Main responsibilities:

• Work with R&D and Product Management to design and plan technical documentation
• Write English-language documentation for a wide range of Axway products and solutions
• Ensure documentation meets user requirements and usability criteria
• Maintain and update documentation in line with product enhancements and corrections

Additional responsibilities may include creating, editing and testing training material.

Profile:

• Native English speaker with enough French to work successfully in a multicultural company
• At least 2 years experience as a Technical Writer in the IT industry
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and respect deadlines
• Ability to work both in a team and independently
• Ability to learn new tools and skills as required

Technical skills:

• High level of comfort with information technology
• Knowledge of Madcap Flare or similar HAT
• Knowledge of agile software development, structured authoring, content management or version control systems a bonus

What Axway has to offer:

• Good working environment
• Chance to work with a small, friendly team of documentation professionals
• Chance to make a real contribution in a rapidly evolving team
• Chance to help make the rules and show initiative

CDI position based in Puteaux.

You must be an EU citizen or hold a regular work permit for France.

Job reference: TW/25012010
Apply by sending your CV and cover letter in English to Julie Legendre:
jlegendre@axway.com

In the Quarter 4 2009 issue, you can:

• Read about the TransAlpine Chapter’s upcoming ”Content Strategy Forum 2010″ conference cohosted with the STC France Chapter.
• Learn more about content strategy and our year ahead from TAC President CJ Walker.
• Find out what the Swiss local interest group has been up to.
• Read why you should renew your STC and TAC memberships.
• Link to the TAC Board’s survey where you can share you thoughts about the chapter.

Do you have news to share with other chapter members? Send your articles to me at newsletter@stc-transalpine.org

Regards,

Dan Jones
TransAlpiner Editor

• What does STC provide?
• What does membership cost – and are there options for making it more affordable?
•  How do I continue to take advantage of my STC network if I choose not to renew?

And remember, you are always welcome to call or e-mail TAC President CJ Walker to talk things through.

NEW 2009-12-23: I have added some points submitted by Rich Maggio (who also has an eloquent posting on the issue here: http://preview.tinyurl.com/yzxt5b2). See the items that start with +.

1) The “New STC” membership benefits

The collective benefits include:

• STC’s work to promote the profession
• international competitions
• a broad infrastructure for all kinds of networking

The individual benefits include:

• electronic subscriptions to all STC Publications
• substantial savings on continuing education
• free sponsored seminars
• + free webinars (http://www.stc.org/edu/seminars01.asp includes upcoming and past events)
• learning from participating in international competitions – and perhaps winning!
• access to the TechComm Body of Knowledge (TCBOK)
• product discounts
• resources for job-seeking (Job Seeker Boot Camp and Job Database)
• + access to the annual survey (fee: $10)
• access to purchasing SIG and/or Chapter memberships (see more below)
• access to purchasing subscriptions to the printed editions of two publications
• opportunities to influence the STC and what it provides individually and collectively
• opportunities to develop leadership skills
• benefits accruing from the collective benefits!

Read more at http://www.stc.org/membership/.

2) What does membership cost – and are there options for making it more affordable?

Annual cost (2010)
Basic Membership costs $215 USD (up from $150 last year), and does not include any chapter or SIG memberships. Each chapter membership you purchase costs $25; each SIG membership costs $10.
     For further details see http://www.stc.org/membership/renew-your-stc-membership.asp, where you can also learn about Gold Membership ($395) and the SIG Value Package ($375) – as well as discounts for students and retirees.

Installment plan available
STC provides a plan that enables you to pay for your membership in four monthly installments.

Membership renewal subsidies for 2010
For the 2010 membership year, STC will award renewal dues subsidies to up to 400 members affected by the economic recession. The awards will include up to 100 Full Recovery Packages (a credit of $215 for the basic membership) and up to 300 Subsidy Recovery Packages (a credit of $65).
For full details on who is eligible for these packages and how to apply, see
http://www.stc.org/2009/12/stc-offers-recovery-package-for-membership.asp.
The application deadline is 5 PM EST (GMT-5) Thursday, 31 December 2009. Candidates will be notified via email by 11 February 2010 whether or not they have been selected.

3) How do I continue to take advantage of my STC network if I choose not to renew?

Please stay in touch! A good network is especially important during hard times. We all need each other, so please keep the following in mind:

You don’t have to be a member to receive announcements or job notices.

You don’t have to be a member to participate in our virtual community http://stc-transalpine.ning.com/

You don’t have to be a member to participate in events that cost money, although you would have to pay full price when you do participate.
+ Full price for educational events is usually substantially higher than it is for members. (The fees help to pay the presenters, to cover their travel expenses, or both – thus garnering better quality content from a greater variety of presenters than would otherwise be possible.)

Learn how to audit, create, deliver, and govern your content for the satisfaction of your customers and a swift return on your investment.

For registration details and more information on the event, visit the registration page, or click the conference banner below.

Profile

• Experience in a technical software product environment
• Able to work with advanced publishing technologies
• Good communicator with pro-active approach to problem solving
• Flourishes in a collaborative environment
• Willing to learn new skills and adopt new technologies

Activities

• Create contents in collaboration with engineers and product owners
• Work with developers to create context-sensitive help
• Adhere to presentation stylesheets already developed and evolve them with technical authors in other centers
• Improve the out-of-the box experience of users with focus on easing installation and deployment

Experience and skills

• Exposure in the production of advanced documentation for scientific software
• Knowledge of major documentation production tools and technologies
• Experience in or understanding of XML and single-sourcing is essential.
• Knowledge of other XML-related technologies as well as PHP, XHTML, CSS is an advantage.
• Background in technical writing; ability to produce content, and combine complex material
• Ability to communicate with technical specialists in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Experience with documentation management systems, including quality control and collaborative tools such as SharePoint
• BSc or MSc in a related technical area (or equivalent)

Contact: tech-writer-position@slb.com

This quarter’s issue features stories on:

• The TransAlpine Chapter’s 10th anniversary conference
• Memories from the first TAC conference in Ljubjiana
• Updates to the TAC Web site and email addresses

Download the newsletter and learn more about our chapter’s activities.

Location: Onsite, Luxembourg

Rate: Euro 3000-4000 Month

Function Description:

The French-speaking Web Programmer is responsible for the following:

• Competence in the following Web standards:
  W3C (HTML, XHTML, CSS2)

• Competence in the following Web Development Programming languages:

PHP
Javascript

• General knowledge of web site usability issues, ISO Norme 13407 (User Centered Design) and ISO Norme 9241, in particular

• Experience of Infopark NPS 6.x

• Knowledge of ReNo (the web site standardisation reference for the government of Luxembourg)

• Experience of the following accessibility standards: WCAG, UWEM and RGAA

• Compentence in Web writing

Required Skills:

• French is first language.

• English or German as second language.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge of Luxembourg or Luxembourish would be an advantage.

To apply, send your CV and a covering letter in French to CJ at recruit@firehead.net.

Firehead is acting as a recruitment agency in regards to this position.

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Firehead AB
tel: +46 46 123 019
fax: +46 40 6540 200
mob: +46 707 89 17 89
email: cj@firehead.net
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Learn more about our two, half-day, preconference workshops, meet our expert speakers, and find out more about the presentations you’ll see at the event. And this year’s “retro” conference fee is just €20 for TAC members! Learn more inside!

More conference information is coming, so visit our devoted 2009 conference page for the latest conference information and registration details.