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Subject:RE: Job titles and group name From:"Rick Bishop" <rickbishop -at- austin -dot- rr -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:18:38 -0500
Star: If I assume that within your department you will be
developing everything from policies, procedures, newsletters and
VILT to online software simulations and trackable training,
Then:
Technical Information Services Manager = The boss.(need not be a
TW)
Technical Media Supervisor = Senior Coach, Mentor, & QA; very
skilled.
Technical Information Developer = Does the online stuff.
Technical Information Specialist = Designs formats and
curriculum.
Technical Writer I, II, III = Creates content.
Technical Writer Intern = gets coffee :)
And you can have as many of each as needed... Developer and
Specialist can be equivalent levels in your career ladder to
allow a slightly different path to the top for each inclination.
HTH,
Rick
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Subject: Job titles and group name
My company is about to consolidate all IT tech writers into it's
Project Management Office. I am the only employee, but we have
several contractors. While I do not want to manage the group, I
am in a position to influence the selection of the group's name
and it's organizational structure. I'm wondering what the
current trend is in this area. My boss and I had previously
agreed on Technical Communications for the group name. As for
job titles, we need to create a career path, which was done
about 2 years ago, but needs to be revisited. For job titles, it
seems that the majority of folks are listed as "technical
writers" and I have seen the positions going from Tech Writer I
to Tech Writer IV and then Documentation Manager. Is this the
usual hierarchy today? Also, does anyone have a senior
non-supervisory position that serves as a consultant, coach, or
technical lead for the junior writers, in addition to doing
actual writing? If so, what do you call that position?
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