We are hiring a writer/manager at Imprivata in Lexington, MA. The job requires about 80% writing. All of our source content is in unstructured FM10. We output to PDF, HTML, RTF, and soon to the MindTouch knowledgebase. We use FM, Mif2Go, RoboHelp/TCS3, Acrobat and Creative Suite 5, SnagIt, etc. We are an agile shop with six teams. So far and for the last 10 years I have been the only writer here. We need someone who can write a lot, help to maintain a sophisticated infrastructure, go to meetings, and serve as a gatekeeper for incoming projects. As the team grows, you will manage the group while I stick to the more complex projects. We have a good setup here, with plenty of good software, hardware, and good reviews. Pubs is well-respected here. We are growing and I am straining under the load. You will make a difference here. Top things the hiring manager is looking for: management experience, ability to write a lot, "energy". Feel free to contact me offlist with any questions.
john Details: Manager of Technical Publications Position Profile: This person is responsible for all technical product and services documentation at Imprivata. Our products provide companies a robust employee access management platform that offers strong authentication and password management solutions. The successful candidate will be a writer-manager with experience as a lone writer and as a documentation manager. The Manager of Technical Publications will lead the small Imprivata documentation team (currently one senior-level writer). The Manager will spend a very significant amount of time writing. The position reports to the Engineering Director (Server Group). Imprivata engineering is a full agile development environment. Position Responsibilities: Primary responsibilities center upon the publication and distribution of high quality technical documentation and managing all functions of the Technical Publications organization, including: * Writing content. * Coordinating all requests for technical documentation and developing Doc Plans . * Tracking documentation projects from Doc Plan to publication, distribution, and archival. * Communicating status to internal and external stakeholders. * Attending sprint planning sessions to contribute and to represent Technical Publications. * Structure editing, copy editing, and proofreading the team members' work (reciprocal.) * Working with the team on vision, tool/infrastructure selection. * On-going development of the employees of the team. Technical Skills * General knowledge of hardware and software technologies related to Imprivata's products . * Ability to synthesize and communicate complex technical issues to non-technical audiences. Business Skills * Good understanding of documentation and development processes in an agile environment. * Excellent interpersonal and project management skills. * Ability to manage high pressure situations and build trust among stakeholders. * Ability to guide stakeholders in development of new documentation products. Experience / Education: * Bachelors Degree in English or Journalism, STC certification preferred. * Experience owning technical documentation at a fast-paced software company. * Experience working in a small team/single writer. * 10+ years technology related writing experience. * 2+ years of experience leading/managing technical writing personnel. * Experience with technical documentation technologies including. o Single-Sourcing from FrameMaker to PDF, HTML, RTF, ePUB, and print . o All stages of the documentation life cycle from planning to publication to archiving. o Information architecture. o Publication to WebCMS and crowdsourcing. o FrameScript experience a plus. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120614/e3582b65/attachment.html>
