Technical Writer

• To analyze content marketing metrics and come up with suggestions/solutions make changes as needed that result in the overall growth of the team and content performance
• Regularly audit the content published on various platforms to maintain the content quality standards as per expectations
• To prepare and own content calendar for the content marketing team
• To create content marketing campaigns to drive leads and subscribers; Use SEO best practices to generate traffic to our site to search industry-related topics (combining online sources, interviews, and studies)
• To regularly produce various content types, including email, social media posts, newsletters, videos, blogs, and white papers
• To write clear marketing copy to promote our products/services
• To prepare well-structured drafts using Content Management Systems
• To proofread and edit blog posts before publication
• To coordinate with marketing and design teams to illustrate articles
• To conduct extensive keyword research and use SEO guidelines to scale web traffic
• To ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images, and tone)
• To actively manage and promote the company’s blog, and pitch articles to relevant third-party platforms
• To review & edit content produced by other members of the team and collaborate with other departments to create innovative content ideas

Decarbonic is seeking a highly skilled technical writer with experience in national/public policy drafting to join our team in Nigeria for a 6-month assignment. As a technical writer, you will be responsible for researching, analyzing, and producing high-quality technical documents that are clear, concise, and easy to understand.

Responsibilities:

• Research, analyze, and interpret technical information and data related to climate change, carbon markets, and sustainable development.
• Develop and draft technical reports, policy briefs, and other technical documents that are clear, concise, and easy to understand.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that technical documents meet their needs and are aligned with organizational objectives.
• Ensure that technical documents comply with established standards, guidelines, and protocols.
• Review and edit technical documents for accuracy, completeness, and clarity.
• Communicate technical information effectively to non-technical audiences.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in public policy, environmental science, engineering, or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in technical writing, with a focus on national/public policy.
• Experience working with carbon markets and climate change-related policies is a plus.
• Excellent writing, research, and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to relocate to Nigeria for a 6-month assignment with a valid passport.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Product and Marketing team to identify content required for specific user journeys and create a plan for a technical enablement solution.
• Create and maintain content for continuous updates and improvements.
• Ensure content is valuable and highly useful.
• Edit content to adhere to the writing process and best practices.
• Identify and contribute to improve Writing Best Practices, Style Guides, Processes, and other Technical Writing guidelines.

Requirements:

• Identify projects that deliver the most value and then meet deadlines and reprioritize as needed to complete timely delivery of content projects.
• Professional experience writing and editing content for a technical audience (application developers; programmers, system architects, or similar) in a Product environment.
• An analytical mindset, with good research, prioritisation, and exploration skills.
• Proactive and curious about problems and willing to take responsibility for their solutions.
• Capture business value, priorities, and product context.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.

About Role:
The Writer will play a key role in daily operations, eventually managing a growing team of content creators in the capacity of a Manager/Editor.

The role demands someone proactive (getting to work instead of waiting for instructions) with killer written communication skills. The candidate must hold a deep belief in the power of words and should have some understanding of the purpose of content creation for brands. If you are passionate about creating high-quality and engaging content that drives business success, this is just the role for you.

The role entails a training period of 2 months, post which employment is confirmed, contingent on performance. Since this is a small and early-stage setup, opportunities to learn, grow and don multiple hats will be in plenty.

The Writer will be trained on different types and formats of written communication – blogs, articles, whitepapers, website copy, and various marketing collateral – across industries in the B2B and B2C space, some of which include:

• · Enterprise Software
• Blockchain
• Parking
• Finance and Insurance
• IT
• Education
• Health

You will be extensively trained on bridging the gap between what to say and how to say it. Further, you will receive training in team and project management.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Writer will be responsible for the following:

1. Creating well-researched and punchy content pieces
2. Creating content in line with brand and editorial guidelines
3. Developing an understanding of the brand and its audiences
4. Performing extensive research on different themes and topics
5. Working under the manager/editor with adherence to stipulated deadlines
6. Consistently noting feedback w.r.t writing and communication and working on highlighted areas
7. Collaborating with editors to ensure brand consistency
8. Staying up-to-date with industry developments and generating new ideas

What is Ukti Looking For?

As a Writer at Ukti, you would need to be:

• Detail-oriented
• Creative
• Empathetic
• A problem solver
• A team player
• Proactive in coming up with new ideas and ways of doing things
• Willing to work in a dynamic, unstructured setting
• Able to perform well in high-pressure situations

The Writer must possess the following skills:

• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Clarity of thought
• Leadership
• Strong interpersonal and business communication skills
• Proficiency in verbal and written English
• Familiarity with MS Word
• Ability to work independently and take ownership

Hiring Process:

The hiring process consists of three written rounds that assess the candidate’s communication skills and linguistic proficiency, followed by an in-person/video interview where the details of the position will be discussed with the candidate.

What you need to have:

Testsigma is built to make test automation effortless. We are a fast-growing, product-based startup backed by leading global Investors like Accel, STRIVE and Marquee Angels. 

We are the first open-source test automation platform built out of India and competing with global giants. With product-market fit and a terrific team, we’re poised to capture the global market for AI driven, cloud-based test automation platforms.

The ideal candidate will have strong creative skills and a portfolio of work which demonstrates their passion for illustrative design and typography. This candidate will have experiences in working with numerous different design platforms such as digital and print forms.

Job Description

As a technical writer, you will work on creating clear and concise guides for Testsigma customers, partners, and developers. You will be responsible for communicating complex information in an easily understood manner, without relying on jargon. Your role will involve collaborating with fellow writers and internal business partners (such as product managers, UI designers, and software development engineers) to strategize, participate in content development and quality governance efforts, and develop content for our ecosystem. 

Responsibilities

• Builds high-quality, rich technical content in easy-to-understand plain, clear and simple language.
• Develops a solid understanding of the product to try, code, test out and also simulate user’s behavior for videos.
• Works with design, product, and engineering team to create great documentation for all Testsigma products
• Don’t shy away from setting up the IDEs and debugging a few lines of the code.
• Be comfortable with handling shifting priorities and pivoting when required.
• Review content in terms of logical flow and completeness of document.
• Standardize documentation process across the organization

Requirements

• 1 year of Dev/Testing/Automation experience 
• Have an understanding of computer science or automation testing fundamentals.
• 2-4 years of experience in building technical documentation, API documents, or technical content for SaaS companies.
• Excellent skills in grammar, minimalist documentation design, and effective information architecture.
• Experience writing, editing, researching, and planning software documentation.
• Sound knowledge of version control (Git), software development lifecycle, DevOps(Jenkins), and testing practices.
• Comfortable with IDE’,, APIs, programming languages(any) to understand the concepts and convert to user understandable formats.
• Experience using the Linux shell
• Be a team player - work with our world-class engineers to come up with creative and elegant documentation to help users with complex problems.
  
  Candidates from SAAS, Technology product background prefered.

Job Description:

We are looking for a Technical Content Writer with 2-5 years of experience in producing high-quality documentation that can contribute to the overall success of our products. The selected candidate will work collaboratively with developers, quality assurance engineers, product managers, and usability experts to make our products easier to understand and use.

Job Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for authoring tasks, creation, and integration of printed or electronic end-user documentation
• Document ongoing software developments in applications, products, and services
• Develop user guides, technical specification documents, online help files, API documents, feature description documents, How-To articles, and other ad hoc documentation deliverables
• Contribute to process improvements for enhancing efficiency
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with developers and SMEs to gather knowledge on functional requirements
• Create tutorials to help end-users use a variety of applications
• Create and maintain the information architecture
• Provide estimates about documentation tasks to the Scrum Master
• Provide technical documentation for newly developed features on time and as per the defined quality standards

Required Skills:

• 2 - 5 Years of Relevant experience in the field of technical documentation
• Knowledge of end-user documentation/product documentation/technical documentation
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Creative conceptual thinker
• Impeccable command over grammar with excellent communication skills
• Proficient in working with an XML editor, authoring, and other graphics-related tools like SnagIt, Visio, etc

Proven skills in producing and editing technical content within a complex business environment. The writer professional will be experienced in leading storyboarding sessions, participating in key review meetings / final document review, content sign off, and document production. The experience of coordinating and updating a knowledge base system is beneficial. Analyze RFPs, perform QC checks of compliance matrix, proposal outlines, and identify questions that may be submitted to the customer. Core

Responsibilities:

 Excellent written communication skills

 Support Bid Processing managers / Lead throughout the proposal process, including assist in developing the technical documents, monitor the progress of effort against the schedule, follow up on action items, control document preparation, and version control, and coordinating the final packaging and delivery

 Proficient in documentation development tools such as Microsoft Office

 Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality

 Competent in defining, planning and managing proposal deliverable

 Familiarity with software development services and business terminology.

Additional Information

Preferred Education BE degree with strong technical communication.