The 2008-09 Touchstone competition is now accepting entries in the following categories: technical publications, technical art, and online technical communication.
Touchstone, the Northern California Technical Communication Competition, is co-sponsored by the Bay Area chapters of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). Proceeds help support chapter activities and are the sole support of the STC Kenneth Gordon [...]
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Northern California Technical Communication Competition (“Touchstone”), 2008-2009 – Call for Entries
Posted in east bay, marin, peninsula, san francisco, software, south bay, technical writer on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Synergistech’s view of the Silicon Valley job market
Posted in contract opp, editor, hardware, instructional design, manager, peninsula, san francisco, software, south bay, staff opp, technical writer, toolsmith, trainer, user experience (UX) on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What’s hot, what’s not, and what to do about it?
Synergistech Communications recently posted its perspective on the state of the job market for technical communicators in Silicon Valley, together with candid advice on where the money is and how to remain in demand.
Synergistech’s take on current Silicon Valley contract rates for ten kinds of technical [...]
Found a technical communications opening you can’t fill?
Posted in east bay, peninsula, san francisco, software, south bay, staff opp, technical writer on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just not the right match?
If you’re hunting for work as a technical communicator in the SF Bay Area and find an opportunity you can’t fill yourself, consider telling the hiring manager about Synergistech and giving us his or her contact information. If we succeed in filling the position, we’ll pay you up to $1000. Here [...]
Contract Developmental Editor, Palo Alto (CDE820)
Posted in contract opp, editor, peninsula, software on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CDE820, Contract Developmental Editor (3-6 mos, part onsite/Palo Alto), to $65/hr W2
Source: Synergistech Communications, Inc.
Job Code: CID819
Job Title: Contract Developmental Editor
Cash/Prizes: Up to $65/hr W2 (firm)
Audience: Economists, securities traders, and financial analysts
Location: Palo Alto
On/Offsite: ~2 or more days/week onsite
Relo/Visa: No
Duration: 3-6 months
Company Industry/Products/Services:
Developer of software that facilitates financial analysis
Company Size:
[x] Small
[ ] Medium
[ ] Large
[ [...]
Contract Instructional Designer (3-6 mos, part onsite/Palo Alto), to $65/hr W2
Posted in contract opp, instructional design, peninsula, software on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Source: Synergistech Communications, Inc.
Job Code: CID819
Job Title: Contract Instructional Designer
Cash/Prizes: Up to $65/hr W2 (firm)
Audience: Economists, securities traders, and financial analysts
Location: Palo Alto
On/Offsite: ~2 or more days/week onsite
Relo/Visa: No
Duration: 3-6 months
Company Industry/Products/Services:
Developer of software that facilitates financial analysis
Company Size:
[x] Small
[ ] Medium
[ ] Large
[ ] Very Large
Company History:
[x] Pre-IPO Startup
[ ] Established Company
[ ] Industry [...]
Contract Marcom and End-User Technical Writer, 3+ mos, part onsite/Palo Alto, to $65/hr W2 (CME816)
Posted in contract opp, peninsula, software, technical writer, tagged technical writer, end user, end-user documentation, finance, marketing communications, white papers, proposals, conceptual overviews, brochures, workflows, quick-start guides, training materials, financial analysis on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CME816, Contract Marcom and End-User Technical Writer (3+ mos, part onsite/Palo Alto), to $65/hr W2
Source: Synergistech Communications, Inc.
Job Code: CME816
Job Title: Contract Marketing Communications and End-User Technical Writer
Cash/Prizes: Up to $65/hr W2 (firm)
Audience: Economists, securities traders, and financial analysts
Location: Palo Alto
On/Offsite: ~2+ days/week onsite
Relo/Visa: No
Duration: 3-6 months
Company Industry/Products/Services:
Developer of software that facilitates financial analysis
Company Size:
[x] [...]
Contract API Technical Writer, 3+ mos, part onsite/Palo Alto, to $65/hr W2 (CAP817)
Posted in contract opp, peninsula, software, technical writer, tagged API reference, example code, Java, read Java, technical writer on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CAP817, Contract API Technical Writer, 3+ mos, part onsite/Palo Alto, to $65/hr W2
Source: Synergistech Communications, Inc.
Job Code: CAP817
Job Title: Contract Java API Technical Writer
Cash/Prizes: Up to $65/hr W2 (firm)
Audience: Software developers implementing financial analysis software suite
Location: Palo Alto
On/Offsite: ~2+ days/week onsite
Relo/Visa: No
Duration: 3-6 months
Company Industry/Products/Services:
Developer of software that facilitates financial analysis
Company Size:
[x] Small
[ ] Medium
[ [...]
Staff Technical Writer for BI/database dev doc, ~$100K – San Mateo, CA (SDB803)
Posted in peninsula, software, staff opp, technical writer, tagged API documentation, business intelligence, databases, foreign language, FrameMaker, Perforce, sanmateo, SourceSafe, technical writer, techwriter, web services on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SDB803, Staff Technical Writer/Sr Tech Writer, BI/databases/API doc/web svcs a +, ~onsite San Mateo, $open
Source: Synergistech Communications, Inc.
Job Code: SDB803
Job Title: Technical Writer or Senior Technical Writer
Cash/Prizes: $open (depending on seniority and skills), plus excellent benefits
Audience: Database administrators and application developers
Location: San Mateo
On/Offsite: Mostly onsite
Relo/Visa: No
Company Industry/Products/Services:
The undisputed leader in enterprise applications for vendor-neutral database [...]
