Graduate Technical Writer

Are you someone who mentally corrects the spelling and grammar of your friends’ social media posts? Are you happy explaining to your parents or grandparents how to get an iPad connected to the Wi-Fi? Do you have a discerning eye for detail?
If the answer to these questions is yes, come join us This is a great opportunity to start your career in the software industry working alongside our development teams based in Albany on the North Shore. The team is part of a larger Research and Development group which is split between New Zealand and North America. The R&D group is responsible for developing and maintaining our products, which are sold and supported around the globe.
You’ll be able to combine your analytical skills and passion for technology with your love for writing and editing alongside our other Technical Writers. Demonstrate your proofing/editing skills by mentioning in your cover letter some of the typos included in this ad
**Responsibilities**
Collaborating with the development teams to create product documentation, such as user guides, customization guides, and online help
Producing documentation for each new release
Working with the other technical writers to maintain shared resources for the team, including templates, style guides, and a shared wiki
**Skills & Requirements**
Passion - writing is an important professional and vocational choice for you.
Self-starter - you can work independently and on multiple projects simultaneously
Communication - this will be a real strength, especially offering opinons, sharing information and ideas, and relating to your teammates. Your written skills will obviously be a specific strength
Willingness to learn - you are eager to learn and research and love to be challenged.
Team work - you love working and collaborating in a close-knit team.
Qualifications - you have recently completed an appropriate tertiary qualfication.
Technology Background - we’d prefer someone with a strong interest in IT and an aptitude for understanding and working with technical information. For example, reading specifications and other materials to obtain knowledge of how our software works. Experience with HTML/CSS would be an advantage, but not a necessity.
Tools experience - we use Microsoft products, and it’ll help if you are familiar with a help authoring tool like Flare, or a video recording and editing tool such as Captivate or Camtasia.
Accounting principles - a knowledge of this is beneficial for this role.
**About Us**
Aderant, is a software company providing business management software for legal firms. We are a trusted partner to companies of all sizes, from boutique firms to global organizations. We provide on-premises software and are embracing the opportunities presented by cloud services.
Our continuing growth means we are on the hunt for enthusiastic people to add to our teams. Good collaboration and communication means that our teams are empowered and fast moving, allowing us to act on the ideas that you'd bring to the table.
**Working for us**
You’ll be working in a product family, which is a close, cross functional team focused on a particular domain, for example, the billing process. The team is a mix of engineers, business analysts, a product manager and technical writers who are tended to by a team lead. A prioritized backlog drives the goals of the team and work is carried out in small increments. The team owns the product delivery including test automation, performance optimization, reliability engineering, telemetry, and customization support.
**Our Culture**
Our industry requires continuous learning, and we’re here to encourage that. We're a Microsoft Gold Partner, provide bonuses for achieving certifications, and encourage shared learning in several ways, including lunch 'n' learns, hackathons, and meet-ups. One of the company goals is to be active in the community, and so we have a couple of community days each year when we get out of the office and help in various projects and organizations. There are bikes racks in the garage and a couple of showers in the office if you want to avoid commuting by car, and we also offer a subsidized membership to the local gym. There’s a range of lunchtime activities like table tennis and a boot camp, and we also host a weekly office lunch. Our social club arranges several events during the year.
**Our Package**
Working in a modern, open office gives you the option of a standing desk and we provide the latest hardware, which is regularly refreshed. There are plenty of breakout areas as well as meeting rooms and focus spaces when you need them.
In addition to salary, there’s a generous employer KiwiSaver contribution, additional sick leave, a formal bonus scheme, flexible working options, working overseas policy (4 weeks a year conditions apply), income protection, life insurance, access to a financial advisor and more.
No recruiters, please.