Technical Author vacancy salaries rise by 14.83%

According to the ITJobswatch Web site, the average salary quoted in vacancies for a Technical Author has risen by 14.83% over the last 12 months. The average salary offered has risen to £40,000, compared to £35,000 for the same period in 2011 and 2010. 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than £27,950. 10% of jobs offered… Read more »

Vacancy – #4120 Technical Author, Gloucestershire. £30K-£35K

Our client is looking to recruit a permanent Technical Author to join its team of writers. You’ll be documenting high-tech engineering equipment, developing operations and maintenance guides (and some training courseware). You need to have experience of authoring in a single source environment, although they will also consider a junior Technical Author, whom they would… Read more »

Embedding live data into training videos – Adventures in media synchronization

One of the topics Ellis covered in his presentation at Technical Communication UK 12 conference was how media synchronization is likely to affect online training, online Help and other forms of user assistance. HTML5, an emerging Web standard, will enable Technical Authors and courseware developers to synchronize different media, such as live data and video recordings. To illustrate… Read more »

Cherryleaf interview in PC Pro Magazine

Cherryleaf’s Ginny Critcher has been interviewed by PC Pro Magazine about the role of the Technical Author today. Ginny has extensive project management skills and has considerable experience using the main technical authoring tools. She is fluent in Spanish, has an MSc (in Information Systems), a BA (in Spanish Studies) and an RSA TEFL (teaching English… Read more »

Technical Authors and the reverse classroom movement

It’s “back to school” time, and, in the UK, it’s a time when the way schools teach and test students is being debated to a great extent. The “reverse classroom” or “flip teaching” is a new approach that is being promoted as a way to teach in this Web-savvy, “always on” age. According to Wikipedia, the… Read more »