Junior Technical Author

3 days ago

Basingstoke, United Kingdom RecruitmentRevolution.com Full time

_Are you qualified to Degree or HNC/HND level in Science, Computing, Telecommunications or Engineering? Have you worked in a related apprenticeship or perhaps you have gained relevant experience in the forces?_
- If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Technical Author to join our expanding team based in Basingstoke._
- The business has been at the forefront of communications since 1931 and pioneered the development of the Pager. Today the business makes critical messaging telco systems and Apps that are used globally, predominately by the NHS and the Emergency services._

Is this you?

+ Helpful, inquisitive, a good listener, you want to understand - from manuals, videos and conversation.
+ A natural team player and outgoing individual, well organised, punctual.
+ You love communications tech, following and using the latest developments, gadgets, apps and devices.
+ Comfortable working with MS Office, Google apps, Component Content Management Systems and Adobe
+ You teach people - perhaps it’s how to use things, play sport, make music, cook, or something else.
+ Fluent in written and spoken British English and one or more other languages.

If you answered yes, we’d love to talk

**Role Info**:
**Junior Technical Author
Basingstoke / Remote Flex
£25,000
Plus Benefits Package + 25 days holiday + free parking + opportunity for promotion in second year
Product / Service: Critical Communication Messaging Apps**

**Who we are**:
We provide customers with critical communications technologies. These include secure messaging and personal security solutions that combine professional services with tailored software, creating a truly cohesive communication platform.

Our technologies are predominantly used by the NHS and the Emergency services. We have a 75% market share of private and acute hospitals and work with 85% of Fire stations across the UK & NI.

**The Junior Technical Author Opportunity**:
Our vision is to provide better critical messaging solutions. Our devices and apps enable doctors, nurses, fire crews, lifeboat volunteers, carers and colleagues to save lives and provide effective security.

As a junior technical author, you will be responsible for writing specialist information about our products and services, and how they work. You will need to explain how things are used in a way that is easy to understand and presented in the form of userguides, reference and instruction manuals, training guides, instructional videos or online help incorporated into software and operating guides for multi-platform use.

**Main duties will include**:
+ Plan, research, write, revise and edit documents from conception to delivery in printed, softcopy, website and mobile formats for customers, distributors, installers and technicians to operate, install, maintain and service our portfolio of existing andnew products.
+ Convey technical ideas, concepts and procedures in crisp simple plain British English. Use a warm, relaxed and helpful style to engage the reader. Design documents to be scanned first, read second.
+ Create illustrations and edit CAD drawings (Solidworks) to complement or replace text in documents.
+ Pay attention to detail, use consistent and correct terminology.
+ With the product Design Authority, scrutinise, proofread and edit as necessary all documentation produced, to ensure accuracy of content and presentation prior to distribution.
+ Maintain the accuracy of all technical publication databases/records by amending them as required, to ensure compliance with all required standards. Arrange translations into applicable languages and incorporation of these translations into the relevant publicationsto create bi and/or tri-lingual documents.
+ Ensure documents are aligned with the features and products that are available - don’t pre-announce anything in documentation.

**Essential Skills**:
+ Making every word matter.
+ Qualified to degree or HNC/HND in science, computing, telecommunications, engineering; appropriate time served apprenticeships or forces experience will also be considered.
+ Production and publication of instruction manuals in related or similar engineering fields.
+ A good working knowledge and recent use of: - Microsoft Office, Adobe FrameMaker (V9 onwards) or equivalent industry standard desktop publishing software
+ Able to accurately interpret user stories, wireframes, flow diagrams, mechanical drawings, electrical diagrams, and instructions given by project engineers, software engineers and product managers.
+ Able to carry out editorial reviewing of work produced by peers.

**Highly Desirable (not Essential) Skills**:
+ Use of a Component Content Management System (CCMS).
+ Fluent in German or French.
+ Full UK Driving License.

Your Experience / Background / Previous Roles May Include:
Mechanical Engineer, Teleco, Telecommunications, Graduate Engineer, Computer Science, Armed Forces, Apprentice Engineer

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