Kaizen Technologies · 7 hours ago
Technical Writer
Lansing, MI
Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
$38/hr - $38/hr
4+ years expKaizen Technologies is seeking a Technical Writer 3 to support agency initiatives for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). This role involves reviewing and updating documents for ADA WCAG 2.1AA compliance, training staff on best practices, and ensuring timely compliance with accessibility standards.
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Hiring Manager
Noel Martin
Responsibilities
Develops and maintains user and technical documentation and project process documentation for Application Teams
Provides expertise on technical concepts of applications and/or user groups and structuring procedures in a logical sequence
Writes a variety of technical articles, reports, brochures, and/or manuals for documentation for a wide range of uses
May be responsible for coordinating the display of graphics and the production of the document
Develop, enhance, and maintain user documentation for multiple applications including documentation required for the operations provider
Develop on-line source documentation as appropriate
Maintain documentation libraries and subscription lists
Identify, create, revise, and maintain documentation and templates
Ensure appropriate control access/use of documentation materials
Maintain application and user documentation
Ensure messages and terminology is consistent across all written materials
Research and complete documentation service requests
Communicate accurate and useful status updates
Manage and report time spent on all work activities
Follow quality standards
Ability to work in a team environment
Strong communication skills; both written and spoken
Composes technical documents, manuals, bulletins, brochures, publications, training manuals, and special reports
Organizes and coordinates the composition of material and drafting of forms suitable for reproduction
Reviews and edits prepared material and illustrations
Develops and refines material for publication in journals and periodicals
Prepares informational material for release to the mass media
Works with agency staff in the development of formats, graphics, and the layout of publications
Assists agency staff in preparing and refining material for speeches and other public presentations
May research product design, capabilities, and compatibility ranges
May oversee the writing, editing, publishing, and distribution of specification documents
May review various resources and prepare analyses or summaries
May train others
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 4 years of general technical writer experience
Minimum 1 year mentoring and working with teams to implement standards for documentation, including the development and delivery of related training materials
Minimum 2 years reviewing existing documentation against standards. Documenting and prioritizing identified gaps
Minimum 1 year of working with work products and projects with purposeful ADA WCAG2.1AA focus
Minimum 1 year of experience working with ADA tools associated with technical writing (e.g. Microsoft accessibility checker, Adobe accessibility checker, etc.)
Strong communication skills; both written and spoken
Ability to work in a team environment
Company
Kaizen Technologies
Kaizen Technologies has been providing superior information technology talent and solutions to private and public sector clients.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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