Job Bank

The STC Phoenix Chapter maintains a job bank (that is, a list of local job openings) for job seekers. Each entry in the list is sent to us by area employers or agencies. Job leads will be posted to the Web site typically within a few days after they're received. They will be deleted from the site after 2 months or when we are notified that the job has been filled.

Please review the Disclaimers, Policies, and Procedures for using the STC Phoenix Chapter job bank. Also visit the International STC Jobs Database.
  

 

Position Date Posted Type Description
Technical Writer 5-14-08 Contract Company: ATR International
Location: Chandler

Skills
Security and risk assessment policies

Experience
Risk assessment

Please submit resumes to Kathy Brown at kathyb@atr1.com or call 602.275.5667 days/ 602.573.0225 evenings.

Technical Editor (multiple positions) 4-15-08 Permanent and Contract Company: Infotrust Group
Location:  North Phoenix

Responsibilities
- General proofreading and copy-editing of technical manuals with an emphasis on correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing clarity
- Substantive editing tasks to seek out inconsistencies in style, locate errors of a factual nature, identify and query questionable statements or conclusions, and check cross-references of information for accuracy to ensure projects are error-free

Education and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree with a concentration in English, Communications, or related field is preferred
- At least one year experience as a copy-editor or proofreader is required
- Thorough knowledge of English grammar, syntax, punctuation and spelling
- Meticulous attention to detail
- A commitment to producing a quality product
- The ability to meet established deadlines
- The ability to work independently
- Experience with Microsoft Suite

Please submit resumes to Cheryl Renckly at crenckly@infotrustgroup.com or fax to her attention at (602)997-8120.

Technical Writer (multiple positions) 4-15-08 Permanent and Contract Company: Infotrust Group
Location:  North Phoenix

Description
Info Trust Group is looking for Technical Writers with documentation experience developing, researching, and revising system maintenance manuals, component maintenance manuals, and /or service bulletins for the aerospace industry. Special emphasis will be placed on the individual’s ability to develop fault analysis for schematics. 

Responsibilities 
- Write manuals and technical documentation to fulfill the customers applicable writing specifications;
technical accuracy it essential
- Revise technical content of existing manuals specified by engineering modifications
- Coordinate all phases of the manual process, by obtaining source data, organizing and interpreting content, ordering art, and incorporating parts lists
- Work closely with all departments to meet schedules
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers

Education and Experience
- Associate's degree in electronics or equivalent years of experience/training
- Three years experience in technical publications
- Broad knowledge of aerospace, commercial and/or military technical publications and specifications
- Demonstrated ability to read and understand engineering change orders, schematics, block diagrams, illustrated parts catalogs and to write electrical fault analysis sections of the manual
- Knowledge of English grammar and punctuation
- Proficiency with MS Word, Interleaf, and/or SGML

Please submit resumes to Cheryl Renckly at crenckly@infotrustgroup.com or fax to her attention at (602)997-8120. 

Programming Writer 4-2-08 Permanent Company: Microsoft
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $100,000

Description
Are you a high-caliber programming writer interested in documenting Microsoft’s advertising platform APIs? Does creating high-quality developer content for advertisers and publishers appeal to you? The Context Experience Group, part of the Online Services Group, is looking for an experienced, self-paced, and results-oriented writer with strong programming skills to author the next generation of content for developers using the Microsoft advertising platform APIs.

Responsibilities
- Work closely with product teams to identify new features that need to be documented
- Plan the work items to document
- Document the programming elements (reference pages), conceptual content, and How To scenarios
- Create code samples for major programming elements and scenarios
- Conduct tech reviews of content and sample topics
- Incorporate tech review feedback and editor’s feedback
- Maintain existing documentation
- Evangelize the Microsoft advertising platform APIs by being actively involved in the developer community, including newsgroups and blogs
- Work closely with technical support analysts to identify customer issues and incorporate solutions in future content releases

Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years experience in developer documentation
- Ability to read and write code in C# and C++ and work from source code and .wsdl files
- Strong knowledge of .NET Framework and Web Services
- Familiarity with developer audiences and MSDN
- Experience with Visual Studio tool suite
- Familiarity with Doc Studio or other developer documentation tools

Education and Experience
- At least two years experience writing API and developer documentation
- A degree in Computer Science, or equivalent expertise, is strongly preferred

Please submit resumes to Sidney Miller at sidney.miller@talentbridge.net or to:

One Microsoft Way 
Redmond, WA 98052 - 6399
602.331.5035

Technical Editor/Instructional Designer 3-24-08 Part-Time/Contract Company: Springboard
Location: Home-Based
Rate: Competitive

Description
Springboard is seeking a versatile, positive, energetic TE/ID to edit/rewrite learning content for a virtual high school in the subject areas of Psychology and Economics (facility with these subjects is critical). 

The TE/ID role is defined as instructional design analysis, correction, and rewriting as necessary to align each course script with established design and writing criteria. TE/IDs will have ready access to SMEs and other staff to ensure content and instructional design integrity. The onus is on the TE/ID to make the content and assignments sing and sizzle at the appropriate reading level and to ensure assessments are valid structurally.

Requirements
- Primary and/or secondary school teaching background
- Seasoned eLearning editor

Please submit resumes to Ellen Nusbaum at ejnussy@aol.com. 

Electronics Technical Editor 3-21-08 Contract Company: Writing Assistance
Location: Tempe (off-site with occasional on-site meetings)

Description
Writing Assistance is a nationwide staffing agency representing Technical Writers, Marketing Writers and Training Developers. We currently have an opening in Tempe, AZ. Our client is looking for an editor to take an instructor's notes and transform them into an eBook format. The course is on printers and document imagery. A background with copiers, printers, networking, or other similarly related IT hardware will be given priority. The work can be completed off-site; however, local candidates will be given preference for troubleshooting on-site.

Experience
A background with copiers, printers, networking or other similarly related IT hardware will be given priority.

Please submit resumes to Jenifer Gitzen at jenifer.gitzen@writingassist.com or to:

Writing Assistance, Inc.
www.writingassist.com
3131 Fernbrook Ln
Plymouth, MN 55447

Software Trainer 3-20-08 Permanent Company: Prospring Technical Staffing
Location: Phoenix

Description
A global developer of industrial automation software needs a technical trainer to train customers (internal and external), vendors, and value-added resellers (VARs) on their products. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct instructor-led training, including the development, testing, and maintenance of training software.

Skills
- Ability to quickly understand and apply new software applications 
- Ability to maintain professionalism and high quality performance in unpredictable and demanding environments 
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills 
- Ability to travel as 30-70% within US and abroad with minimum notice (travel schedule depends on requests)

Experience
- 4+ years experience conducting instructor-led training on enterprise-wide software systems (Required)
- 3+ years experience in course development (Required)
- Experience with MS SQL Server (Required)
- Experience with Java and javascript or other scripting languages (Required)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (Required)
- Experience training users of manufacturing-related software is a plus
- Experience with manufacturing execution systems(MES)is a plus
- Experience with plant historian software is a plus

Notes
- This is a full-time staff position, you will be working on-site at a company office in San Jose, Cleveland ,or Phoenix when not on the road.
- US citizens, Green Card Holders, and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. (Sorry, we are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time.)
- Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

For quick consideration click below to apply: http://www.cytiva.com/cejobs/applyprospring.asp?prospr?prosprTW-1026?barb?29"target="_blank". If you have questions, please e-mail Barbara Turner at barbara@prospringstaffing.com or call 888-378-2333 x 203.

Instructional Designers 3-19-08 Direct
Full- or Part-Time
Company: Michaels & Associates
Location: Virtual, with occasional meetings at client sites and minimal travel
Rate: Competitive

Description
Michaels & Associates is a small company that works with Fortune 500 and smaller clients. We assist our clients, through training and documentation projects, in achieving their business goals, usually with software, employee orientation, call center, leadership, or sales training that might take the form of instructor-led, e-learning, mobile-learning or even a virtual life via Web 2.0 tools. We have the award winning talent, processes and culture to back you up, and want to add your talent and skills to our successful recipe for customer/consultant satisfaction. For more information, refer to www.docntrain.com or call Sherry Michaels. 

Requirements
- Must be comfortable and effective in virtual work teams and enjoy working collaboratively 
- Must have complete knowledge of ISD and adult learning 
- Must have ability to write according the Chicago Manual of Style but adjust to the Microsoft Manual of Style
- Must have excellent critical thinking and analytical skills 
- Must have compassion for the client and the ability to express it professionally 
- Must have compassion for the consultants on the team and the ability to devise strategies that alleviate stress 
- Must have creativity in using what we know to apply for solutions (the cliché is the ability to ‘think outside the box’) 
- Must have ability to work effectively with C-level executives or with ‘front-line’ employees seamlessly 
- Must have ability to ‘pitch in’ whenever called upon; must be able to work as a manager or as the hardest worker on the team, equally and without bias 
- Must have ability to work effectively to buffer the consultants to ensure continuity of momentum on projects 
- Must have ability to work in technical environments, particularly IT environments 
- Advanced techniques of MSWord is a nice-to-have 
- Other tools such as FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Captivate or course authoring are nice to have 

Please submit resumes to Sherry Michaels at sherry.michaels@docntrain.com or call 480-614-8440.
Technical Writer 3-18-08 Contract/Agency Company: National Technical Systems
Location: Chandler

Description
Client is looking for a Technical Writer with strong Visio experience. The Technical Writer will write and document use cases and create charts. This individual should have functional design or architectural design experience. This could involve a developer handing them a paragraph that they wrote up and this individual bringing it together and documenting it or sitting with a developer to gather information to then document.

Required Experience
- Visio
- Experience writing use cases
- Ability to create charts

Preferred Experience
– Understanding of functional specs or architectural diagrams
– UML modeling documentation experience
– Experience with graphs

Please submit resumes to Teri Scott at Teri.scott@ntscorp.com or call 1-800-879-9225 X1044.


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