technical communicator
Technical communicators prepare clear, concise and professional communication from product developers to users of the products such as online help, user manuals, white papers, specifications and industrial videos. For this, they analyse products, legal requirements, markets, customers and users. They develop information and media concepts, standards, structures and software tool support. They plan the content creation and media production processes, develop written, graphical, video or other contents, generate media output, release their information products and receive feedback from the users.
Also called: technical editor, technical documentation author, senior technical communicator, technical communicators, technical content developer, user experience designer, e-learning author, scientific communicator
- 24
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- e-learning developer9 skills in common
- web content manager9 skills in common
- ICT documentation manager3 skills in common
- material stress analyst3 skills in common
- aerospace engineering drafter2 skills in common
- special effects artist2 skills in common
- subtitler2 skills in common
Essential skills
24- apply ICT terminology
- apply tools for content development
- cognitive psychology
- compile content
- conduct content quality assurance
- content development processes
- develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements
- develop ICT safety information
- documentation types
- gather technical information
- ICT software specifications
- identify ICT user needs
- integrate content into output media
- interpret technical texts
- knowledge base
- manage content metadata
- manage information sources
- multimedia systems
- product usage risks analysis
- provide technical documentation
- provide written content
- publishing strategy
- structure information
- visual presentation techniques
Optional skills
22- application usability
- create script for artistic production
- CSS
- design graphics
- ICT help platforms
- identify technological needs
- integrate and re-elaborate digital content
- JSSS
- LESS
- manage content development projects
- manage digital documents
- manage localisation
- provide multimedia content
- provide online help
- Sass
- style sheet languages
- translate requirements into visual design
- use content management system software
- use markup languages
- use presentation software
- use word processing software
- utilise content types
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