#4540 Contract Technical Author, technical standards. Part time, 12 months, WFH
Our client develops standards relating to hardware and software interfaces, and it is looking for a part time contract Technical Author experienced in developing technical standards.
You’ll be writing and editing specifications for electrical interface standards, including related communications protocols and software, conformance test suites, and white papers. You’ll be liaising with the different working groups, taking information from engineering specialists.
The content is primarily written in Word and Visio.
They are looking for someone with past experience of documenting industry technology standards, and who has relevant writing samples of standards they have written.
Skills required:
- Experience of authoring or contributing to a protocol specification
- Experience with one or more standards organisation / of developing technical standards documents
- Able to understand a wide range of technology, such as ASIC logic and basic electronics
- Can create diagrams that describe conceptual information
- Excellent technical writing skills
Ideally, you will have:
- Experience with the computer science aspects of multi-processing and/or audio
- Familiarity with Operating System software, drivers and software interfaces
- Familiarity with PC, phone, and tablet architectures, components, interconnections, and terminology
They estimate the project will be between 12 and 18 months, with an average of 20-25 hours work per month. This will include taking part in the weekly virtual meetings of the working groups.
You will also be expected to attend between four and six face-to-face meetings per year, held in Europe, USA/Canada (for the majority of meetings) and Asia. This means each meeting will require four to six days away. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the client.
The client has not specified a rate.
#4539 Contract Senior Technical Author, WFH (EU or UK) or on site, 6 months
Our client is in the semiconductor/hardware IT sector, developing products that are used for creating Artificial Intelligence. They are looking for a contract Senior Technical Author contractor to work with their team.
You will create and manage the technical content for their (primarily hardware) products, and also be able to lead and develop the small documentation team. They write user guides, API documentation, release notes, and technical articles.
The role can be based fully remote in the UK/EU, or you can work from one of their European offices (they have offices in BE, CH, IT, NL, and the UK). In other words, you must be based in the Europe, and already be legally able to work there.
The initial contract will be for six months, with the potential for further contract extensions. Rate negotiable.
You must have:
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technical Communication, or a related field.
- At least 5 years experience in technical writing, ideally in a complex technology environment.
- Familiarity with documentation generation tools such as Sphinx or Read the Docs, and the ability to create content across multiple platforms.
- Experience of using version control systems, such as Git.
- Excellent technical writing skills.
Ideally, you will also have:
- Experience of writing SDK documentation
- Experience of documenting semiconductor hardware
Contract Technical Author/Writer/Documentarian
We’re looking to extend our network of freelance Technical Author/Writer/Documentarians with whom we can work. Sometimes, we use what we call Associates on projects. Sometimes we also have clients that want to hire a contractor for a fixed period of time.
We’re seeing an increase in enquiries about:
- Writing content for APIs/developer portals
- Checking the API calls and code samples on a site are correct
- Creating tutorials for developer portals
- Improving the clarity and flow of API-related content
Some of these will come in, some may not. At this point, we’re in the planning and preparation stages.
Our preference is to work with people who are on the same timezone as us (or our customers), so that means you should be in the UK or mainland Europe. We do have some clients in the USA, so that location may also be an option.
In the UK and the USA, you need to work via a limited company. This is for tax reasons.
Rates vary depending on the customer. Our project work is typically done remotely. Clients that want to hire a contractor often want that person to work on site, at least for 2 or 3 days per week.
If you think we should know about you, then contact us via info@cherryleaf.com.
How to apply for a vacancy
- Send us an email.
- Tell us which vacancy you are applying for, and any other relevant information.
- Tell us about your right to work in the UK.
- Attach a copy of your CV via email (send it to recruit at cherryleaf.com). We will need a copy of your CV in Word format.
- We will confirm we’ve received your details, and review/process your application.