Abelard Consulting — Specialists in Technical Writing Services

Current Jobs

Technical writer; 12-month contract; Darwin

A client is looking for a technical writer for a long-term contract with the Northern Territory Government (specifically the health department). You will primarily be responsible for establishing and managing the online support/help function, including the development of online help sites, establishing templates and defining standards and guidelines for the ongoing management of the online training site. The job involves:

creating online support products to support departmental training material
contributing to and supporting the development and implementation of training, as well as monitoring and evaluating the outcomes of training and
sharing knowledge and skills within the training team regarding the development, editing and ongoing management of the online help resources.

The mandatory skills and experience are:

Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing online support/help systems.
Demonstrated experience in compiling, organising and writing online help applications to support end-users.
Demonstrated experience in using design principles for ensuring effective user interactions and in the use of responsive design principles.
Demonstrated ability in the effective application of document configuration, standards and guidelines to edit, standardise, and maintain version control of material.
Demonstrated ability to create, maintain and update training support materials and develop systems to track versions.

Send your CV to cv@abelard.com.au. Make sure you include a contact telephone number and email address in your CV.

For further information, contact Geoffrey Marnell on 0419 574 668.

Technical writer; 3-month contract; Melbourne (eastern suburbs)

We're looking for someone with all or most of the following skill-set:

experience using Madcap Flare
experience using Madcap Lingo
experience using Adobe FrameMaker
experience with translation workflows, translation memory databases, and collaborating with translation companies
experience laying out material (using HTML and CSS) for publication and
experience working in the medical instrumentation field.

Send your CV to cv@abelard.com.au. Make sure you include a contact telephone number and email address in your CV.

For further information, contact Geoffrey Marnell on 0419 574 668.

Technical writer with Mechanical Engineering Barckground: Remote Contract

We’re currently looking for a technical writer with qualifications in mechanical engineering to assist a client prepare instructions for an OEM to assemble air conditioning equipment. The work—which can be done remotely—is primarily to provide textual elaboration of a series of CAD drawings so that the OEM assemblers have a good idea of what part does what and where it needs to go. You will have direct access to the design engineers as your subject-matter experts.

Send your CV to cv@abelard.com.au. Make sure you include a contact telephone number and email address in your CV.

For further information, contact Geoffrey Marnell on 0419 574 668.

Technical writers/Bid writers; Permanent role

A client is looking for two technical writers—one in Melbourne and one in Brisbane—to join their bid writing teams. These roles would suit a mid-level writer (one with three or more years experience in technical writing).

You must be able to demonstrate:

exceptional writing and communication skills
sound document formatting and construction skills, including proficiency in the suite of Microsoft products, particularly MS Word
diligence, attention to detail and a desire to produce exceptional results
an ability to work self-sufficiently and autonomously, with excellent organisational and time management skills
an ability to work in a dynamic, stressful working environment under compressed time frames to meet immovable deadlines, and
a disposition that enjoys working as a part of a small, collaborative and energetic team.

A good package is on offer, including additional paid leave for going above and beyond, and a 5% commission on any revenue generated as a result of new clients you bring to the company.

Send your CV to cv@abelard.com.au. Make sure you include a contact telephone number and email address in your CV.

For further information, contact Geoffrey Marnell on 0419 574 668.

Send us your CV anyway

It's the same in nearly all professions: the majority of jobs just don't get advertised. They are filled by agencies selecting candidates from their resources database. (This database is populated with details supplied by previous applicants and by those who send in their CV unprompted).

You are welcome to send us your CV even if you are not applying for any of the jobs listed on this page. By doing so, your details will be added to our resources database. You will then be matched against each job we get to fill, including those that do not get advertised on this page.And if there is a good match with your CV, we will contact you about the job.

Your CV will be treated with strictest confidentiality. It will only ever be forwarded to those of our clients who are seeking to recruit a writer, and only after we have got your approval to do so.

To send us your CV ...

Click here to open your email application, and attach your CV to the email you send us. Tell us whether you are looking for a contract or a permanent position, and when you will be available. Make sure you include a contact telephone number and email address.

Be careful ...

Your CV should be an advertisement for you, showcasing your skills and talent as a writer and document designer. So treat it with the same respect as you would treat a document you were writing for a client. A poorly written CV will give the reader cause to suspect that you do not have the writing skills and attention to detail necessary to succeed in the technical writing profession.