Associate Technical Publication Engineer
Core
Manage and develop localized technical documentation and help for software solutions sold to global users, balancing 40% documentation development and 60% QA.
Role type
Associate Technical Publication Engineer
Builds
Formatted outputs (online help, CHM, PDF, Word) and localized content packages
Domain
Localization / Technical Documentation
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Documentation development in markup/markdown, transformation engine configuration, single-source versioning management, format/layout QA, script debugging, file extraction for translation, GUI screen capture
Preferred skills
Cloud documentation management platforms, workflow automation, change-order management
Technologies
Adobe Creative Cloud, Snagit, Camtasia, Aegisub, Microsoft Office, EmEditor, GitHub, Jira, Memsource/Phrase, HTML Help Workshop
Responsibilities
Generate and export source files from repositories; Configure publish transforms to build formatted outputs; Evaluate and fix errors in source files; Create translation projects in TMS; Develop translated assets using design tools; Validate syntax in localized markup; Perform side-by-side QA of source and local-language outputs; Implement edits requested by documentation owners
Seniority
Junior, hands-on IC