Technical Writer – Contract
Timesavers, LLC
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Location Type: Office
Location: Maple Grove • Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $35 - $40 per hour
About the role
- Interview SMEs firsthand to capture technical knowledge about complex machinery.
- Write, edit, and review user-facing technical documentation such as operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting instructions.
- Work with SMEs to identify valuable user-facing information worth capturing.
- Create single-source, topic-based, highly-reusable content using the web-based CCMS Paligo.
- Use conditional content filters to create flexible, adaptable content for use across dozens of publications.
- Capture clear instructional photos to accompany the content you create.
- Perform other documentation-related tasks as required.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of experience in technical writing, communications, engineering, manufacturing, or another relevant field.
- 1+ years of experience with Paligo or a similar structured authoring tool such as MadCap Flare, Adobe RoboHelp, structured FrameMaker, etc.
- A portfolio of previous technical writing work.
- Extensive and demonstrable experience, proficiency, and/or passion for understanding, working with, and learning about complex machinery.
Benefits
- Flexible schedule – part-time and full-time schedules are accepted
- Contract length – 6–12 months, depending on hours worked
- Fully on-site
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
technical writinguser-facing documentationcontent creationconditional content filtersinstructional photographystructured authoringcomplex machinery understanding
Certifications
bachelor's degree