Junior Technical Writer
Rate: DOE
Location: Bothell
Posted: 02/09/2012
Duration: Contract-to-Hire
Detailed Description:
As a junior technical writer in the Winshuttle Product Team, you will create and produce technical documentation to support Winshuttle products. Under the guidance of the documentation manager, you will interview SMEs and test software as you create user guides, online help, and best practice guides that explain product features and processes.
Qualifications:
- Possess a technical background, preferably with experience in database and SharePoint technologies
- Have experience in planning and developing technical documentation
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently and to use good judgment in prioritizing work
- Show initiative in learning about products and also in solving day-to-day problems with authoring tools, style questions, and other work-related administrative tasks
- Understand the importance of following style guides and in-house style sheets
Skills and Requirements:
- BA or BS, or equivalent experience
- Excellent writing in North American English
- Knowledge of MSTP and other standard English style and grammar guides
- Knowledge of Author-it, RoboHelp, or other documentation authoring tools or single-sourcing tools
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical personnel as well as with business users
- Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation
- Knowledge of German, French, or Spanish a plus
- Familiarity with SharePoint preferred
- High proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint preferred
- Knowledge of drawing or image editing tools and best practices preferred
Job Application Instructions:
Reply with a detailed cover letter and resume to jobs@winshuttle.com.
Instructional Designer
Rate: DOE
Location: Redmond
Posted: 02/09/2012
Duration: Contract
Detailed Description:
We are looking for experienced, highly skilled, professional, senior Instructional Designers to create engaging, effective, instructionally sound learning materials for multiple contracts for a major client in Redmond, WA. Ideal candidates will be highly motivated, self-starters with the ability to provide quality work. There are currently two open contract positions: one full-time (40 hours per week) and one part-time (20 hours per week).
Responsibilities:
- Development of curriculum and end-user facing documentation
- Review current documentation and work with SME to incorporate business process and workflows into materials
- Manage the overall project timeline and interaction with Subject Matter Experts and Content Owners
- Conduct needs assessments, job, task, and/or content analysis to identify training needs
- Analyze work setting and characteristics of learners and determine optimum delivery method
- Define learning objectives
- Develop instructional materials for Online Training in alignment with training objectives
- Develop and implement training evaluations
Potential Project Deliverables:
- PowerPoint and Word Document based Training Materials
- In person and Live Meeting based Instructor Led Training
- Captivate or Articulate OLT development
Experience Required:
- A strong background in curriculum development and self-management skills is essential
- Five or more years and a proven track record in learning design, development, delivery and evaluation
- Creative thinking, communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in oral, visual and written forma and provide high quality customer service
- Expert level proficiency with PowerPoint
Ideal Experience:
- Experience creating SCORM compliant courses at the Microsoft Corporation
- A minimum of one year of experience with and knowledge of Articulate or Captivate software
- A minimum of one year of experience developing SCORM OLT
- A working knowledge of HTML and graphic design skills preferred
- Experience with Adobe Captivate video presentation tool, and at least 2 years of experience developing training videos
Job Application Instructions:
Send your resume to shane@austechinc.net.
Volt is hiring!
Posted: 02/09/2012
Go to Volt.com and enter the Job ID number in the Keywords field for more information about a position.
- Content Editor - Job ID 293624
- Technical Editor - Job ID 239632
Additional Notes:
Volt Technical & Creative Communication is a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Technical Writer - Part-time remote option
Rate: DOE
Location: Seattle with remote option
Posted: 01/29/2012
Duration: 3 months 25-30 hrs/wk, then occasional work as need for the rest of the year.
Detailed Description:
Are you an experienced Technical Writer interested in a part-time and flexible contract opportunity? Our client needs your expertise creating user documentation related to a web-based security application. After familiarizing yourself with the team and technology onsite in Seattle, this position can be done from home with the exception of meetings.
Responsibilities:
- 5+ years of Technical Writing experience.
- Experience creating documentation for Windows based web applications.
- Experience with RoboHelp or Doc2 Help would be helpful.
- Candidates must pass a background check.
Job Application Instructions:
Please submit your resume as a Word attachment to betsy@vitalsourcestaffing.com
Marketing Manager
Rate: DOE
Location: Bothell
Posted: 01/26/2012
Duration: This is a full-time salaried position, with benefits.
Detailed Description:
MediaPro, a leader in the online learning industry, is looking for an experienced Marketing Manager to play a vital role in driving our continued growth in 2012. The ideal candidate is a results-oriented, creative marketer with a background in B2B marketing as well as managing social networks and online communities. The responsibilities include developing and implementing marketing programs and promotions related to lead generation, brand awareness, and customer loyalty to grow revenue.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the development and execution of inbound/outbound marketing strategies to strengthen the company's reputation and brand with prospects, customers and industry analysts.
- Design and implement demand-generation campaigns and promotions (email, social media, webinars, trade shows, web pages, videos, etc.) to drive leads for direct sales team.
- Define a social media marketing action plan and manage our social media communities on a daily basis.
- Develop and deploy corporate marketing materials and collateral.
- Monitor and report on marketing performance, activities and overall program ROI.
- Act as a lead copy writer for web and print marketing materials.
- Drive open and click-thru rates for prospect and customer communications.
- Assist with marketing department plans, budgets and reporting activities.
Education and Experience Required:
- Must possess an extremely collaborative work style
- Highly creative individual with very strong copy writing and communications skills
- High level of energy, ability to multi-task and work independently
- At least 5-7 years of experience at a software or high-tech firm
- Experience in SEO and management of marketing vendors a plus
- Bachelor's Degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field
Job Application Instructions:
Please provide a one-paragraph summary of who you are and what makes you an exceptional Marketing Manager, along with your resume and salary expectation to: mp.jobs@mediapro.com. (Please put Marketing Manager in the subject line.)
Additional Notes:
Our company offers a competitive benefit package, including medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, Section 125, and 401K plan with profit sharing. MediaPro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Technical Writer with C#/C++ Skills
Rate: DOE
Location: Redmond, WA
Posted: 01/26/2012
Duration: TBD
Detailed Description:
Are you a fantastic writer? Do you come for a technical back ground and enjoy writing for a technical audience? Keep reading. We have the perfect role for you!
We need a versatile writer who can write to programmer and IT professional audiences. We will be creating 100% new content, so we need people who can create documents from scratch without a pattern to follow. The writer will be responsible for overseeing complex documentation projects researching, developing and writing documentation components for a software developer audience which exhibit an understanding of programming documentation principles and development, describe complex state-of-the-art software architectures, and describe how to develop software applications using the Software Developer Kits/Device Driver Kits, APIs, or developer tools.
You will derive documentation from project source code as part of this process. The day to day activities of this person will include:
- Write documentation for an IT professional and developer audience.
- Work with the product.
- Research the product using specifications (and by working with the engineering team)
Required Skills:
- A degree in Technical Communications is highly desirable.
- Experience in the technical publications job function at a major technology company is required, though an exception might be made for a programmer with strong writing samples.
- A strong command of the English language is a must. Great written and verbal communications skills are key to success at this job.
- The ability to operate effectively under deadline pressure and to work well with engineers, editors, and other writers is also critically important.
- 5 plus years work related experience required.
- Outstanding technical writing skills are required.
- The ability to read or write one or more high-level programming languages is required. Must have the ability to develop code samples and applications.
- Specific knowledge of, and interest in, several major technologies required.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred. Work related experience may substitute for degree.
Job Application Instructions:
Please email your resume to MAQ Consulting at MSJobs@maqconsulting.com with a subject of "Technical Writer with C#/C++ Skills.
Additional Notes:
Our company offers competitive pay and benefits including eight paid holidays, 12 paid vacation days, comprehensive medical and dental insurance premiums in full, training allowance and a retirement plan with 3% company match.
Volt is hiring!
Posted: 01/12/2012
Go to Volt.com and enter the Job ID number in the Keywords field for more information about a position.
- Tech Artist for Games - Job ID 292865
- FX Artist - Job ID 292858
Additional Notes:
Volt Technical & Creative Communication is a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Social Media Producer: Entertainment
Rate: $26
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posted: 01/08/2012
Duration: Vendor contract - 1 year
Detailed Description:
Are you inherently social? Do you have the creepy ability to find information hidden in social media better than anyone you know?
If you love exploiting information and are passionate about community (creating, informing, researching) you might love our Social Entertainment Producer role in Redmond! Filter is looking for an enterprising digital writer and editor for this 6+ month contract position where you'll utilize your passion for trending topics across multiple digital platforms. Our ideal candidate thrives on working under continual deadline, is an excellent writer able to publish without proof-reader or fact-checker, and is proficient with common online publishing tools. Our SEP will have a strong newsy meets entertainment background and the ability to image source and photo crop. We're looking for someone bright, highly reliable and responsible, fastidious about detail, and deeply engaged in such platforms as Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Reddit, LinkedIn, etc. The job involves identifying trends, quickly researching them online, and publishing original content that compels engagement.
Sound like something to Tweet about? Get on it! And while you're at it, Express Interest!
Job Requirements:
- Solid and savvy communication skills
- Agile copywriting to entice and engage
- Social curiosity and desire to experiment
- Ease with change and ambiguity
- A stellar track-record of success in driving results
- SME in Journalism, PR or Marketing
- Basic Photoshop skills
Job Application Instructions:
Go to Filterdigital.com to apply.
Additional Notes:
Filter is a unique digital solutions agency providing creative marketing solutions, consulting and staffing services. From experience design and development, to content management services, to contract staffing and direct hire recruitment, Filter offers a wide range of services. We have the largest network of top designers, developers and other digital talent on the West Coast, which enables us to fashion solutions that are both more flexible and more cost-effective than those offered by traditional agencies. Filter counts among its clients many of the top global consumer and technology brands. Filter has offices in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles. For more information, visit www.filterdigital.com.
We will review your resume and portfolio and contact you if your skills and experience appear to be a good fit.
Filter is an equal opportunity employer.
Volt is hiring!
Posted: 01/02/2012
Go to Volt.com and enter the Job ID number in the Keywords field for more information about a position.
- Content Editor - Job ID 292403
Additional Notes:
Volt Technical & Creative Communication is a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Aerospace Business Process Writer/Technical Writer
Rate: TBD
Location: Remote. Team is based in Pacific Northwest and the Middle East.
Posted: 01/02/2012
Duration: 3-5 month contract starting February 2012.
Detailed Description:
Technical/Business Process Writer with aircraft/airline experience needed to create publications related to organizational processes and procedures for an airline, in compliance with FAA regulations. This writer will be part of a five-member team based in the Pacific Northwest and the Middle East.
Job Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years experience with aircraft/airline operations, processes, and procedures required.
- Ideally, FAA experience and contacts.
- Ideally, minimum 10 years experience developing technical and business process publications related to aircraft
and/or airlines, with a solid understanding of technical publishing development processes and requirements, excellent oral and written communication skills, and experience working independently and with dispersed, international teams.
Job Application Instructions:
Please send resumes to mjordan@translations.com, preferably by January 5, 2012.
Additional Notes:
TransPerfect is the largest privately held language services provider in the world. From more than 70 offices on 5 continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in over 100 languages to multinationals worldwide. Translations.com, a TransPerfect company, delivers solutions that allow customers to conduct business more effectively in international markets. Translations.com solutions include software, website, and enterprise-wide localization services, localization-related technology products, and development of technical publications, eLearning courses, and web content optimized for global audiences and localization.
Programmer Writer
Rate: DOE
Location: Redmond, WA
Posted: 01/02/2012
Duration: TBD
Detailed Description:
Do you love to code and love to write? Want to marry to interest together? We got the perfect job for you! We're looking for someone with experience in technical documentation and programming. The ideal candidate has experience writing API documentation in an XML environment. We're looking for a strong contributor, an effective communicator and collaborator, and someone passionate about what the world of Windows holds for the future. Day to day activities include reviewing specs and header files, creating and updating XML documentation, creating and maintaining C++ and C# code samples, and working closely with product teams to obtain feedback and reviews.
Required Skills:
- Programming experience, with experience in C/C++
- Developer writing experience
- Experience managing multiple projects/technologies with varied deliverables
- Passion around content: delivering content; improving content; reinventing the right content and delivery
- Ability to prioritize among multiple, competing requests
- Experience and demonstrable interest in developing your career
- Demonstrable experience working well with others, fostering a healthy team environment, and thinking in new and innovative ways
Job Application Instructions:
Please email your resume to MAQ Consulting at MSJobs@maqconsulting.com with a subject of "Programmer Writer".
Additional Notes:
Our company offers competitive pay and benefits including eight paid holidays, 12 paid vacation days, comprehensive medical and dental insurance premiums in full, training allowance and a retirement plan with 3% company match.
Volt is hiring!
Posted: 01/02/2012
Go to Volt.com and enter the Job ID number in the Keywords field for more information about a position.
- UI Artist for Games - Job ID 292285
- Media Producer - Data Entry - Job ID 292254
- 3D Artist - Job ID 291295
- Technical Writer - Job ID 291278
Additional Notes:
Volt Technical & Creative Communication is a division of a Fortune 1000 publicly traded Staffing Industry Leader, which is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. We are among the largest IT staffing companies in the US for contract/temporary and direct hire placements and support most of the top rated IT companies in the Pacific Northwest.
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
