Technical Writer

As a member of our Technical Documentation Team, you will be responsible for creating professional technical documentation for a wide range of consumer goods, e.g. electronics, household appliances, gardening tools, sport equipment, toys, etc.

Your responsibilities will be to:

• Creating instruction and assembly manuals for consumer goods in German in accordance with product standards and regulations
• Proofreading and reviewing technical documentation
• Preparing instruction manuals for the translation process
• Typesetting of foreign-language instruction manuals
• Communication with clients
• Close cooperation with colleagues from the fields of proofreading, graphics, and translation management
• Work in ad-hoc project support and other duties as assigned

Requirements

In order to succeed in this role, you must have:

• University degree in Technical Communication, Technical Translation, or related fields
• Profound knowledge of working with Content Management Systems, preferably ST4, Adobe InDesign and Acrobat
• Exemplary attention to detail and time management skills
• Logical thinking and an analytical mind is a must
• Can work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Strong team player as well as excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Immediate availability is preferred
• Work experience of at least 2 years in the field of technical documentation preferred
• Fluent in written and spoken English, German fluency in writing preferred