Technical writers are skilled at comprehending and communicating the technical details of a multimedia product to both professional and non-technical consumers. In many ways, they serve as an interpreter, presenting people with knowledge that is more likely to communicate with them depending on their context.
A Technical Writer develops documents and educational resources to better user experience on a multimedia network. Utilization manuals, implementation guides, API development guides, in-platform manuals, installation/configuration instructions, and device procedures are examples of such documents.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must possess at least 50% aggregate from a recognized institution in 12th, from any board PUC/CBSE/ICSE/ISC, etc. However, the cut-off margin varies with the selection process of different colleges.
• A Bachelor's degree in any field can be beneficial, but a degree in English and Communication can provide a more effective reach in helping you connect with your clients. There are no entrance exams conducted to validate the performance for Technical Writing.
• One must acquire a degree/diploma or certification in a recognized establishment to become a Technical Writer. This is a basic qualification you must require to enroll in this line of work.
• Masters in any field relevant to Technical Writing can also prove to be helpful while looking for a higher degree and extensive learning.

Tasks to perform

• Interview design and technical staff and read reports and other materials to get acquainted with commodity technology and manufacturing processes.
• Analyze advances in a given area to assess the need for updates to recently written materials as well as the creation of new content.
• Consult with customer service agents, suppliers, plant administrators, or publishers to decide technical requirements and subject matter to be produced for publishing.
• Assemble content and fulfill writing assignments following established requirements for the order, consistency, credibility, form, and jargon.
• Collect and review technological and product knowledge from a variety of resources to track new or evolving product features.

Knowledge required

• Development and Refinement — Comprehension of natural resources, manufacturing methods, quality management, prices, and other approaches for optimizing the efficient manufacture and delivery of products.
• Public Security and Welfare — Knowledge of related facilities, regulations, practices, and techniques to facilitate successful municipal, state, or domestic security programs for the conservation of citizens' records, assets, and organizations.
• Advertising and Distribution — Entails understanding the values and strategies for displaying, advertising, and distributing goods or services. Marketing strategies and strategies, merchandise presentation, distribution procedures, and sales management processes are all part of this.
• English Grammar — Familiarity in English Grammar, the form, and substance of the English language, along with the context and pronunciation of words, principles of grammar, and language.
• Computer Application — Understanding the prospects and functioning of circuit boards, processing units, circuits, electrical devices, computer equipment, plus applications and programming.

Skills required

• Influence — Inspiring and persuading people to change their behavior and support a certain product, brand, or organization to increase sales.
• Verbal Competence — Addressing ideas and notions with clarity to another person or a group of people.
• Time Efficiency — Maximizing the use of limited time to provide workflow efficiency in critical times to meet deadlines.
• Selective Attentiveness — Focusing on key tasks that require utmost priority over some time without being liable to interruptions or distractions.
• Perceptual Pace — Accumulating and interpreting information quickly through comparison and contrast of different theories, shreds of evidence, and hypotheses presented.

Job roles offered

Once you procure the required qualifications for becoming a Technical Writer, a myriad of options is open to you. There are multiple projects you can undertake throughout this line of work, and there are many other fields you can branch out to as well.

• Documentation Writer: A Documentation Writer creates factual documents about items in a range of formats, such as instructional guides, support desks literature, frequently asked questions (FAQs), policy documents, functional requirements, and guidance directories. He must be able to explain complicated procedures such as deployment, configuration, and operations in plain English for computer or service users who are mostly absolute newcomers with little to no technical skills and knowledge.
• Information Developer: The information developer is the main individual who illustrates abstract ideas and definitions in a manner that end users can understand. To guarantee that such a project is finished successfully, he/she collaborates with experienced professionals to do analysis and compose paperwork that is updated to ensure that reliable work is provided to consumers. They still work on producing deliverables that are easy to access and have a significant effect on the satisfaction of the consumer. When performing these tasks, he or she makes full use of multiple software interfaces and uses the information to provide a consumer-friendly approach.
• Medical Writers: Medical writers use professional experience and writing techniques to convey technical medical research facts in writing effectively and concisely. Health writers often specialize in either research health informatics, which involves medical evidence, clinical testing, and legal records, or promotional clinical publishing, which involves press statements and promotional copy for a broader audience. Hospitals, research schools, and pharmaceutical corporations are the principal employees of biomedical authors.
• Specification Writers: Specification Writers explain to homeowners the various components used during building projects. They also teach workmen how to properly use the resources. These standards or definitions include everything from the grade of concrete used on the base to the paint utilized on its front entrance. Since various aspects of the layout can be planned by separate individuals and departments, the specification writer is particularly critical on major building projects. It is the specification writer's responsibility to ensure that the parts match together properly.
• Lexicographer: A lexicographer is a specialist who publishes or collates dictionaries, descriptions, language models, study guides, and other reference materials. With the globe becoming a multicultural community and foreign boundaries expanding for immigrants, there is a large surge of migrants from one region of the country to another, raising the price of these unique books. The growing market for such books has strengthened the position of these professionals across the world, particularly in non-English speaking areas of the world. A lexicographer's job is fascinating and demanding for those who like playing with words from different languages.
• Academic Content Writer: Academic writing usually has the objective of presenting the research design and methodology. It is an endeavor to inform the academic community about the topic of interest, the study was undertaken to learn more about it, and any scientific contributions contributed to it, whether any.

Career opportunities

a Technical Writer can opt for various fields of work in the companies listed below:

• Cisco Systems
• Philips
• Honeywell
• Hewlett-Packard India Pvt Ltd
• Siemens Technology
• Ericsson
• SAP
• Oracle
• Razorpay
• Duff & Phelps Corp
• Siemens
• LT Technology Services

Colleges offering courses

• Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
• Chandigarh University, Chandigarh
• Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
• Parul University, Vadodara
• Ajk Mass Communication Research Centre, New Delhi
• Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
• Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore