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Sigma Design Tech Writer III in Hillsboro, Oregon
Tech Writer III
(Contract)
SIGMADESIGN has collaborated with a global manufacturing company seeking an experienced Tech Writer III to join their facility in Hillsboro, OR. This company offers services and manufactures technology that supports the scientific industry. This position is a contract with an expected duration of 6 months.
While on contract with SIGMADESIGN, you will be eligible for the following benefits:
Multiple options for medical insurance and dental insurance including some with FSA and HSA
401(k) with up to 4% company match
15-days of accrued PTO and 9 company paid holidays
Quarterly bonus program
Voluntary benefits: vision, long-term disability, and life insurance
$36.00 - $41.00 an hour
Primary Function:
The Tech Writer III is responsible for defining, developing, and managing technical content for electron microscope systems and software.
Essential Job Functions - Responsibilities:
Define content strategies and architectures at the portfolio level for sophisticated, specialized publications.
Conduct interviews, research, observe, and work hands-on to capture and synthesize source material.
Architect customer-facing content using a variety of multimedia options appropriate to specific purposes and audiences.
Design and perform user research to define our audiences and evaluate the effectiveness of our team's work.
Lead the implementation of new publication workflows and processes at our local site.
Help develop, communicate, and manage project plans for new functional initiatives.
Provide transparency to all elements of a project to leadership, collaborators, and resources.
Collaborate on crafting solutions to improve our ways of working in support of our strategic vision and road map.
Work with internal business partners to gather information, requirements, and priorities and provide input to our project planning and decision-making processes.
Train and counsel less experienced technical communicators and project teammates on effective technical communication practices, departmental software, and our functional processes.
Education and Experience: (Knowledge, skills, & abilities)
10+ years of technical writing experience.
BS/BA in a writing- or science-related field, or the equivalent combination of experience and education.
Solid experience working within Agile software development environments and understanding how different business groups fit together.
Advanced knowledge of structured authoring and single-sourcing, particularly using the MadCap software suite and other XML-based authoring tools.
Thorough experience with GitLab, Jira, HTML, CSS, Microsoft Office 365, Teams, and SharePoint.
Successful project work in cross-functional and cross-cultural international work teams.
Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
Post offer background check required.
Work Environment:
Standard office environment with normal amounts of office related conditions. Occasionally may be required to work in environmental conditions that emulate typical user environments in order to facilitate design testing and validation. Occasionally may be required to travel as required to other facilities, clients or suppliers.
SIGMADESIGN is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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