Documentation Manager 2013

Documentation Manager

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General

• Executive position - responsible for assuring ongoing delivery of technical documentation for the Global Village Construction Set machines
• Long-term intent, full time offer; may tele-commute
• 40 hour minimum work week
• Intent of position is to grow with the organization
• Competitive salary based on experience and culture fit
• Kansas City or New York City location
• Official title: Documentation Manager, promotion track to Documentation Director

Role Description

• Responsible for managing delivery of technical documentation for the Global Village Construction Set
• Assists ED in developing effective protocols and innovative tools for streamlining the delivery of documentation
• Produces contract scopes of work and specifications to technical writers, videographers, and other documenters
• Maintains and updates OSE Documentation Handbook, a guide for effective open source product development
• Works with Product Lead to coordinate delivery of documentation
• Engages in Talent Search of contributors
• Reports to Operations Manager
• Maintains a documenter database with assistance from Technical Community Manager
• Publishes RFPs and solicits bids for documentation work
• Collaborates with Technical Community Manager on special documentation events
• Develops a remote video editing protocol

Requirements

• 20+ years of librarian, technical writing, information architecture, systems design, or other technical documentation-related experience
• Experience in interviewing
• Excellent communication in written, verbal, email, and video forms
• Conflict resolution skills
• Keen ability to identify and recruit talent
• Excellent team working skills
• Track record of community service
• Extensive experience with project management software
• Experience with database management
• Engineering experince is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Willingness to migrate to Linux as the OSE computer platform