Associate Technical Writer
Streamline Healthcare Solutions · Illinois, United States · 3 wk ago
Writing$50k–$60k/yrFull-time
Streamline Healthcare Solutions builds innovative, web-based software that empowers behavioral-health organizations to coordinate all service-delivery processes. Since 2003 we have served premier providers with the latest technology, offering competitive compensation, benefits, and a flexible, collaborative work environment where individual contributions are valued.
About the role
The Associate Technical Writer documents product features and maintains end-user materials—user guides, manuals, technical specifications, and knowledge articles—following company styles and standards. This fully remote, U.S.-based position requires occasional travel (up to 10%).
Responsibilities
- Execute procedures of moderate complexity with minimal guidance.
- Author user guides, manuals, technical specifications, and knowledge articles to help customers navigate feature changes and upgrades.
- Adhere to company processes, styles, and standards to translate technical and functional information into user-friendly materials.
- Interview and coordinate with subject-matter experts to ensure accuracy of all end-user content.
- Assist with product-acceptance testing.
- Support activities within the Technical Writing and Knowledge Management groups.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Technical Writing, English, Computer Science, or Psychology.
- 0–2 years of professional experience in technical writing or software documentation (internships, equivalent training, or a technical-writing certificate accepted).
- Experience with MS Office, Google Apps, and graphic-imaging software.
- Familiarity with both print and digital media formats.
- Knowledge of the software-development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Strong active-listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Basic research, data-gathering, and analysis skills.
- Ability to interpret written requirements and technical-specification documents.
- Detail-oriented, innovative, and creative thinking.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with authoring tools such as Adobe FrameMaker, Oxygen XML Editor, MadCap, Microsoft Word, or Markdown.
- Knowledge of Digital Adoption Platforms (WalkMe) and Help Authoring Tools (RoboHelp).
Pay
$50,000 – $60,000 per year, depending on experience.