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Careers for technical writers in today’s world
By Zachary Uhlmann
 Today’s workforce offers a plethora of jobs
that require the skills technical writing skills
to complete. From grant writers to
copywriters, this presentation will discuss just
a few of the options available to technical
writers.
 Many companies hire workers for the sole
purpose of writing grant proposals. These
workers need technical writing skills to
communicate complex information about a
company and its goals to government
agencies or other grant sponsors.
 Companies often require employees with
technical writing skills to assist in the
marketing of their products and services.
There are many other related marketing
positions that also require a firm grasp of
technical writing, leaving many opportunities
for job-seekers with such a skill-set.
 In a world where the internet has become
such a large part of people’s lives, many
technical writers are needed in the
telecom/wireless industry in order to create
and maintain user wikis, facilitate questions
and answers on online forums, and much
more.
 Companies all over the world need to engage
in both print and digital communication with
customers and other businesses. To do this,
they need communications writers. These
employees need technical writing skills in
order to be clear and concise when tasks
such as creating press releases must be
undertaken.
 Communications writer. (2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu
nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse
archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c-
dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text
 Communications writer. (2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu
nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse
archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c-
dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text
 djking (Author). (February 25, 2014). Guest Post: Writing – For Fun, Money or What?
[Blog], Retrieved from http://www.mywritingblog.com/2014/02/guest-post-writing-
for-fun-money-or-what.html

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Technical Writing Today

  • 1. Careers for technical writers in today’s world By Zachary Uhlmann
  • 2.  Today’s workforce offers a plethora of jobs that require the skills technical writing skills to complete. From grant writers to copywriters, this presentation will discuss just a few of the options available to technical writers.
  • 3.  Many companies hire workers for the sole purpose of writing grant proposals. These workers need technical writing skills to communicate complex information about a company and its goals to government agencies or other grant sponsors.
  • 4.  Companies often require employees with technical writing skills to assist in the marketing of their products and services. There are many other related marketing positions that also require a firm grasp of technical writing, leaving many opportunities for job-seekers with such a skill-set.
  • 5.  In a world where the internet has become such a large part of people’s lives, many technical writers are needed in the telecom/wireless industry in order to create and maintain user wikis, facilitate questions and answers on online forums, and much more.
  • 6.  Companies all over the world need to engage in both print and digital communication with customers and other businesses. To do this, they need communications writers. These employees need technical writing skills in order to be clear and concise when tasks such as creating press releases must be undertaken.
  • 7.  Communications writer. (2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c- dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text  Communications writer. (2016, August 22). Retrieved August 25, 2016, from https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/195056719?trkInfo=searchKeywordString:Commu nications+Writer,searchLocationString:%2C+,vertical:jobs,pageNum:1,position:1,MSRPse archId:b281666c-dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&refId=b281666c- dd81-4d6e-82b4-d5c4b86b5eef_1472174223778&trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text  djking (Author). (February 25, 2014). Guest Post: Writing – For Fun, Money or What? [Blog], Retrieved from http://www.mywritingblog.com/2014/02/guest-post-writing- for-fun-money-or-what.html

Editor's Notes

  1. Remember to explain the importance of the online aspects of this job.
  2. May want to give other examples of things such writers might need to create, such as memos.