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Documentation Specialist Wanted:
A small band of experts is working towards the next Cognos success
story. DataMerchant is a new product under development at Cognos that
lets users sell data over the World Wide Web. Come work for a "startup"
within Cognos. Help us design and build the DataMerchant documentation
set.
You have experience designing and creating documentation sets from
beginning to end. You possess strong writing skills, a thorough
knowledge of Help systems (and authoring tools), and experience in web
authoring and publishing. Knowledge of programming languages and
relational database products (Oracle, Sybase, MS SQL Server, etc.) is
also useful.
What You'll Do (and What You're Doing Now):
Create new ways to document software
Work with HTML
Spin documentation webs
Be creative
Have excellent writing skills
Lead others
Manage projects
Do the grunt work
Design single-source documentation systems
Maintain single-source documentation systems
Meet deadlines
Attend to details
Be a SME
Interview SMEs
Learn from mistakes
Develop extensive hypertext systems
Work independently
Work as part of the team
Despise overtime
Work overtime
Don't re-invent the wheel
Innovate
Create WinHelp 4.0 files
Understand relational databases
Meet project specs without supervision
Create project specs
Take responsibility for your work
Work onLine, onWeb, and onPaper
Think graphically
Be curious
Create graphics
Know the issues
Know the trends
Know the future
Contact:
If you're interested in joining the DataMerchant team, contact:
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