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Subject:Position Open -- San Diego, California From:"Sue Heim, San Diego" <SueH -at- VISIO -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:31:33 -0700
>Visio Corporation (in San Diego) has the following position to be
>filled:
>
>Position: Senior Technical Writer
>
>Responsibilities: The Senior Technical writer's responsibilities
>include, but are not limited to working with developers, project
>managers, and User Education team to define documentation sets for
>product releases; working with management to establish the scope of
>projects and the resources required to complete them; gathering
>technical information, writing original user education materials,
>writing art specs, and coordinating handoffs for reviews, production,
>and international translation; guiding the organization, content, and
>preparation of user education materials; and researching new mediums
>and approaches for presenting and delivering user education materials
>to a wide range of users. The Senior Technical writer may also be
>responsible for designing wizards, online tutorials, and other
>educational components of software, as well as testing software and
>documentation for usability, logic, and accuracy.
>
>Qualifications:
>* Requires a bachelor's degree in English, Technical Writing, or
>related field
>* 8 years of experience writing print and online user educational
>materials in the software industry
>* Project management experience required
>* Experience with graphics software and high-level programming products
>important
>* Some interface design experience is preferred
>* Online help, Internet, and multimedia development skills helpful
>* AutoCAD knowledge preferred
>* Visio product knowledge preferred**
>
>Interested candidates should email their resume (with salary
>requirements) to Jess Rice at JessR -at- visio -dot- com, or fax to Jess's
>attention at 619/596-5991.
>
>...sue
>* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>Sue Heim
>Senior Online Engineer
>Visio Corporation - San Diego
> SueH -at- Visio -dot- com
> 619/596-5990 x326
>
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