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Job Description
Technical Writer
Pay Rate : $57.91 / hour on W2
Location : Houston, TX 77002 (Hybrid)
Contract Length : 2-month contract
We at Raise are hiring a Technical Writer for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.
As a Technical Writer, you’ll use excellent verbal and written communication skills for creating and writing various types of user documentation, including how-to guides, references, manuals, cheat sheets, or instructions.
We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with SMEs to capture current workflows, identify gaps, and define optimized procedures
Create, update, and standardize process and procedure documents for business operations, including those specific to Oracle HCM.
Ensure technical verbiage is easy to understand for the layperson.
Gather information on subjects from libraries and the web.
Ensure fields flow in the correct sequence.
Write clear and concise policies and procedures.
Create tables of contents and cite sources.
Submit copies to managers for feedback.
Adjust copy as necessary and proofread for grammar and spelling.
Follow a document development life cycle.
Release the document following final approval.
Provide updates and different editions as necessary.
Qualifications
Required : Bachelor’s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field and zero to two years of previous experience, or four to six years of previous experience in proposal writing, technical writing, copywriting, speech writing, editing, or a related field in lieu of a bachelor’s degree plus experience.
Preferred : Bachelor’s degree in professional writing, English, journalism, marketing, communications, or a related field plus two to four years of related experience.
Excellent understanding of a Microsoft Office environment, including PowerPoint, Visio and Desktop Publishing.
Advanced knowledge of Oracle HCM processes
Ability to effectively demonstrate and / or document large mathematical formulas extracted from Excel, systems, or other documentation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
An understanding of the solid waste industry and market, including commercial and industrial hazardous materials, is highly desirable.
A background in technical business writing is also acceptable.
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