Technical Writer Resume

SUMMARY

Ability to work with developers and end users to obtain documentation
Experience help documentation formats and compiling interactive help systems
My qualifications: 10+ years of writing and editing experience with word processing, web design, online help, presentations and spreadsheets
Successfully created relationships with developers and end users to determine documentation changes and pertinent information
8+ years working with cascading style sheets and interactive help systems such as Confluence am very excited to learn of the need for Technical Writer at Confidential .
I believe I have the qualities you are seeking.
This is just a brief example of my skillset and how I can be of benefit to Confidential . I look forward to an interview to further learn about your needs and how I am qualified to fulfill them.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Obtain source materials, consolidate and coordinate the information for consistency and accuracy
Understand complex technical content and explain to others of varying technical levels
Work with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in multiple departments
Participate in Scrum/Sprint meetings to acknowledge my progress and examine dependencies for others
Install builds to evaluate software changes
Work with third - party translators to maintain a translation database
Take pictures, create graphics and charts as needed to support the documentation
Adhere to documentation style guides and standard usage (tone, formatting, etc.)
Produce deliverables, such as: o Knowledge Bases and SEO

Technical Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Meet with stakeholders to define the purpose, tone and audience for the different deliverables
Formulate guidelines to utilize single-sourcing and variables/conditions to provide target- based documentation
Work with IT department to develop source control repositories and internal- and external-access sites for documentation
Organize and Set Up Documentation Departments
Set up a new documentation department for a start-up company; order the writing software, document the priority information and set up standards and guidelines
T ransfer the documentation work from the developers to a technical writer; implement formatting, standard usage and style guidelines
Oversee the consolidation of two documentation departments; organize the transfer of documentation (hard copy and electronic)
Restructure a documentation department after a merge

Technical Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Work on multiple projects simultaneously
Tactful, courteous and considerate of others
T ake ownership of my work and accept suggestions for revisions
Self-starter who can work individually or within a team
Oversee a team and coordinate amongst the members to meet goals
Understand the perspective of others, and deal effectively with different types of people
Solution oriented; understand the basic issue and provide strategies and solutions, including out-of-the-box or unconventional
Willing to pitch in to get the job done; includes testing software/equipment