Technical Writer 3

Lansing, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below Client runs through fifteen executive departments which carry out the day-to-day administration of the federal government. Popular departments like Agriculture and Rural Development Civil Rights Environment Health and Human Services Natural Resources Secretary of State. This Client has opportunities in a number of career pathways including but not limited to business and administrative support education and human services IT and computers medical and healthcare natural resources law enforcement and public safety skilled trades and more. With positions in over 18 state departments your perfect career fit is waiting for you at the client. This client is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Title: Technical Writer 3
Location: Lansing MI 48933
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Hybrid
Work Type: Temporary Assignment
Shift: 8.00AM - 5.00 PM

Job Description:

DTMB Agency Services is seeking a Technical Writer 3 to support agency initiatives to review and update documents and web published content for ADA WCAG 2.1AA compliance for the Michigan Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). This individual will work with the MDARD Bureau Services Manager and be provided with the opportunity to establish best practices for the ongoing efforts to review and address non-compliance to ADA WCAG2.1 AA standards and applicable department policies for published documents and agency-maintained web content.
This individual will also train program staff on those best practices and lead efforts to complete the needed updates.
This position will meet weekly with the MDARD Bureau Services Manager to track progress remove any barriers and set priorities.
This position works closely with the departments web administrator web team forms analyst and Digital Accessibility Review Team (DART) to ensure timely compliance.
This individual needs to be experienced producing technical content for published documentation and web content in support of business operations reports and communications in compliance with the
WCAG2.1AA ADA guidelines to include the use of utilizing accessibility tools.
Candidates must have a minimum of 4 years of general technical writer experience.

Technical Writer 3 Position General Description:

Develops and maintains user and technical documentation and project process documentation for Application Teams.
Understands the users view of applications and /or technology and is able to put procedures in a logical sequence. Provides expertise on technical concepts of applications and /or user groups and structuring procedures in a logical sequence due to a broad understanding of the applications. Writes a variety of technical articles reports brochures and/or manuals for documentation for a wide range of uses.
May be responsible for coordinating the display of graphics and the production of the document.
Develop enhance and maintain user documentation for multiple applications including documentation required for the operations provider.
Develop on-line source documentation as appropriate.
Maintain documentation libraries and subscription lists. Identify create revise and maintain documentation and templates.
Ensure appropriate control access/use of documentation materials.
Maintain application and user documentation.
Ensure messages and terminology is consistent across all written materials.
Research and complete documentation service requests.
Communicate accurate and useful status updates.
Manage and report timespent on all work activities.
Follow quality standards.
Ability to work in a teamenvironment.
Strong communication skills; both written and spoken.
Composes technical documents manuals bulletins brochures publications training manuals and special reports.
Organizes and coordinates the composition of material and drafting of forms suitable forreproduction.
Reviews and edits prepared material and illustrations.
Develops and refines material for publication in journals and periodicals.
Prepares informational material for release to the mass media.
Works with agency staff in the development of formats graphics and the layout of publications.
Assists agency staff in preparing and refining material for speeches and other public presentations.
May research product design capabilities and compatibility ranges.
May oversee the writing editing publishing and distribution of specification documents.
May review various resources and prepare analyses or summaries.
May train others.
Experience in technical writing journalism or communications work.
Knowledge of the techniques and methods of planning organizing and writing various types of materials; of research methodology; and of departmental policies procedures and regulations.

Specific Position Experience Required:

Minimum 1 year mentoring and working with teams to implement standards for documentation including the development and delivery of related training materials.
Minimum 2 years reviewing existing documentation against standards. Documenting and prioritizing identified gaps.
Minimum 1 year of working with work products and projects with purposeful ADA WCAG2.1AA focus.
Minimum 1 year of experience working with ADA tools associated with technical writing (e.g.
Microsoft accessibility checker Adobe accessibility checker etc.).

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below Client runs through fifteen executive departments which carry out the day-to-day administration of the federal government. P...

DTMB Agency Services is seeking a Technical Writer 3 to support agency initiatives to review and update documents and web published content for ADA WCAG 2.1AA compliance for the Michigan Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). This individual will work with the MDARD Bureau Services Manager and be provided with the opportunity to establish best practices for the ongoing efforts to review and address non-compliance to ADA WCAG2.1 AA standards and applicable department policies for published documents and agency-maintained web content.
This individual will also train program staff on those best practices and lead efforts to complete the needed updates.
This position will meet weekly with the MDARD Bureau Services Manager to track progress remove any barriers and set priorities.
This position works closely with the departments web administrator web team forms analyst and Digital Accessibility Review Team (DART) to ensure timely compliance.
This individual needs to be experienced producing technical content for published documentation and web content in support of business operations reports and communications in compliance with the
WCAG2.1AA ADA guidelines to include the use of utilizing accessibility tools.
Candidates must have a minimum of 4 years of general technical writer experience.

Technical Writer 3 Position General Description:

Develops and maintains user and technical documentation and project process documentation for Application Teams.
Understands the users view of applications and /or technology and is able to put procedures in a logical sequence. Provides expertise on technical concepts of applications and /or user groups and structuring procedures in a logical sequence due to a broad understanding of the applications. Writes a variety of technical articles reports brochures and/or manuals for documentation for a wide range of uses.
May be responsible for coordinating the display of graphics and the production of the document.
Develop enhance and maintain user documentation for multiple applications including documentation required for the operations provider.
Develop on-line source documentation as appropriate.
Maintain documentation libraries and subscription lists. Identify create revise and maintain documentation and templates.
Ensure appropriate control access/use of documentation materials.
Maintain application and user documentation.
Ensure messages and terminology is consistent across all written materials.
Research and complete documentation service requests.
Communicate accurate and useful status updates.
Manage and report timespent on all work activities.
Follow quality standards.
Ability to work in a teamenvironment.
Strong communication skills; both written and spoken.
Composes technical documents manuals bulletins brochures publications training manuals and special reports.
Organizes and coordinates the composition of material and drafting of forms suitable forreproduction.
Reviews and edits prepared material and illustrations.
Develops and refines material for publication in journals and periodicals.
Prepares informational material for release to the mass media.
Works with agency staff in the development of formats graphics and the layout of publications.
Assists agency staff in preparing and refining material for speeches and other public presentations.
May research product design capabilities and compatibility ranges.
May oversee the writing editing publishing and distribution of specification documents.
May review various resources and prepare analyses or summaries.
May train others.
Experience in technical writing journalism or communications work.
Knowledge of the techniques and methods of planning organizing and writing various types of materials; of research methodology; and of departmental policies procedures and regulations.

Specific Position Experience Required:

Minimum 1 year mentoring and working with teams to implement standards for documentation including the development and delivery of related training materials.
Minimum 2 years reviewing existing documentation against standards. Documenting and prioritizing identified gaps.
Minimum 1 year of working with work products and projects with purposeful ADA WCAG2.1AA focus.
Minimum 1 year of experience working with ADA tools associated with technical writing (e.g.
Microsoft accessibility checker Adobe accessibility checker etc.).

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.