Technical Writer SC (Part Time)
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Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.com Short Description: Create and update user guides, technical documentation, and forms (including fillable PDF forms), assist with program testing, and possibly provide some user training.
Complete Description: Create and update user guides, technical documentation, and forms (including fillable PDF forms), assist with program testing, and possibly provide some user training.
•On-site, long-term, part time: 20 hrs./week, annual contract•Local candidates preferred•Create and update user guides and technical documentation, assist with program testing, and possibly provide some user training
Research and analysis strengths will be critical, as much of the work involves discovery. The program testing also requires tenacity and experimentation.
Software:•Windows 7•Microsoft Word 2010 (the user guides are created in Word)•Adobe Acrobat or Nuance (to create PDF copies of the user guides)•Paint Shop Pro for capturing and manipulating screen shots for the user guides (JPG and PNG files are used)•Visio
Additional requirements:•Very strong Word skills are required, as these manuals are large and strictly formatted, and they contain a variety of illustrations and many screen shots.•Very strong English language skills are required. (Some of the reviewers have strong opinions about grammar.)•Experience with documentation is required. (The Chicago Manual of Style is the primary style guide.) Examples of previous work will be required to be considered for the position.•Experience creating fillable PDF forms is strongly desired. Nuance Power PDF is used to create these forms, but experience in Adobe Acrobat is readily transferred to Nuance.
SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceMicrosoft Windows 7Required2YearsMicrosoft WindowsRequired4YearsMicrosoft Word 2010Required2YearsMicrosoft WordRequired4YearsAdobe Acrobat (Pro or Creator)Required2YearsPaint Shop ProRequired2YearsVisioRequired2YearsNuance Power PDFDesired Windows 10Desired Program TestingDesired User TrainingDesired
Complete Description: Create and update user guides, technical documentation, and forms (including fillable PDF forms), assist with program testing, and possibly provide some user training.
•On-site, long-term, part time: 20 hrs./week, annual contract•Local candidates preferred•Create and update user guides and technical documentation, assist with program testing, and possibly provide some user training
Research and analysis strengths will be critical, as much of the work involves discovery. The program testing also requires tenacity and experimentation.
Software:•Windows 7•Microsoft Word 2010 (the user guides are created in Word)•Adobe Acrobat or Nuance (to create PDF copies of the user guides)•Paint Shop Pro for capturing and manipulating screen shots for the user guides (JPG and PNG files are used)•Visio
Additional requirements:•Very strong Word skills are required, as these manuals are large and strictly formatted, and they contain a variety of illustrations and many screen shots.•Very strong English language skills are required. (Some of the reviewers have strong opinions about grammar.)•Experience with documentation is required. (The Chicago Manual of Style is the primary style guide.) Examples of previous work will be required to be considered for the position.•Experience creating fillable PDF forms is strongly desired. Nuance Power PDF is used to create these forms, but experience in Adobe Acrobat is readily transferred to Nuance.
SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceMicrosoft Windows 7Required2YearsMicrosoft WindowsRequired4YearsMicrosoft Word 2010Required2YearsMicrosoft WordRequired4YearsAdobe Acrobat (Pro or Creator)Required2YearsPaint Shop ProRequired2YearsVisioRequired2YearsNuance Power PDFDesired Windows 10Desired Program TestingDesired User TrainingDesired
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