Technical Writer#26-19195
$20.41
84 per hour
Warren, MI
Hybrid
Job Description
Our Client, an Automotive company, is looking for a Technical Writer for their Warren, MI/Hybrid location.
Responsibilities:
Develop, author, and proofread customer literature (owner's manual) information
Author and manage customer literature content in Client content management system
Research content using technical product information, fact sheets, and communicating with engineering subject matter experts
Ensure customer literature accurately incorporates feedback received from engineering, marketing, and customer literature team members
Work with safety, legal, and regulatory coordinator to identify required safety, legal, and regulatory text
Work with proofer/editor to ensure the text meets requirements of Client global writing style guidelines
Perform on-vehicle, bench, and virtual validations to verify correct vehicle content and review findings with engineering and customer literature team when necessary
Perform additional authoring, data coordination, composition, or other support tasks as needed
Maintain business records and documentation for changes and/or updates to customer literature text and ensure this information remains accessible per Client record retention policy
Complete assigned work according to established production schedule and report unresolved content-related concerns
Attend meetings as required and observe all established team processes
Write automotive manuals content
Team size: 11 writers, 1 Illustrator, 1 editor
Writers work closely together and share tasks such as validations, but work is independent and will have their own subject matter to be responsible for
Will receive on the job training
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science or English, journalism, communications, REQUIRED
0-2 years experience required
Process-driven and detail-oriented
- Thrives in a structured environment with defined workflows and quality expectations.
Collaborative and communicative
- Works well across teams, proactively engages various stakeholders, and incorporates feedback effectively.
Adaptable and curious with continuous improvement mindset
- Comfortable navigating changing priorities and contributing ideas to improve processes and efficiency.
Time management
- needs to manage multiple deadlines concurrently
Quality content development
- Ability to create clear, accurate, and user-focused content that is accurate, fact checked, and styled correctly
Organization
- needs to have research process and materials organized and available for use by the team