Shanghai Tech WriterTechnical Writing, Technology, Web2.0, Google, Shanghai, China

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Technical Writer – Position based in Beijing, China

Qualifications:

You have at least 3-5 years experience as an English technical writer in the Software field. You will be in charge of the following tasks and duties:

• Design, write and/or update administration and user manuals, installation and reference guides.  This includes the creation of text and graphics in Structured FrameMaker, produce pdf and html files, rebrand documentation for OEM products
• Interview developers and chase information on the products from various sources.
• Liaise with our R&D team for technical support, based either in France or in China
• Be autonomous in your work
• Respect strict deadlines

Skills:

• English mother tongue or excellent writing skills in English.
• Experienced writer in IT/Software fields
• Adobe FrameMaker (Structured a plus).
• Webworks
• Experience in data integration and/or master data management fields, an asset

About Talend:

The first pure play provider of open source data integration software, Talend makes data integration solutions available to organizations of all sizes, and for all integration needs.

Talend offers open, innovative and powerful data integration solutions, used primarily for integration between operational systems, ETL, and migration.

If you are interested, please send your resume/cover email to jobs@talend.com with the following reference: [Technical Writer position]