Phone/Skype Hire.
Remote for GA and SC candidates
Location: Clemson, SC / Remote
Duration: 12+ months
The Technical Writer will work with various internal teams including the Project Director/Project Managers, Technical Director/Developers, and Business Analysts/SMEs in a development environment, to create business and technical project artifacts that will be utilized internally by the project team, executive management, agency staff and/or externally by vendors, CMS or other stakeholders.
We are looking for candidates who are highly organized, can work independently in a fast-paced environment and produce multiple quality deliverables with varying deadlines.
Candidates should be self-starters and creative problem solvers and have the flexibility to learn new products and technologies quickly.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside the Business Analyst/SMEs and technical staff to understand the goals/objectives of the project in order to assist in creating deliverables and supporting project documentation
- Provide recommendations on deliverables to be produced as a result of analysis/design discussions
- Work with technical staff to make deliverables easy to understand
- Organize and write supporting documents when needed
- Select photographs, drawings, diagrams, and charts that increase users' understanding
- Revise documents as new issues arise
- Aid in organizing and maintaining the project's SharePoint and other document repository
Skills Needed
5+ years of related experience in IT including experience in a position requiring development of structured written materials and visual aids
3+ years of technical writing experience
Ability to write, edit, and prepare graphic presentations of technical information for both technical and business personnel
3+ years of experience with MS SharePoint application
Advanced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and working with templates and style guidelines for branding consistency
Experience in writing Advanced Planning Documents and/or Request For Proposals
Understanding of LEAN / Agile development style
Experience with BizAgi
Education: Completed Bachelor's degree
Skill: Experience in a government environment