Technical Author/Web Editor | London

TECHNICAL AUTHOR/WEB EDITOR | LONDON - IST COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We're looking for a Web Editor/Author/Designer to join our Communication and Documentation team. We're a fast-paced, fun team providing employees with high quality writing in the form of HTML email communications and web content. Everyone at Apple depends on our team's communications skill and attention to detail.

You'll work with writers, technical experts and instructors to create documentation for end users explaining the use of internal systems, Mac OS and other applications.

The ideal candidate should possess a strong customer service ethic, high interpersonal skills, creativity and appreciates the core strengths that make our products easy to use.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Experience in copy writing, copy - editing, technical writing.
- Able to demonstrate advanced knowledge of HTML & CSS markup.
- Creative flair
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to follow multiple style guides and customer briefs
- High level attention to detail
- Seek out challenges through creatively developing both new solutions and improvements to existing systems.
- Deliver thoughtfully written and designed work to maximise communication across a variety of audiences while remaining true to apples history of clean, aesthetically please interfaces and materials.

EXPERIENCE

- - Proven experience of using OS X, Mac apps (including iWork) and Apple hardware.
- - Strong organisational skills: ability to organise and complete multiple projects of varying lengths.
- - Demonstrate personal coding work/projects.
- - Demonstrate personal deign work/projects.
- - Flexibility in the face of shifting priorities in a dynamic environment.
- - Strong teamwork ethic and customer support focus.
- - Fluency in English.

DESIRABLE

- History of using a Content Management System (CMS).
- Working knowledge of a graphics editing application such as Pixelmator or Photoshop.
- jQuery & Javascript, PHP & MySQL skills.
- Keynote creation.
- UI & UX experience.