Call for Speakers

Clemson University’s student STC chapter is currently looking for speakers to attend and also talk at one of our upcoming meetings. Our members are interested in the various networks and experiences of professional communicators in the Foothills community.

Please contact us at clemsonstc@gmail.com to let us know if you are interested or have any questions.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,

The Executive Board of Clemson University’s Student Chapter of the Society of Technical Communications

Employment Opportunity

IT Technical Writer/Project Analyst

Greenville, SC

(Full time)

Technical writer/documentation specialist to create application documentation, service documentation, presentations and training materials (50%); Administrative assistant for the AE leadership team; (25%). Librarian responsible for working with other teams to ensure services are documented properly in the enterprise repository. (25%)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Align technology solutions with business strategies, working primarily with senior management
• Proactively identify opportunities, conduct analyses, needs assessments, cost/benefit assessments and broker other IS services, including those involved in release management

Qualifications:

• 2 + years with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• 2 + years writing IT technical documentation
• 2 + years managing calendars using Outlook
• 2 + years recording and publishing meeting minutes

Assets:

• Experience as an administrative assistant
• Experience working with programmers and technical staff
• High level understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and service repositories
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

To apply for position, click here.

Ernie Mazzatenta Scholarship 2010 Call for Applications

Entries are now being accepted for the Ernie Mazzatenta Scholarship. This is a biennial scholarship that is awarded by the South Carolina Foothills Community of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of merit and promise of future contribution to the field of technical communication.

Amount

$500

Eligibility

Currently enrolled Clemson University undergraduate and graduate students who are pursing a degree or concentration in some aspect of technical communication.

Application Requirements

To be considered for the scholarship, applications must include:

Resume
Transcript (an unofficial transcript is acceptable)
2 letters of recommendation from former or current professors and/or employers
Personal statement (approximately one or two typed pages) including a description of the applicant’s educational and professional plans and how those professional plans are related to the field of technical communication
2 samples of technical documents such as reports, proposals, handbooks, newsletters, brochures, manuals, sets of instructions, or Web pages (provide URL) to which the applicant has made significant contributions, with an explanation of any software used to prepare the documents and the role the applicant had in their preparation

How to Apply

Submit your materials to STC SC-Foothills Community President LaTasha Hunter by 5:00PM on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Mail them to:

LaTasha Hunter

RE: 2010 STC SC-Foothills Ernie Mazzatenta Scholarship

11 Fox Den Lane

Simpsonville, SC 29681

The recipient will receive the scholarship award at the End-of-the-Year picnic in the spring of 2010. Awards will be distributed through the Clemson University Financial Aid Office and go towards the 2010-2011 school year.

Employment Opportunity

Technical Writer II

Greenville, SC

Description: Edits and formats nuclear power program documentation, working with both electronic and printed input, including illustrations, to produce or direct the production of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) procedures, manuals, and reports; program and project administrative procedures and documents; and administrative and EPC forms for electronic and manual completion.

For complete description and to apply, click here.

Employment Opportunity

Nuclear Maintenance Procedure Writers

Procedure Solutions Management, LLC

Seneca, SC

Description: Develop and process Civil, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Mechanical maintenance procedures (and revisions) for all types of plant systems, components, structures, and other associated equipment or processes as needed for a Procedure Upgrade Project (PUP).

For remainder of job description, qualifications, requirements, and to apply, click here.

Member Spotlight: David Orr

Technical communicators by day. Passionate and goal-driven by night. Our members are always busy straddling two careers. It’s no secret that many of us have a barely finished manuscript somewhere hidden around the house. (Or am I seriously projecting here?) If we were to hold a meeting to share and discuss our side jobs, dreams, and projects; the turnout would probably be tremendous, and we’d all experience great surprise.

So in the spirit of great surprise, tremendousness, and all things positive and uplifting, I recently reached out to our fellow member David Orr to discuss his current day job and the passion that keeps him awake toiling upward in the night.

STC:  How long have you been a member of STC?

David:

I joined the Chicago STC Chapter in 1983 when I first became a free-lance technical writing consultant. We moved near Asheville, N.C., in 2005 to be in the Blue Ridge Mountains and escape Chicago winters. Good decision!

STC:  What are you currently working on in terms of tech communication?

David: 

I just finished an online training project developed in Articulate for a big insurance company.

 STC:  How has STC helped shape your career?

David: 

During the first several years STC meetings provided contacts that helped me get started first in a free-lance contracting career, and then in a technical writing and training business, through which I was able to hire other STC members.  

Also, many current friends came through STC contacts.  The organization gave me the chance to share knowledge of our craft both as a speaker and listener. Finally, knowledge and contacts through  STC helped me make the transition to instructional design as my primary focus.

STC:  You’re working on a book, Dragging in God By His Left Hind Foot. Is this your first book? Have you always wanted to write a book?

David: 

Thanks for mentioning the book. I haven’t always wanted to write a book, but it is time to write this one, and, yes, it is my first. I grew up in the Old South (Columbia, S.C.) in the Fifties and early Sixties. A friend in college at USC once said that “Southerners are always dragging God into conversations by His left hind foot.” I shamelessly adapted his comment into the title of my book. It’s a spiritual autobiography in the form of a miscellany of stories, poems, and essays, all with a definite Southern accent, and with influences from a lifetime of living outside the South. The book should be out by February. Write dorr20@charter.net to get on my mailing list. 

STC:  How has your writing career as a technical communicator influenced the writing of this book?

David: 

Tech writing has honed my style to be clear and concise. Knowledge of the writing, editing and publishing process have played a role too. Finally, I’ve built stamina and the expectation that this writing would take a lot of time and effort.

Employment Opportunity

Senior Technical Writer
Topaz Publications Inc.

Job Location: Greenville, South Carolina

Job Description:
We need an experienced technical writer with a strong technical background in one of the following disciplines: power generation, transmission, or distribution; boiler maintenance; structural steel construction; steam turbines; fire alarm and security systems. Work involves developing training programs for craft workers.

Full-time position with good benefits, including paid health insurance.

http://www.nationjob.com/job/TOPU4

Employment Opportunity

Technical Editor

Greenville, SC

Under general supervision of discipline managers or directors, edits and formats nuclear power program documentation, working with both electronic and printed input, including illustrations.

For full job description, requirements, and to apply for the position, click here.

Employment Opportunity

IT Technical Writer/Project Analyst

Greenville, SC

(Full time)

Technical writer/documentation specialist to create application documentation, service documentation, presentations and training materials (50%); Administrative assistant for the AE leadership team; (25%). Librarian responsible for working with other teams to ensure services are documented properly in the enterprise repository. (25%)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Align technology solutions with business strategies, working primarily with senior management
• Proactively identify opportunities, conduct analyses, needs assessments, cost/benefit assessments and broker other IS services, including those involved in release management

Qualifications:

• 2 + years with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• 2 + years writing IT technical documentation
• 2 + years managing calendars using Outlook
• 2 + years recording and publishing meeting minutes

Assets:

• Experience as an administrative assistant
• Experience working with programmers and technical staff
• High level understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and service repositories
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience

To apply for position, click here.

Employment Opportunity

Technical Writer

Greenville, SC

Contract

Create technical operations and maintenance manuals for robotic packaging systems from scratch, using schematics, mechanical drawings, touchscreen programs, and engineer interviews as source material. Also, create technical training programs including presentations, videos, visual aids, and training manuals. Experience with Adobe products and AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks a plus. This will be a long-term contract with possible direct hire. Company is a manufacturer with an excellent reputation.

To apply, click here.