Technical Author

**JOB- Technical Author**
**LOCATION- Sandy, Bedfordshire**
**TERM- Permanent**
**SALARY- £30,000 - £50,000 per annum**My client design and manufacture a range of special purpose machinery. They are looking to take on a Technical Author to join their team near Sandy on a permanent basis.
**The Technical Author will ideally have the following attributes**:

- Excellent written and spoken English skills
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office, Adobe FrameMaker or similar
- Knowledge of graphic design, digital photo editing, illustration or similar
- Technical writing capability and able to understand the process of product development
- Ability to carry out research and analyse complex, detailed information
- Ability to follow procedures and company guidelines to high standards
- Excellent attention to detail, ability to fault find and correct issues in documentation
- Excellent proof-reading skills
- Capability to communicate on an in-depth technical level
- High levels of accuracy
- A good understanding on manufacturing and design practises and their processes
- Excellent presentation skills
- Adherence to deadlines, methodical thinking

**The Technical Author role will involve**:

- Produce clear and concise documentation to support a high-tech product range
- Communicating / collaborating with different departments like engineers and managers to solve technical queries
- Test and update written material with users
- Ensure technical information is organised, managed, and published as per time scales
- Direct and co-ordinate external providers
- Liaising effectively with sales and marketing colleagues to generate documentation for new product launches
- Produce and provide illustrations / photographs when required
Many thanks, Premier Group