Modis Hiring for Document Writer at   New York,NY Full Time

Description

A Technical Writer – contract job is available through Modis. This is an opportunity to work with the world’s largest search engine. The position can be onsite either in New York, Cambridge, MA; Pitsburgh, PA.

The offered W2 pay rate is $67/hour.

Position Description

gTech Geo Transportation is a technical support team that provides solutions for external data partners to Transit feature and Micromobility feature in Google Maps. In addition to 1 to 1 support, online Help content and Developer documents play a critical role in helping our partners integrate in Google products. In this role, the tech writer would:

Provide the technical writing for developer content that is robustly documented.

Analyze Help and Developer article performance and optimize the content

Overall Responsibilities

Design the overall content topics for external Help Center and Developer site

Understand data specifications of Google Transit and Micromobility

Write, edit, and properly position documentations for external data partners

Obtain requirements from Product Support Managers and Product Support Engineers to understand the workflows and identify prioritization for doc needs.

Optimize site performance with data informed decisions from Analytics data

Publish content closely working with Google internal content team for editorial reviews and localization

Skill/Experience/Education

Mandatory* BA/BS Degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent practical experience in lieu * At least 5 years of experience in technical writing and external Help or Developer content in Tech industry * Strong record of independence and success in technical writing, including skills like overseeing a set of documents in multiple formats, establishing writing goals and standards, and fostering a single voice to establish brand * Willingness to deep dive into details know-how to present information at various levels when called for * Solid researcher who is naturally inquisitive in nature Background in problem solving and innovation * Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build strong relationships with cross functional partners and stakeholders.

Desired* Solid understanding of the technical community and/or have experience in a user study of online help content user journey. * Basic knowledge of XML, UNIX/Linux, Protocol Buffer, and programming languages (Python, JavaScript, PHP etc) and test code snippets * Proficiency of at least one of the following languages: JA/ES/PT-BR/FR/DE/IT

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Posted on :
2021-08-23T08:01:57Z