Job Description
Technical Writer 3-ProdDev-20000OAWApplicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages:English
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven, advanced skills in English grammar, technical editing and user-focused technical writing. Degree in English, Journalism, or a related field preferred.
- Experience as a technical writer, working with authoring tools. FrameMaker or Oxygen are preferred.
- Ability to follow style and usage guidelines.
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
- Strong team player with outstanding communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. We believe the HOW is as important as the WHAT.
- Strong customer advocate mentality.
- Comfort with agile, swiftly changing, dynamic software development situations.
- We are kind, and you are, too.
Candidates for this position are expected to present a personal portfolio of illustrative writing samples, which may consist of partial PDF or HTML files. Examples are for evaluation purposes only and will be returned or destroyed. Oracle warrants that it will not use, copy, or display such examples for its own purposes.
Detailed Description and Job Requirements
Creates, develops, plans, writes and edits operational, instructional, maintenance, test or user manuals for paper, multimedia or web-based publications. Contributes to the timely design, production and delivery/completion of product documentation and document sets.
As a member of the technical writing division, you will design, create and deliver whole product documentation sets and/or related courseware. Edit, organize and direct the work activities of other technical writers and staff. Plan the format, arrange the layout of publications and edit work for conformance to publication standards and specifications.
Duties and tasks are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. Fully competent in own area of expertise. May have project lead role and or supervise lower level personnel. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. 4 years of software engineering or related experience.
