Technical Writer

Aditi Consulting • Contract • Plano, TX, US • $61 / hour • 2d ago

Payrate: $61.00 - $61.11/hr

Summary:
The main function of a technical writer is to write technical materials, such as equipment materials, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. A typical technical writer is responsible for organizing, editing and maintaining technical records and files.

Responsibilities:

Review and approve material for standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style and terminology.
Review and approve edits or changes made to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
Confer with client to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.
Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content and methods of reproduction and binding.
Interview production and engineering personnel and read journals and other material to become familiar with product technologies and production methods.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Film/Video or Animation, or equivalent professional experience of 3-5 years.
Understanding of consumer electronics and home appliances, including common product features, terminology, and customer use cases.
Expert-level proficiency with Adobe CC suite, particularly Premiere and After Effects. Familiarity with Photoshop and Illustrator are also preferred.
Familiarity with manipulation and animation of existing vector imagery, such as diagrams or renderings from product user manuals, to be used as graphic elements in live-action videos, or animated elements.
Advanced knowledge of camera operation principles:

Fluency with FS7/ Sony camcorders; Canon DSLRs
Deep understanding of proper exposure/frame rate/resolution (1080 and 4K)
Fastidious about proper white balancing vs. fixing issues in editing
Understanding of exposure/white balancing/troubleshooting moiré, refresh scan lines, and other issues for LED screens (TVs, mobile devices)
Basic understanding of lighting principles for technology as well as human subjects in interview contexts
Ability to safely work with Kino Flo and ARRI lighting, as well as common grip equipment such as C-stands, apple boxes, sandbags, etc.

Advanced knowledge of video editing principles:

Best practices working between AE and Premiere (Dynamic links and Round trip workflow - creating templates in After Effects for use in Premiere is preferred)
Adobe library template creation
Understanding of 4K workflow and working with proxies
Understanding of Lumetri color correction understanding (not just LUTs) & secondary color correction (removing color casts from device screens)
Familiarity with corner pinning/lens distortion correction
Ability to work within a non-destructive workflow
Familiarity with audio best practices (compression/limiting/mixing via the Premiere Audio Track Mixer)
Exporting via Media Encoder - best practices, understanding of export codecs and bitrates, and advanced settings

Able to work with scripts or outlines and translate them into shooting scripts for dynamic videos that cast products in the best possible light.
Able to re-work technical language (ie. user manuals) into smooth, explanatory voiceover and text - the ideal candidate will have a passion for explaining technical processes to a layperson, and will strive to create videos in which voiceover, text, graphics, and image all work together to provide information in the most efficient, engaging way possible.
The ideal candidate will be experienced in working in a corporate environment, comfortable communicating via office email, drive conversations to get needed information, and follow common corporate communications etiquette.
Time management is extremely important - the candidate must be able to work and provide updates on multiple projects, proactively call out roadblocks and risks, meet deadlines, ask questions when needed, and desire to grow in their role.

Pay Transparency: The typical base pay for this role across the U.S. is: $61.00 - $61.11/hr. Non-exempt positions are eligible for overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the base hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a work week, or as required by state or local law. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education and experience. Full-time employees are eligible to select from different benefits packages. Packages may include medical, dental, and vision benefits, health savings accounts with qualified medical plan enrollment, 10 paid days off, 3 days paid bereavement leave, 401(k) plan participation with employer match, life and disability insurance, commuter benefits, dependent care flexible spending account, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, accommodations and reimbursement for work travel, and discretionary performance or recognition bonus. Sick leave and mobile phone reimbursement provided based on state or local law.

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