Technical Writer, Contractor

Summary

Takes directions from the engineering group to edit existing documents and create new documents. Extensive work with Microsoft Word; outlines, tables, images, text, and change tracking. Creates redlines with Microsoft change tracking of existing documents. Takes pictures and receives images from the engineering group. Crops and rotates the images for the documents. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and numeric format are a must. Engineers review and provide feedback on the documents.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Experience Level with Business Tools

• Very familiar with Microsoft Word, change tracking, outlines, tables, images placement.
• Photography, picture and image cropping and rotation.
• Cell phone camera pictures may be sufficient
• Professional photography and editing are a plus.

Typical Education and Experience

• Associate's degree, or equivalent, or greater, preferred

ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Imaging Las Vegas facility
  • Environments are office and manufacturing

Job Type

Contract, Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) required

Estimated Duration

Two (2) to five (5) months

Work Shift

M-F onsite, flexible hours as agreed

Pay

Up to $40.00 per hour

Experience

• Technical writing: 3 years (Required)
• Photo editing: 3 years (Required)
• AutoCAD: 3 years (Preferred)
• Mechanical engineering: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute

• Las Vegas, NV 89119 (Required)

Work Location

In person