Technical Writer - Remote​/Telecommute

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Oakland, CA

Contract

$44.44/hr – $49.44/hr

• Technical Writer develops and maintains manuals, standards, procedures, and bulletins that enable the client to maintain compliance with all external and internal requirements, and ensure public and employee safety.
• Collaborates with, and gathers information from, internal and external clients to develop guidance documents in an orderly, concise manner that are typographically, grammatically, and technically correct.
• Take complex technical information and make it clear and easy-to-understand for a non-technical audience. Produces Manuals and Guides, including Standards, Guidelines, Procedure, Process Maps.
• MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint experience.
• Flowcharts and organization charts development (iGrafx Preferred, Visio is acceptable).
• High standards for writing, detail, editing, and information design that lead to accurate, concise, usable, highly-polished content.
• User-focused approach to documentation planning, design, and content strategy.

• Technical Writing, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of Technical Writing, content management, process improvement, in the development of a wide range of IT documentation deliverables.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Familiar with client policies and procedures with regard to information technology, and Company Guidance Document Management (GDM) standards.
• Fully competent in Microsoft Office applications and SharePoint.
• Proficient in documentation technologies and processes.
• Good verbal communication skills to collaborate with peers, content owners and collect necessary information for documents.
• Good multi-tasking, adaptability, and organizational skills.