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Hello STC-ETC list members! I received this job information from a friend so I'm just passing this along. If you are interested in this position at Scripps, contact Nicole Timmerman. Take care, Amy Contact: Nicole Timmerman | Technical Recruiter T 865-292-2379 | M 517-262-5508 | [log in to unmask] 888-768-3953 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting | F 865-292-2392 408 N Cedar Bluff, Suite #325, Knoxville, TN 37923 TEKsystems is recognized as a top workplace. Learn why. Who: Scripps Networks Interactive www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com Where: Knoxville, TN What: Tech Writer Who is the internal/external customer? Digital – Supporting public facing websites and brands for Scripps. Top 3 Skills: · Technical Writing with software development teams · Scrum/Agile · Document Management Interview Process: Phone interview, Skype Interview, and personal interview Info on Scripps: Scripps Networks Interactive is one of the leading developers of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, where on-air programming is complemented with online video, social media areas and e-commerce components on companion Web sites and broadband vertical channels. The company’s media portfolio includes Lifestyle Media, which is comprised of popular lifestyle television and Internet brands HGTV, Food Network, Travel Channel, DIY Network, country music network Great American Country, and the Fine Living Network, soon to be rebranded as the Cooking Channel; and Interactive Services, with leading online search and comparison shopping services BizRate, Shopzilla and beso. FULL JOB SCOPE: Scripps Networks Interactive is the leading developer of high profile lifestyle content. Our websites, platforms and mobile applications supporting Food Network, Cooking Channel, HGTV, DIY Network, Travel Channel and Great American Country (GAC) are visited by millions of users each day. We’re looking for a Technical Writer to help us define and implement our documentation strategy for an Agile product development team that supports web content management platform for our desktop and mobile websites. This role requires hands-on experience working with product development teams comprising software, infrastructure and QA engineers to define a documentation management strategy for technical documentation, to organize and refactor existing documentation according to that strategy, to define processes for authoring and organizing future documentation, and to manage process execution for future documentation. Duties and Responsibilities Document Organization and Management: • Research, inventory and organize existing technical documentation • Define and execute process for indexing documentation across multiple electronic sources • Work with engineers to define standard technical documentation formats • Work with engineers to define standard document management repositories • Manage user access and permissions for document management repositories • Create standard templates in document management repositories • Refactor existing documentation to match standard templates • Work with engineers to define technical documentation authoring & review processes • Manage execution of technical documentation authoring & review processes, working with project managers to ensure that necessary documentation tasks are scheduled into product release backlog so documentation is up to date and usable • Support and educate engineers regarding documentation best practices Document Authoring and Editing: • Write technical information based on user stories, information from engineers and hands-on exploration of products • Proofread, edit and organize technical documentation written by other authors, including validating appropriate use of standard templates • Revise documentation to incorporate product releases and enhancements • Knowledge Skills & Abilities Requirements: • 5+ years experience as a technical writer, or 5+ years combined experience as a software engineer and a technical writer • Self-starter who takes initiative to define own tasks given high-level guidance from manager regarding results to be achieved • Strong time management and task prioritization skills • Strong written and verbal communication • Strong writing and proofreading/editing skills • Attention to detail • Experience authoring and managing documentation using collaborative authoring tools • Experience learning technical concepts and explaining them using text and diagrams • Experience working with teams during software development lifecycle Preferred: • Experience authoring and managing documentation using a wiki • Experience with Agile software development processes • Experience with Java software development for web sites • Experience working with remote teams **Career Best Practice- Update your resume every 2 months** Nicole Timmerman | Technical Recruiter T 865-292-2379 | M 517-262-5508 | [log in to unmask] 888-768-3953 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting | F 865-292-2392 408 N Cedar Bluff, Suite #325, Knoxville, TN 37923 TEKsystems is recognized as a top workplace. Learn why.