Documentation Manager

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

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 to find key 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-producing events, such as book sprints, video editing hackathons, and others.
Develops a remote video editing protocol

5+ 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
Extensive experience with project management software
Experience with database management
Excellent problem-solving ability
Willingness to migrate to Linux as the OSE computer platform
Track record of community service is a plus
Engineering experince is a plus