Technical Writing Weekly
Dear writers community 👋!
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WRITING TIPS ✍🏿
Implementing a writing style guide in your document can help to ensure consistency and clarity in your writing. Following guidelines ensures that your document is clear, easy to understand, and professional. Here's how you can implement a writing style guide in your document:
Identify the purpose and audience for your document. Before you start writing, it's important to understand who you are writing for and the document's purpose. This will help you determine the appropriate tone, style, and level of formality for your writing.
Create a list of key guidelines for your document. A writing style guide should include grammar, punctuation, capitalization, formatting, and language usage rules. These guidelines will ensure that your writing is consistent and easy to read.
Use a style guide or reference book. Several well-known style guides are available, such as The Chicago Manual of Style, The AP Stylebook, and The MLA Handbook. These guides provide detailed information on how to write professionally and consistently.
Use a spell checker and grammar checker. These tools can help you identify and correct any errors in your writing. By using these tools, you can ensure that your document is free of spelling and grammar errors.
Have another person review your document. Before you finalize your document, have someone else review it for consistency and clarity. A fresh pair of eyes can help you catch any errors or inconsistencies you may have missed.
Update the guide regularly. Language and communication evolve, so it's important to keep your guide updated to reflect the current trends and best practices.
Communicate the guide to your team and ensure everyone is aware of it and follows it. By ensuring that everyone on your team follows the same guidelines, you can ensure that all documents your team produces are consistent and professional.
By following these steps, you can implement a writing style guide in your document and ensure that your writing is clear, consistent, and professional. Whether you're writing a business report, a research paper, or a marketing brochure, a writing style guide can help you create a document that is easy to read and understand.
JOBS 👩💻
Content Writer at Publitas
Fulltime, Remote
At Publitas, we’re looking to add a creative content writer who will help create, manage, and deliver world-class content that inspires and converts if you are looking for an exciting workplace where you can make a difference.
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Content Editor at Project Syndicate
Fulltime, Remote
Project Syndicate is seeking an Editor. This full-time position reports to our Managing Editor and Chief Operating Officer. The primary responsibility of the Editor will be to edit newspaper-length commentaries and, as needed, longer-form content such as book reviews and interviews. The Editor will also be responsible for writing headlines, tag lines, short summaries, and social media posts and may be tasked with editing and curating features on the PS website and newsletters on an ad hoc basis.
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Freelance Technical Writer Creator at Our Place
Freelance, Remote
Our Place seeks a technical writer to create and develop product manuals for an upcoming product launch. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical writing, as well as experience in the field of product development.
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Senior Content Specialist at Alloy
Fulltime - Remote
Love to write? So do we. Here at Alloy, content is the foundation of our marketing. We focus 100% on organic inbound through high-quality articles, case studies, guides, landing pages, social media posts, and other content projects WE can dream of together.
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Freelance Copywriter at Dashboard.Earth
Fulltime, Remote
As our Copywriter, you will report to the Director of Marketing & Content and play a key role in writing, managing, and updating content for our app, website, and marketing campaigns. You’ll work with a skilled and experienced team and develop a comprehensive understanding of the processes necessary to bring digital products to life.
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Technical Marketer at Intuit
Internship, Remote US
Intuit is seeking a highly motivated and talented Technical Writer Internship for a Summer Internship in our Developer Relations Team. This exciting internship is a 12-week opportunity for the right individual to join a fun, dynamic, and fast-paced environment where you will work with a team of Content Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and Content Designers who are working to help millions of customers across our Products.
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Technical Documentation Lead at Supabase
Fulltime, Remote
We’re seeking a Technical Documentation Lead to build our documentation. Emphasis on building, where you will also work with various teams to help them document their products.
We believe that documentation is more than just a tool. It’s part of our product. The documentation is where developers take their first step on their side project.
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EVENTS 📆
TECHNICAL WRITING RESOURCES 📚 + 💻
Google Season of Docs provides support for open-source projects to improve their documentation and allows professional technical writers to gain experience in open-source. Together we raise awareness of open source, docs, and technical writing.
Technical writing is an essential skill for professionals working in various industries. Whether you're writing software documentation, creating user guides, or developing training materials, communicating complex technical information clearly and effectively is crucial for success.
WRITING COMMUNITIES 👨👩👧👦
We consider everyone who cares about communication, documentation, and their users to be a community member. This can be programmers, tech writers, developer advocates, customer support, marketers, and anyone who wants people to have great experiences with software.
Our program is designed for individuals looking to improve their technical writing skills and advance their careers in software development, community management, and developer advocacy.