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Company

GitHub · 3 hours ago

Technical Writer II, GitHub Docs

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$53K/yr - $140K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

With guidance, plan, research, design, write, publish, and maintain documentation content that meets user needs, company goals, and Docs standards.

Develop technical expertise in the GitHub product, and collaborate with subject matter experts to define content opportunities and ensure documentation is technically accurate.

Assess effectiveness of new and existing content based on metrics, user feedback, and research with Docs personas; propose and execute improvements.

Learn GitHub's tools, systems, and processes for content authoring, publishing, and review; participate regularly in giving and receiving peer reviews.

Participate in the GitHub content community of practice to develop skills for user-centered content, and help others build them.

Qualification

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Content DesignContent StrategyTechnical WritingUX DesignCoding/ProgrammingSoftware DevelopmentUser-Centered ContentTechnical DocumentationCollaboration Skills

Required

3+ years experience in writing, content design, content strategy, UX design, information technology (IT), coding/programming, or related field

OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, English, Writing, Journalism, Communications, or related field AND 1+ year(s) experience in writing, content design, content strategy, UX design, information technology, coding/programming, or related field OR equivalent experience.

Preferred

Demonstrated interest in software development, technical writing, or software documentation.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Stock

Company

GitHub

Glassdoor

3.8

GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1,000 employees