Technical Writer Internship
Looking to fill three Technical Writer internships to help write and create user manuals for a wide range of users including existing customers, end users, internal employees, and prospective customers. Position pays $20-25/hour depending on experience.
Description
- Across multiple product lines, write and create a variety of help guides and manuals for a wide range of users.
- Work cross functional with Engineering, Marketing and operations to develop language for manuals.
- Using hands-on methods to photograph hardware to include in materials.
- Interview Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and capture detailed information to develop technical materials.
- Proofread and edit material.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
- In process of obtaining or has a Bachelor degree in related field (English, Communication, Marketing, Business, Computer Science, etc.).
- Relevant writing experience is a plus.
Job Related Experience/Skills/Competencies
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Microsoft Office Suite experience with good skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.
- Solid understanding of structured writing techniques, templates, style guides and file management.
- Skilled in a photo editing application. (Photoshop, Paint, Paint.net)
- Skilled in Adobe Acrobat Pro.
- Experience with other Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud including InDesign, Illustrator, & Acrobat
- Naturally creative and imaginative.
- Strong ability to break down complex processes from multiple sources into simple, clear and concise understandable steps.
- Team player.
- Organized, self-motivated, enthusiastic, strong multi-tasking and prioritization skills.
- Understands what appeals to different target audiences.
- Excellent time-management skills, work effectively to tight deadlines, deliver on commitments.
- Good written and oral communication skills.