documentation tools.
Knowledge of eCommerce applications or the payments industry
Experience with APIs and writing for a Developer audience

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications:
3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
1 to 2 years writing a publishing environment

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