Underwater technology company, Blueprint Subsea, have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Author to join our team based in Haverthwaite, near the southern end of Lake Windermere, Cumbria.

As a Technical Author at Blueprint Subsea, your role is about ‘telling a story’, ensuring our customers can easily understand and use our acoustic sonar and navigation products. You’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining a range of materials, such as user manuals, training videos, technical articles, and product data sheets.

If you’re a creative person with graphic design or video production skills, that’s a big plus!

Key responsibilities :

The key responsibilities of your job will be to:

• Write, edit, and maintain various documents, including user manuals, training materials, training and product videos, technical articles, presentations, and product data sheets.
• Understand the needs and expectations of our customers to make sure our documentation is straightforward, clear, and suitable for a variety of audiences.
• Work closely with our team engineering team and product experts, to gather information and ensure the accuracy of your documentation.
• Review and improve existing documentation and materials for clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
• Keep track of different document versions and maintain a well-organized repository.
• Make sure all documentation follows established formatting and style guidelines.
• Actively seek feedback from end-users and internal teams to continually enhance the quality of your documentation.

Additionally,

• If you’ve got graphic design skills, use them to create diagrams, images, and other visuals that make technical concepts easy to understand.
• If you can, produce and edit instructional videos to complement your written documentation.

Essential qualifications and skills :

• Hold a relevant degree, or have equivalent experience, in a field that involves technical communications, media content creation, English language, or engineering.
• Possess strong communication, time-management, and teamwork skills.
• Have a keen eye for detail, methodical mindset, and the ability to work independently.
• Be proficient in the use of the Microsoft 365 Office suite (i.e. Word and PowerPoint).

Desirable skills :

• Have understanding or familiarity with scientific and engineering concepts, or marine and underwater technology.
• Possess graphic design skills for creating well-organized and aesthetically pleasing layouts for documents and making them more reader friendly.
• Have experience with video editing tools and production, enhancing your ability to create high-quality instructional videos and multimedia content.
• Be familiar with content localization and managing the translation processes, including internationalisation.
• Have a strong empathy for end-users and a user-centric mindset can lead to more effective documentation that meets the needs of your audience.
• Hold a full driving license.

Why Choose Blueprint Subsea:

At Blueprint Subsea, we place great faith in our team members. Your contributions are the driving force behind our success, and we believe in recognizing that. As a Technical Author, you’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary, a workplace pension, private medical cover, and 33 days of annual holiday allowance including Bank Holidays. You’ll also find yourself in a delightful location and work environment where your efforts make a genuine difference and are highly respected.

Salary in the range of £35,000 to £45,000 with hybrid working considered.

If you’re eager to become part of a company that values innovation, creativity, and collaboration, we warmly welcome interested candidates to share their portfolios showcasing relevant work samples along with their application.