Manager – Technical Publications
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Anaheim • California • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,800 - $170,000 per year
About the role
- Provide tactical leadership, critical decision making, strategic direction, and daily oversight
- Collaborate with Walt Disney Imagineering, Engineering Services and other partners to develop, create, and innovate solutions to critical technical information and documentation
- Lead technical writers, maintaining project schedules, writing and publishing technical information
- Define formats, styles, and processes
- Coordinate with project estimators and schedulers on publications deliverables
- Track and report the status of publications deliverables to WSA management throughout the life of the project
- Assist the Production Studio in final product delivery
- Work closely with senior management from various departments involved in content management activities
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in the technical writing field
- 5+ years of experience coordinating writers, WDI, and/or IFP projects
- 5+ years of experience with schedules, estimating, work plans, and processes
- Knowledge of and experience with Disney and industry safety-related standards, regulations, policies, and practices
- Ability to communicate accurately with integrity, sincerity, and candor within all levels of our organization, including briefing executive management
- Experience gaining consensus while leading improvements in a positive and coordinated manner
- Ability to empower and lead professional teams attuned to an organizational philosophy of excellence, with the ability to be an "out of the box" innovative mind
- A proven eye for business, independent judgment, technical expertise, and hands-on leadership experience
- Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Communication, English, Business Administration, Technical field
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
technical writingproject schedulingestimatingwork planscontent managementdocumentation formatsdocumentation stylesprocess definitionleadership experiencebusiness judgment
Soft Skills
tactical leadershipcritical decision makingstrategic directioncommunicationconsensus buildingempowermentinnovationintegritysinceritycandor
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in CommunicationBachelor’s degree in EnglishBachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree in Technical field