Technical Writer (2 openings)

TECHNICAL WRITER

Bradenton, FL

• The technical writers are under minimal supervision and work more independently within the Technical Publications department. Each writer is assigned to specific product platforms.
• As projects are determined within their platforms, the writer works with their project team, consisting of Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Product Management, Technical Support, and Applications Engineering, to plan the publication deliverables that are affected.
• The writer is expected to manage their project plans, deliverables, and schedules. Each platform has a secondary writer assigned as the peer reviewer. All writers are involved in the decisions for style usage and department procedures.

Role Purpose:

• Assumes responsibility for managing the project schedule and reporting the project status for information products in which they are also the original author.
• Researches, outlines, writes, and illustrates new or existing information products for their assigned documents according to the project plan.
• Creates information products including but not limited to: application, installation, programming, operation, troubleshooting, and service topics and manuals, installation sheets, online help systems, internet-ready information products and systems

Key Responsibilities:

• Follows written department procedures to revise existing material and create new material for technical manuals, help systems, installation sheets, etc.
• Researches, writes, illustrates, edits, and proofreads documents and help systems within the schedules provided the project teams
• Uses engineering specifications, marketing, and other source material, physical products in our test labs, as well as interviews with subject matter experts and other internal sources to obtain needed information

Required Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Technical Writing, Technical Communications, Engineering, English or Business
• 2+ years of experience in technical writing

OR

• 5+ years of experience in technical writing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Entry level knowledge of electronics and computer programming concepts
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, CorelDraw, Adobe Acrobat, RoboHelp, or equivalent tools
• Intermediate writing skills demonstrated by the correct use of grammar, syntax, and punctuation, and by the organization of paragraphs, chapters, etc.
• Intermediate interviewing skills as demonstrated by professional, effective information-gathering meetings with subject matter experts

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.