Hiring a Technical Author or a UX Writer can be hard. You may need a specialist recruiter
Cherryleaf’s recruitment team specialises in finding you great Technical Authors, API documentation writers, UI/UX Writers, Programmer Writers, Technical Writers, and courseware developers. Our staff are Technical Authors themselves, so we understand the role.
If you have a position to fill, use the form below to get in touch now.
Contact us nowAvoid trying to find a needle in the haystack
Delays in filling a Technical Author, UX Writer, or similar positions, can mean your project deadlines aren’t met, or the amount of unfinished work just grows and grows.
Fewer than two in every one thousand IT vacancies are for technical writing roles (source: ITJobswatch). This means the mainstream IT recruitment agencies often have little experience of filling these positions. Often, they can struggle to find suitable people from a limited pool of candidates.
Recruiting a technical writer is not like standard recruitment. Fewer writers, but many *many* different job titles. Recruiters often completely unfamiliar with tech writing. Tendency to auto-filter by keyword – which is a big problem. #writethedocs
— Adrian Warman (@warmana) 5 June 2018
At Cherryleaf, we’re talking to technical communicators all the time. That’s because Cherryleaf does more than just recruitment. This means your vacancy will get seen by our wide network of contacts, connecting you to a larger pool of candidates. You’ll get access to a great selection of candidates with less effort, risk and stress.
How to assess a good technical communicator from a bad one when you're recruiting
Hiring the right person can be hard, but we’re here to help
Knowing a software tool or technology isn’t enough to make you a competent technical communicator. So what skills does someone need to be a good technical communicator? And how do you assess them?
This is a free online training video where you’ll discover:
- The skills you need to be a good technical communicator
- The mistakes mainstream agencies often make
- A framework for assessing and selecting candidates
It’s based on the content we were ask to present at the “Build your Docs Career” event, hosted by the Government Digital Service.
To access the course, click on either the button below or the screenshot image on the right.
This talk by @ellispratt is starting to feel like Pokemon: got to catch all the slides! #writethedocs pic.twitter.com/b2WArgZLpw
— Kristof Van Tomme (@kvantomme) 5 June 2018
Our contract and recruitment services
Hire a freelance/contract technical communicator
A good choice for you if: you have a short term need to create content for end users, you want someone to be “up and running” as soon as possible, your developers don’t have the time or skills to create the content, or you’re getting too many support calls.
You can have a contract technical communicator for a period that suits your needs – two weeks, a few months, or a year.
Recruit a permanent technical communicator
A good choice for you if: you have a long term need to create content for end users, you need that person to be in the office for a great deal of the time, your developers don’t have the time or skills to create the content, or you’re getting too many support calls.
There's no charge if you don't hire one of our candidates, only if you recruit one.
Process for hiring freelance/contract technical communicators
- You send us details of your requirement.
- We talk to you about the type of contractor you’re looking for, daily rates, location, skills and experience. We can help you identify these, if you want.
Contractors often work onsite, at your location. They can work remotely, if you prefer. - Then, we start searching our network, and speak to potential candidates.
We’ll assess their CVs to see if they suit your needs. - You receive CVs of the people whom you should consider.
- If you want to speak to any of the people we’ve submitted, we’ll arrange the date and time.
- You select the contractor you want to use.
- We send out the paperwork, start and end dates, and related tasks.
The contract will state the duration of the contract, the work, and the rate. - The contractor starts working with you.
- At the end of each month or week, you sign the contractor’s timesheet.
This confirms the hours they worked. - A few days later, we’ll send you an invoice for that time.
It’s straightforward and flexible. You get the skilled people you need for your projects.
Process for hiring permanent technical communicators
We can help you find the right employee.
- You send us details of your vacancy.
- We talk to you about the type of person you’re looking for, your job description and salary.
We can help you develop these, if you want. - We send you our recruitment Terms and Conditions for you to sign.
Our fees are based on a percentage of their base salary.
This means everything is agreed up front. - Then, we start searching our network, and speak to potential candidates.
We’ll assess their CVs to see if they suit your needs. - You receive CVs of the people whom you should consider.
- If you want to speak to any of the candidates we’ve submitted, we’ll arrange the date and time.
- We also liaise with you and them, if you wanted to make a job offer.
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