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* ANNOUNCE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS - TRIDOC 2002 (NEW)
* JOB: Policy & Procedures Writer (Staff), Irvine, CA
* JOB: Full-time technical writer, Q&A specialist needed
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The STC Carolina Chapter is now accepting proposals for
TRIDOC 2002, the Triangle Conference on Documentation.
The conference is scheduled for April 26-27, 2002, at the
Holiday Inn RDU in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
As the global economy grows and knowledge replaces material goods
as the currency of business, the role of the technical
communicator comes more into focus.
* What ways are you finding to communicate more information with
better organization and accuracy?
* How are you pursuing new skills, learning new tools, employing
new technologies?
* What strategies work? What trends are apparent?
The STC Carolina Chapter is accepting proposals for
presentations of papers, panel discussions, and demonstrations
from STC members and non-members and you need not be from the
Triangle area to participate. For more information: http://www.stc-carolina.org/conference/index.shtml
JOB: Policy & Procedures Writer (Staff), Irvine, CA
Here is a new opening at ProSpring Technical Staffing. Go to http://www.prospring.net/Jobs/jobs.html if interested and apply via our
website. Please do not just send a resume.
Mortgage loan company needs a Policy and Procedures Writer to research,
develop, write, publish, and maintain online (via Acrobat on company
Internet) policies and procedures pertaining to Retail Loan Origination
for
a mortgage finance company. Must work/communicate well with loan
production people. Fast-paced and deadline oriented. Must be flexible.
* US citizens or perm residents only.
* Local candidates only.
* We pass additional information to the hiring manager to expedite the
interview process, so you must apply for this job via our website jobs
page
to be considered: www.prospring.net/Jobs/jobs.html
NOTE: This position does require experience in a mortgage finance
company. (Experience selling your house or having a real estate license
is
not sufficient experience to apply for this position.)
Requirements:
3-5 years of Policy and Procedures writing (REQUIRED)
Experience working in a mortgage banking company (REQUIRED)
Selltis, L.L.C. (www.selltis.com), a manufacturer of team selling software
solutions for the industrial sales market, seeks an experienced technical
writer for writing software documentation, white papers and web content,
and for managing quality assurance of our software products.
Job duties: Write and maintain technical documentation and help files for
our software products.
Write and maintain development documentation including charts, screen
shots and graphical illustrations.
Track and verify project requirements. Develop testing processes and test
software modules during the development.
Manage translating documentation and help files into foreign languages.
Coordinate the printing of the documentation using in-house equipment and
through commercial print shops. Write and maintain technical content for
the company's web page. Aid in writing marketing materials.
Experience: 5 years of experience minimum in software-related technical
writing. Process and requirements management experience is a plus.
Must have expert-level experience with Adobe FrameMaker, PhotoShop and
RoboHelp.
Working experience with Word, PowerPoint, and DemoShield desired. Must
have
working knowledge of the HTML syntax and experience with the PostScript
language and tools. Experience with software development tools is a plus.
Send resume and links to sample materials to marioi -at- selltis -dot- com -dot-
The Department of Technical Communication at the University of
Washington now offers its Winter Quarter Speakers Series, Special
Topics in Usability, via the web in streaming video! This series
offers 10 nationally renowned speakers and professionals talking
about current issues in usability testing. Now you can view this
series over the web from your own computer. Speakers list
available at: http://www.uwtc.washington.edu/faculty/ramey/tc_521/speakers02.htm
Beginning January 11, 2002 the Speakers Series lecture will be
taped during the live Friday seminar. Friday afternoon you can log
on and view the lecture via the web in streaming video. Sign up
and learn more about what other usability specialists are practicing
and discovering. The series will be available for on-demand
viewing at any time.
The tuition fee for the Winter Quarter Speakers Series is $400, plus
a $30 registration fee and a $12 technology fee. To register, call
1-800-543-2320. The registration code for this course is #59193.
Contact Kate Long at katelong -at- u -dot- washington -dot- edu with questions.
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