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Subject:TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements From:TECHWR-L Listowner <admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com> To:archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:05:06 -0700 (MST)
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Pipeline Documentation, Technical Writer
Glendale, CA or Redwood City, CA
Start: November 2010
Duration: 12 months, full time, onsite
* Design a logical and functional documentation set using
state-of-the-art documentation methods, best practices, and design
principles
* Work with software engineers and artists to specify data
for incorporation
* Review and analyze legacy technical documentation to
gain a thorough understanding of Dreamworks proprietary 3D
applications.
* Develop project goals, work plans, timelines, and
implement strategies to include document/manual planning, revision
cycles, scheduling, communications and oversight
* Coordinate tasks, document assembly, review & approval
* Communicate plans and status to multiple levels of management
* Gather end user, engineer and technical requirements and create
a detailed, user friendly, technically accurate documentation set
* Ensure on-time final delivery
Requirements:
* Strong experience writing API documentation, and data-flow and
systems documentation.
* Good knowledge of Python, Qt, and (optionally) C++.
* Knowledge of the Software Development Cycle.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Send application to mailto:jobs -at- dreamworks -dot- com
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Lighting Documentation, Technical Writer
Glendale, CA
Start: November 2010
Duration: 9 months, full time, onsite
* Design a logical and functional documentation set using
state-of-the-art documentation methods, best practices, and design
principles
* Work with software engineers and artists to specify data
for incorporation
* Review and analyze legacy technical documentation to
gain a thorough understanding of Dreamworks proprietary 3D
applications.
* Develop project goals, work plans, timelines, and
implement strategies to include document/manual planning, revision
cycles, scheduling, communications and oversight
* Coordinate tasks, document assembly, review & approval
* Communicate plans and status to multiple levels of management
* Gather end user, engineer and technical requirements and create
a detailed, user friendly, technically
accurate documentation set Ensure on-time final delivery
Requirements:
* Experience leading the design and development of technical
documentation--preferably an entire user guide or manualfor media
authoring tools, proprietary or off the shelf 3D applications
* Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Send application to mailto:jobs -at- dreamworks -dot- com
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