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What you get to do in this role:

  • Work closely with engineering and product management to plan, create, and maintain user-focused technical documentation for multiple product features or applications, in alignment with an established content strategy
  • Provide input to help shape future content strategy for the product or business unit you help to support
  • Contribute to the continued evolution of ServiceNow’s content development processes, DITA-based information model, and writing style and standards
  • Develop a strong understanding of the ServiceNow product ecosystem and expert knowledge of the specific product area and user base you support


Qualifications
 

What you have:

Basic Qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree or higher in technical writing, technical communication, English, journalism, or rhetoric; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in these or other related fields
  • Understanding of content development life cycles and processes

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 4+ years work experience in technical communication
  • Samples of your prior technical writing work or other writing that demonstrates your ability to communicate complex ideas and technical information clearly
  • Experience authoring in the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) or another XML-based structured authoring architecture
  • Experience independently planning, creating, and delivering documentation in a fast-paced, globally distributed software development environment
  • Ability and eagerness to demonstrate leadership by mentoring other writers, adapting quickly to changing priorities, and helping diverse cross-functional teams collaborate effectively to deliver exceptional results
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Company

ServiceNow

Job Posted

a year ago

Job Type

Full-time

WorkMode

On-site

Experience Level

3-7 years

Category

Design Services

Locations

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Qualification

Bachelor

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