Graduate Technical Author

Due to planned rapid growth and new products coming onto the market, foster+freeman is seeking an in-house Technical Author to develop and support user manuals, service, quick start and training guides for our range of industry-leading forensic science instruments.

Job Identification

Job Title:
Graduate Technical Author

Reports to:
Marketing Coordinator

About Us

foster+freeman is a market leader in the manufacture of forensic science equipment which is used by Government agencies and police forces across the world.The company is recognised for cutting-edge innovation and is considered to be a world leader with a comprehensive range of products covering fingerprints, documents, trace evidence and light sources.

Job Role

The Technical Author will be required to:

Write and improve content on how to install, use and maintain foster+freeman products and technologies.
Produce digital and hardcopy technical content including instruction manuals, parts and technical documentation and maintenance instructions for our customers, end-users and distributors.
Maintain all existing technical content.
Manage the translation (when required) of new and existing technical content.
Liaise with R&D, Production and Sales teams.
Support Marketing, Production, and Service Teams when required.
Use existing authoring systems and exploring new tools.

Job Requirements

As a graduate role, learning on the job is expected and training will be provided.
The ideal candidate will have:

The ability to write in a clear, concise, and crisp manner.
A degree-level qualification in a STEM subject.
Some understanding of laboratory-based scientific instrumentation or software testing.
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, and other MS Office packages.

As a number of foster+freeman products could be considered as being highly technical, applicants with a background or interest in science and forensics will be at an advantage.

Benefits: Company pension, hybrid working, on-site parking, profit sharing

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Applications with full CVs should be sent via post or email to: