Description
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Technical Writer with knowledge of docs tooling, to help develop content for our suite of manufacturing and cost estimating software products, and to transform our writing platform and tools.
Reporting to the Head of User Content, you’ll work closely with our development teams, product managers, and other groups.
Responsibilities
1. Maintain and improve our aPriori documentation: Deliver high-quality documentation to our user base, primarily for our aPriori Cloud documentation set, including aPriori Design, aPriori Workspace, and other products. Work with the software and quality engineers, product managers, trainers, usability experts, and other content developers within an Agile product development process.
2. Drive the transformation of our documentation platform: Develop tools and platform changes for our docs, to enable a collaborative culture of content creation throughout the company. Taking a “docs-as-code” approach, drive improvements in our documentation tools and liaising with our engineering teams to collaborate on larger technology projects.
Requirements
1. Have some interest and experience with implementing and maintaining documentation technologies, including working with scripts, APIs, and transforming documentation platforms.
2. Have 5+ years’ experience developing documentation for software products, with a track record of writing clear, concise, comprehensive documentation on complex, multi-level software products.
3. Ability to be “hands-on” with our software at all user levels, and to incorporate contributory source materials including functional specifications, demo recordings, hands-on product usage and verbal discussion to develop documentation.
4. Have an interest in, or experience with, docs-as-code approaches.
5. Have experience with documentation tools such as MadCap Flare.
aPriori Offers
* Hybrid working
* Competitive compensation
* Unique benefits including generous pension, private medical & dental & vision, cycle-to-work scheme, flexible time off, aPriori days (4 additional days off per year), income protection and employee assistance program.
* Employee engagement activities such as a summer event, Christmas party and volunteering day.
* A team environment where your experience is valued, your voice heard, and your work impacts our customers and employees.
About aPriori: Founded in 2003, aPriori is disrupting the industry’s status quo with groundbreaking work helping manufacturers digitally transform their businesses. Through our unique, patented, intellectual property, we enable manufacturers to accelerate product design, and bring products to markets faster while providing visibility to the sustainability of their design and manufacturing choices. Our impact is profound - our customers save millions of dollars each year, accelerate time to market, all while creating a better world for future generations. Though we are an established software firm, through our continued growth, we have maintained the dynamic, collaborative nature of a start-up.
With a global presence, including North America, Europe, Asia, and India, we encourage an inclusive work environment and support employees’ growth through education, training, wellness, and other programs. As our greatest asset, employees’ contributions are acknowledged through monthly company-wide meetings, often with promotions and awards. We promote a positive work culture, employee-friendly policies, flexible work schedules, and an additional day off each quarter known as “aPriori Day”.
Interested in joining our team? We continue to build an organization highly talented, self-motivated individuals. Our unique environment empowers employees to bring their best selves each day, asking, “How can I do better?” and then exceeding expectations. We work together towards a common goal. We nurture and celebrate each other’s successes. Employees embrace opportunities to build new skills as well as step into leadership positions where they are supported and mentored by the Senior Leadership team to grow into impactful individual contributor roles or to effectively manage teams. Innovation, adaptability, and a desire to increase your value are essential. If you possess these qualities, we want to hear from you!
aPriori is an equal opportunities employer. We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone. All candidates will be required to demonstrate right to work in UK.
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