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Subject:Re: Do you have a hybrid job? From:Collin T <tutivillus -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:05:38 -0700
Hello All --
I've *Always* had more than one hat to wear.
Currently I am a Techwriter and a bit of a Multimedia Developer
(Mostly with Captivate.)
However, I had a conversation with the President of the company I work
for today. I was asked if I would like to take on the duties of a
SysAdmin or a Project Manager (since I've done both in previous
lifetimes.)
I thought about this for a couple of seconds and jumped for the
Techwriter/Project Manager option...a much better/enjoyable future
there IMHO.
-- Collin Turner
Techwriter
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David Castro wrote:
> I'm curious how many of you do technical writing and something else in
> your job. In the job before my current one, I was a technical
> writer/release engineer. In addition to writing documentation,
> including feature specifications, I would run the build and code the
> installers. I'm hoping someday to find a job that will allow me to be
> a "technical writer/programmer."
>
> What other types of hybrid technical writing jobs are out there?
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