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Technical Author

Job Posted: 5 days ago

Salary: £ 480 - 580 / Day
Job Type: Contract
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

Technical Author 

Location: Gloucestershire
 Working Pattern: 5 days a week, on site
 Contract Length: 12 months

About the Role

Guidant Global is supporting our client in hiring an experienced Technical Author to produce, maintain and deliver high‑quality technical documentation for a range of complex products and internal systems.
 These roles are ideal for detail‑driven technical writers who enjoy working collaboratively with engineers, product teams and subject‑matter experts to create documentation that is clear, accurate and compliant with organisational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain existing documentation, ensuring accuracy, relevance and compliance with company standards
Create new design and build documents, technical specifications, user manuals and other supporting documentation
Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to develop test plans and additional technical content
Engage with subject‑matter experts to gather accurate information and ensure documentation integrity
Produce diagrams and illustrations using corporate drawing packages such as Visio and CorelDRAW
Use Adobe Acrobat to create, edit and manage PDF documentation
Ensure consistency across all documents in format, style and quality
Develop a thorough understanding of company products and technologies to support accurate documentation creation

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Proven experience as a Technical Author/Technical Writer
Ability to produce clear, concise and technically accurate documentation
Strong collaboration skills, working confidently with technical and non‑technical teams
Experience using Visio, CorelDRAW and Adobe Acrobat

Desirable:

Familiarity with engineering, technical or software product environments
Experience documenting complex technical architectures, workflows or test materials

Why Work Through Guidant Global?

Guidant Global is committed to creating an inclusive, transparent and people‑first recruitment experience. We support candidates throughout the full hiring process and partner with innovative organisations offering meaningful, long‑term work.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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