We’ve added a new contract vacancy onto our website – for an contract Technical Author in Paris. This is for an initial six months, with contract extensions likely.
Tag: Technical Author
What capabilities do Technical Authors want in an authoring tool?
We were contacted last week by a SaaS developer who wanted to know if their solution might be of interest to companies needing to write and host their product’s user manual or online Help content. So what capabilities do Technical Authors look for in an authoring tool? There were a few features that sprung to mind: Multi-channel publishing (for… Read more »
New Technical Author vacancy in Cheshire #4156
Our client is looking to recruit a permanent Technical Author to join a team of writers that provides global support documentation for its range of scientific products. You’ll be part of the team that creates and updates service-related information for scientific instrument equipment. You’ll be involved in the installation procedures, as well as maintenance and… Read more »
Contract Technical Authors req’d – Potential 6 month project starting in June
We’ve had an enquiry from someone looking for 1-2 Technical Authors to help out on a potential project which would start in June. The content will be created using Word and FrameMaker, and ideally you will have skills in using both applications. They are looking for Technical Authors with: Experience of military land vehicles and/or… Read more »
Is it possible for Technical Authors to write content more quickly?
Approximately 50% of a Technical Author’s day is spent writing. However, when Technical Publications teams look for efficiencies, they tend to focus on the 50% of time spent on non-writing activities, such as researching, reviewing and planning. They assume the content itself cannot be written more quickly. To an extent, they are right, as the querty qwerty keyboard… Read more »