Mandate: Writing of maintenance and service manuals, in French

Field: Electromechanical equipment

Skills:

• Must be able to read electrical circuits and understand the workings of elect mechanical equipment
• Good knowledge of electromechanical equipment and related terminology
• Good communication and interviewing skills.
• Some knowledge of HTML would be an asset

Language: French; ideally you are fluent in French and English (written and spoken)

Duration: Three months or more

Location: Montreal’s South Shore

If potentially interested;

1. Please reply by email to technical_writers [at] guibord [dot] com
2. Attach your CV (MS-Word format only) to your email AND copy and paste it into the body text of your email.
3. At the very beginning of your email, state your minimum fee per hour (we do NOT withhold income taxes – this is a contract work position – ideally, you are incorporated); state your rate per km for travelling distances exceeding 10 km from Montreal (some travelling is required on Montreal’s South Shore).

NOTE: You must have a car, or be able to rent one for this contract

Thank you very much,
Dan Guibord

Mandat : Rédaction de manuels d’entretien et de service, en français

Domaine : Équipement électromécanique

Habiletés :

• Vous devez être capable de lire des circuits électriques et de comprendre le fonctionnement et les relations de mécanismes d’équipement électromécaniques
• Bonnes connaissances d’équipement électromécanique et de la terminologie qui y est reliée
• Bonnes habiletés de communication et d’interview
• Quelques connaissances du langage HTML seraient un atout

Langue : Français ; idéalement vous êtes bilingues (français et anglais — écrit et parlé)

Durée : Trois mois ou plus

Emplacement : Rive-Sud de Montréal

Si vous êtes potentiellement intéressés ;

1. SVP répondez par courriel à technical_writers [at] guibord [dot] com
2. Attachez votre CV (format MS-Word seulement) à votre courriel ET copiez puis collez-le dans le texte de votre courriel.
3. Au début de votre courriel, indiquez votre tarif minimum par heure (nous NE retenons PAS d’impôts – il s’agit d’une position contractuelle – idéalement, vous êtes incorporé) ; fournissez votre tarif par km pour voyager des distances excédant 10 km à l’extérieur de Montréal (déplacement requis sur la Rive-Sud de Montréal).

REMARQUE : Vous devez posséder une automobile, ou être capable d’en louer une pour ce contrat.

Merci beaucoup,
Dan Guibord

Formerly the data applications business unit of Positron Public Safety Systems, Positron Front Line’s roots in public safety date back to 1983, with hundreds of solutions deployed around the world.

Positron Front Line is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiburon <http://www.tiburoninc.com>, a leader in public safety technology solutions for federal, regional and metropolitan law enforcement, fire & rescue and corrections agencies.

We are presently looking FOR A VERSATILE, MULTI-TALENTED TECHNICAL WRITER.

Responsibilities

• Research, write, and revise user-facing software manuals and online help systems;
• Work with sales and marketing teams to write and revise text and illustrations for sales proposals ;
• Analyze RFP documents and redact answers in collaboration with engineering and sales;
• Assist with the development of marketing collateral such as brochures and web content;
• Proofread and edit the work of other Technical Communications team members;
• Contribute to team efforts to refine processes and procedures.

Qualifications

• College degree preferably in computer science, journalism, linguistics, literature, or professional writing, or at least five (5) years experience in a documentation environment;
• Minimum three (3) years relevant experience in similar position;
• Excellent software development research skills (interviewing subject matter experts, reviewing issue tracking databases, using pre-release software, etc.);
• Excellent English grammar and writing skills;
• Good proofreading and editing skills;
• Solid working knowledge of software documentation skills and practices;
• Solid working knowledge of desktop publishing and illustration software such as FrameMaker, CorelDRAW, and Adobe Acrobat;
• Excellent organization and planning skills;
• Flexible and able to work on several projects simultaneously;
• RFP and proposal writing experience a strong asset;
• Telecommunications and/or public safety technology experience an asset.

Contact

Stéphane Huberdeau |HR Manager
Positron Front Line |5101 Buchan Street, Montreal, QC  H4P 2R9
P: 514.345.2230 x2874 | E: Stephane [dot] Huberdeau [at] positronfrontline [dot] com
http://www.positronfrontline.com

Intelerad is an emerging leader in the rapidly growing medical software industry. Hospitals and radiology imaging centers use our products to visualize, interpret, archive and distribute medical images across local and wide area networks. Since our founding in 1999, we have earned a reputation for exceeding client expectations with innovative, high quality
software and exceptional service. We strive to combine the best of being a dynamic entrepreneurial company with the discipline required to provide world class engineering and service excellence to our ever expanding customer base. We also have a great track record of financial growth and profitability, even in these tough times.

Intelerad’s success is due to the quality of our people and their commitment to make a difference to the medical professionals and patients served by our products. In return, our clients become convincing advocates for our products and rate us first in independent surveys of industry end-users. We make sure our work environment provides the right
atmosphere, relationships, and tools for our people to learn, grow, and become successful. In addition we offer a competitive compensation and health benefits package. We’re located in the heart of downtown Montreal, one of Canada’s most historic and culturally rich cities.

TECHNICAL WRITER:

Intelerad’s Learning & Documentation team delivers the best product documentation in the industry, according to an independent survey of end-users. As a member of this team, you will develop and maintain task-based and reference documentation for both internal and external audiences. You will research topics through hands-on testing of software systems and interviewing staff subject-matter experts, and translate this knowledge into various documentation products. Products may include user guides, release notes, training guides, installation guides, and online help. You will also work to ensure the documents are developed according to established style guidelines.

The ideal candidate must be able to quickly come up to speed on complex technologies and manage project scope changes and tight deadlines. Further, he or she will possess impeccable writing skills, a keen eye for detail, and an understanding of software development processes. Technical skills and project planning abilities are essential for this position.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop a comprehensive knowledge of the company’s products and an understanding of their role and impact in the overall PACS system.
• Research, outline, write, update, and verify content for print and online delivery.
• Analyze and understand technical specifications, customer requirements, user interfaces, and tasks in order to produce clear, concise documentation.
• Define scope of own work, estimate project tasks, update schedules, and complete tasks on time and in synchronization with software development cycles.
• Ensure that documentation adheres to established style guidelines, and work to improve documentation processes where needed.
• Create professional quality screenshots and illustrations.
• Follow established processes related to governmental regulations of the medical device industry (FDA, Health Canada, etc.)
• Produce other documentation that may be required for various departments throughout the company.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Computer Science, Communications, English, or a related discipline.
• 5 to 10 years’ experience e creating professional technical documentation.
• Strong knowledge of Structured FrameMaker, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and PaintShop Pro or Photoshop.
• Excellent English language writing skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Proven experience managing documentation projects from conception through delivery.
• Experience with authoring online help systems.

OPTIONAL SKILLS:

• Familiarity with structured authoring, DITA, XML, and HTML.
• Knowledge of Unix or Linux (Red Hat).
• Previous experience relating to imaging systems, radiology, or the medical industry in general.

TO APPLY:

• Please submit your application (MS Word or Acrobat file) to jobs [at] intelerad [dot] com.

Main Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the definition and production of the Maintenance, Flight or Operational data for the related publications;
• Produce program and Technical Publications deliverables as per departmental schedule;
• Define standards and requirements for creation, and for distribution of documentation in an electronic format as per S1000D specification;
• Do research and establish contact with the airline industry in order to benchmark the publications requirements for the program;
• Identify, evaluate and define the action plans and schedules to minimize risks to completion of the publications according to the program requirements.

Qualifications:

• Have a college or university diploma in aerospace or equivalent, combined with a minimum of (5) years relevant experience in Technical Publications.
• Must have a good understanding of ATA 100 and ATA 2200 system;
• Have basic understanding of S1000D specifications;
• Have good knowledge of SGML and XML authoring languages;
• The candidate is proficient with Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Projects…), Lotus Notes, SAP, Documentum, and eRoom

Please submit resumes to karenr [at] tes [dot] net.

Karen Roe
Recruiting Consultant
TES Montreal

6600 TransCanada Highway, Suite 500
Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 4S2
Tel:514-426-0121
Toll Free:1-866-977-3577

Fax: 514-426-1790
karenr [at] tes [dot] net
http://www.tes.net
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/karenroe

DESCRIPTION: Images and image processing

Images are important sources of information for interpretation and analysis. These might be images of products on a production line, cells magnified with a microscope, or security points in a building. If images are represented numerically (digitized), computers can reliably automate the extraction and the analysis of useful information using digital image processing.

Matrox and digital image processing

The Matrox Imaging Department develops state-of-the-art computer boards and comprehensive software libraries and interfaces, specialized in image acquisition and digital image processing. The Imaging technical writing group produces manuals and on-line documentation to explain these products to audiences with varying degrees of expertise.

Responsibilities of the candidate

Create and update, in English, user guide, reference, and product training course material for our Matrox Imaging hardware and software products.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science (in progress or completed).
• GPA equal to or higher than 2.9/4.3 or 2.6/4.0.
• Knowledge of C and/or C++.
• Very strong written and oral English communication skills and good French communication skills.
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and good deduction skills.
• Meticulous, efficient at multi-tasking, and possess good organizational skills.

CATEGORY: Technician
DIVISION: Imaging
WORK LOCATION: Dorval, Quebec

To apply, forward your cover letter, resume, and your transcript to the attention of:
Marie-Eve Dery
Matrox
Human Resources

1055 St-Régis
Dorval, Québec
Canada H9P 2T4
Téléc.: (514) 822-6274
cv [at] matrox [dot] com

Premium TPATS Inc. is currently looking for a Senior Software Documentation Developer willing to work from his/her home office.

General

• Experience writing documentation for software.
• Experience with shipping software a plus, but not required.
• Intuitive skills required for interpreting documentation written for software developers and translating into written instructions for software integrators.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts or Science preferred. A major in professional or technical writing is preferred. Minimum of 2 years of college.

Years of Related Experience

• 5+ years working with technical documentation for software

Tools

• Strong skills in FrameMaker, required.
• Experienced with two or more text processing tools and two or more graphic packages.
• Experience with MadCap Flare or other XML-based tools a definite plus.

Leadership, Training, Teaming, and Mentoring

• Effectively demonstrates leadership by motivation of entire team to successfully achieve team goals.
• Supports team activities, coaches and mentors team members, and achieves successful organizational dynamics.
• Ensures customer and quality focus of team.

Style Guides, Procedures, and Standards

• Experience with developing style guides, procedures, and standards.

Communication and Presentation

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Mastery of English grammar and spelling.
• Must be self-motivated to work from home and able to deal with multiple project fronts in an accelerated environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to interface with client to make recommendations and/or troubleshoot.

Experience

• Experience writing and editing for a variety of audiences from both written and oral sources and for multiple types of output (hardcopy, online help, etc.).
• Performs peer-to-peer reviews.
• Researches information to write or update product documentation.
• Reports cross-product inconsistencies.
• Experience in educating and mentoring others in technical communication: writing, editing, indexing, designing and developing documentation.
• Provides guidance to other staff members in all phases of product development.
• Develops new techniques of soliciting and obtaining reviews of documents.
• Has a track record in the design and development processes.
• Notes trends in problems with documentation and can propose ways to improve it.

Estimating and Planning

• Experience in estimating and planning own work and the work of others.
• Works closely with technical management on business planning.
• Provides preliminary estimates in planning process to achieve technical objectives of plan.
• Develops detail project plans, including schedules.

Contact

Georges Primeau
g [dot] primeau [at] premium-tpats [dot] com

The technical writer will be required to work under strict deadlines and work closely with the development, release management, and deployment teams to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the technical documentation produced. An understanding of HVAC/Building Controls is a strong advantage.

Qualifications are as follows:

• Excellent technical writing and communications skills with a minimum two years of experience producing documentation in English for technical audiences, preferably in the HVAC or building control industry
• A strong demonstrated ability to produce quality documentation in an efficient and effective manner in English and French
• Strong technical skills and the desire and ability to learn new technologies
• Able to work with the product to understand its features and produce documentation accordingly.
• Knowledge of MS Visio & the MS Office

Please send your covering letter and resume (pdf preferred) to cv [at] jess-nep [dot] com

Rédacteur technique bilingue

Nous sommes à la recherche d’un rédacteur technique sur une base temporaire/horaire sur demande.

Le rédacteur technique sera amené à travailler avec des dates d’échéance fermes. Il devra collaborer étroitement avec les équipes de développement, de la mise en production et du support aux ventes pour assurer l’exactitude et la publication de la documentation technique produite. Une compréhension de l’industrie du CVAC (HVAC) et du control du bâtiment est un avantage.

Les qualifications nécessaires sont comme suit :

• Excellentes compétences en rédaction technique et en communication
• Au moins deux ans d’expérience dans le domaine de la production des documents qui s’adressent à une clientèle technique, de préférence dans l’industrie du CVAC (HVAC) ou contrôle du bâtiment
• Capacité de produire efficacement des documents de qualité en anglais et en français
• Qualifications techniques fortes et capacité d’apprentissage de nouvelles technologies
• Capable de manipuler le produit pour en comprendre ses caractéristiques et produire en documentation en conséquence
• Connaissance de MS Visio et MS Office

Veuillez faire parvenir votre lettre de présentation et votre curriculum vitae (en format pdf de préférence) à : cv [at] jess-nep [dot] com

• Durée de contrat minimale: 5 mois
• Doit être bilingue français/anglais
• Type de documents: requis techniques, description de produits (contrôles électroniques, modules, serveurs)

Contact:
Pierre Kakos
pkakos [at] gocalexa [dot] com

Do you love the challenge of taking complex technology-based concepts and conveying them to a variety of audiences? Do you have a passion for providing strong, team-oriented leadership? Do you enjoy working with a team of extremely talented and passionate individuals? Are you a strong communicator capable of working equally well with managers, developers, and writers? If so, we have just the opportunity for you!

THE CLIENT

Our client is recognized as a leading networking software company with sales internationally and a strong and seasoned management team. They have also been recognized with several prestigious awards.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This 12- to 14-month contract is an ideal opportunity for an experienced, senior-level technical writer. In this role, you will be responsible for managing our client’s knowledge center. You will scope technical writing projects, manage deliverables, and set priorities for a talented team of writers. You will work with the management team to set strategies and goals
and with developers to realize the achievement of those goals. You will have an opportunity to manage schedules and deadlines while producing technical documentation for both hardware and software in a vibrant, dynamic environment.

THE REQUIREMENTS

As our ideal candidate, you have a degree in technical communications and several years of experience scoping and developing effective and consistent technical documentation. In addition, you have proven leadership, communication, and team-building skills. You also have strong experience with FrameMaker, the Adobe suite of products and with Help systems tools. Experience in technical writing for network solutions is a definite asset. You will provide a portfolio of your work as a part of the selection process.

THE REWARDS

In return for your skills and expertise you will receive a very competitive compensation package.

CONTACT

Vicki Meltzer
People Reach Consulting
Reaching People and Developing Potential
http://www.people-reach.com
vicki [at] people-reach [dot] com
1-888-265-1001

Requirements

- Plan, design, write, edit and maintain the documentation, including manuals, online help, user guides, tutorials and other training materials
- Create guidelines, templates, reference materials, application notes and other documents for internal use
- Produce computer-based training modules and videos, as well as maintain library
- Manage documentation reviews
- Revise, update and maintain existing technical documentation
- Constantly search for opportunities to improve existing documents and processes
- Develop and maintain a shared repository for all documentation on Sharepoint
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience in English or Technical Communication, or equivalent combination of education and 3+ years of technical and process documentation experience
- Documentation experience in software development or a technical services organization
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Technical Communication suite. Knowledge of graphics editing program and of Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro an asset
- Confident with ability to secure required information within deadlines
- Passionate about communicating clearly and concisely. The candidate must be a capable editor for proofreading and verifying spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Skilled at documenting technical processes. Must absorb technical information and express technical concepts effectively
- Must provide writing samples during the interview

Please send resume and cover letter to achurch [at] raymark [dot] com

The writer will be responsible for writing and editing a variety of end-user documentation including user guides and online help for a financial software application.

We are looking for candidates with a good work ethic who are meticulous in the quality of their work.
Candidates must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate initiative to collect the information needed for the documentation they will create.

This is a contract position that can be partially done via telecommuting; presence is required only for team meetings at our downtown Montreal headquarters.

Key job responsibilities
.Collect the information needed to create documentation
.Plan, design, write, edit the documentation
.Manage documentation reviews
.Perform related work as required

Qualifications
.Excellent command of English (both written and spoken)
.Ability to assimilate complex financial and business concepts and write about them
clearly for the intended audience
.Strong interpersonal skills
.Proven experience in creating documentation for financial environments
.Previous experience with financial applications or ERP

Send resumes to carrieres [at] espeo [dot] com