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Job Title: Technical Writer

Company Name: Getty Images, Inc.
Location: Seattle, WA
Profession: Technical Writing/Documentation

Job Description:

Technical Writer
Tracking Code
B-SEA 9193
Job Description

Who You Are:

Responsible for creating and presenting strategy for improving existing user assistance and executing on that strategy. Optimizes the global customer experience by developing, writing, and editing site copy and/or user assistance demos.and user assistance. Partners with User Experience and Marketing teams and various stakeholders across the business including Developers, PMs, Linguist Team, and cross-functional organizations on projects.

Your Next Challenge:

    * Research, analyze, develop & author English site copy and user assistance for web-based publication.
    * Create and present strategy for updating site copy (UI, legal, and marketing) in order to optimize user assistance.
    * Assist UX Researchers in the creation and hosting of research surveys.

What You'll Need:

    * Requires BA/BS degree or equivalent
    * 4+ years in technical writing and information design
    * Demonstrated experience creating web-based user assistance
    * Demonstrated ability to write in multiple styles (e.g. marketing, user assistance)
    * 2+ years experience authoring complex XML-based content, including information architecture
    * Demonstrated understanding of web site architecture & development
    * Experience working in a customer focused global environment
    * Writes content that is usable and appropriate for assigned projects
    * An understanding and appreciation of web customer and end user requirements
    * Computer proficiency with an aptitude for mastering software systems
    * Ability to work successfully within a global team
    * Outstanding attention to detail combined with an ability to see the big picture
    * Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and incorporate qualitative and quantitative customer feedback into customer & end user content

Behaviors:

    * Ability to work independently with minimal direction
    * Self-starter: driven to take the initiative and find innovative solutions
    * Technical problem-solving aptitude and drive for results
    * Cross-team collaboration
    * Customer focus: champion the needs of global customer & end users
    * Teamwork and integrity: Promotes unified voice
    * A self-motivated, highly organized, creative individual

Who We Are:

Getty Images is the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and the first place creative professionals turn to discover, purchase and manage imagery. The company's award winning photographers and imagery help customers create inspiring work which appears every day in the world's most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and Web sites. Headquartered in Seattle, WA and serving customers in more than 100 countries, Getty Images believes in the power of imagery to drive positive change, educate, inform, and entertain.
Getty Images, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.


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