Senior Technical Writer

Senior Technical Writer

Location: Nashua, NH Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Join our team as a Technical Writer focused on creating clear, accurate, and user-friendly documentation for election technology products. In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product releases, certification efforts, and customer success while helping ensure secure and reliable election operations. You’ll also provide occasional remote or on-site support during Election Day activities.

• Create and maintain technical documentation that guides election officials and voters in using our products while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Identify documentation impacts resulting from product changes and drive appropriate content updates through collaboration with subject matter experts and hands-on work with Clear Vote equipment
• Develop clear, accurate, and user-focused documentation for both internal and external audiences
• Integrate screen captures, diagrams, and visual aids into documentation to improve usability and understanding

• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, Training, and Services teams to ensure consistency across technical materials and product documentation
• Understand and support the role documentation plays in state and federal voting system certification processes
• Recommend and implement improvements to documentation processes, workflows, and tools to increase team efficiency
• Manage multiple documentation projects and product releases while meeting tight deadlines

• Provide on-site or remote support to jurisdictions on Election Day to help ensure smooth system operation
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise
• Support customers and internal teams by delivering accurate, timely, and effective technical information

• 5+ years of experience writing and editing technical documentation
• Experience creating topic-based documentation within a modern component content management system using technologies such as HTML, CSS, and XML; experience with Mad Cap Flare preferred
• Experience integrating screenshots, graphics, and illustrations into documentation using tools such as Snag It and Inkscape
• Proficiency with modern source control systems, preferably Git
• Experience managing documentation across multiple product releases in fast-paced environments
• Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and effectively

• You enjoy learning new domains and translating complex concepts into clear, accessible documentation for diverse audiences
• You’re excited by the opportunity to support election operations and work directly with customers during critical moments
• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
• You can work from the Nashua office at least twice per week on average