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- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience creating content for technical audiences (e.g., developer documentation, Computer Science course material, or IT administration playbooks).
- Experience in cloud technologies (e.g., Serverless Compute, Event-driven Compute).
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in writing, engineering, or scientific-related field.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
Technical writers communicate complex information clearly, concisely and accurately, and without relying on jargon. As a technical writer, your role involves tasks such as writing conceptual overviews and procedures, reading and writing example code, or updating help center queries and FAQs. Technical writers play a big part at Google. They are a key link between developers, marketing associates, developer advocates, as well as all the external users and developers, tying together many vital but disparate parts of the Google ecosystem.
You develop complex, in-depth communications for internal and external audiences and manage projects that involve coordinating multiple junior writers.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
- Work with subject matter experts to create and deliver content based on project goals and user needs. Choose appropriate information architecture, format, voice, and style based on the audience and relevant guidelines.
- Update content based on product or program changes and user feedback, and update or delete irrelevant or outdated content, with guidance.
- Plan and research content and/or information architecture for small-sized projects, or contribute to planning and researching large projects. Incorporate feedback from relevant stakeholders (e.g., product managers, program managers, marketing, legal, customers) to align content with user needs and product/program goals. Manage expectations and maintain relationships with stakeholders with guidance.
- Review and edit content to improve the content accuracy, clarity, concision, and organization to better meet users' needs, with guidance.
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