RE: New level position: Need title and duties

[Roger Bell <RBell -at- OptioSoftware -dot- com>]

Here is the compilation I promised the group.  Tip of the hat to Lief
Erickson, Maggie Secara, Jason Willebeek-LeMair, Richard Smith, Steve
Hudson, David Locke, Nancy Lindsay, Curtis Ward, and Bill Swallow for your
input and giving me even more ideas.  Many thanks.

POSITION TITLE (some I have combined):

- Lead Technical Writer
- Managing Editor
- Documentation Manager
- Project Lead 
- Technical Lead
- Documentation Lead
- Principal Technical Writer
- Documentation Designer
- Team Lead
- Documentation Specialist


DUTIES

- Writing
- Editing
- Publishing
- Troubleshooting technical problems writers encounter
- Taking off-loaded projects from dept. manager as needed
- Filling in for manager during absences
- Template owner
- Mentoring new and contract writers
- Keeping up with latest technical writing methodologies


Regards,
Roger Bell
Senior Technical Writer
Optio Software, Inc.
www.optiosoftware.com
"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." ~ Harry Truman



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