tech communications job descriptions

[William Swallow <william -dot- swallow -at- aptissoftware -dot- com>]

----- Bruce Hensley wrote: -----
Can anyone point me (preferably on the web) to standard job descriptions
for:
tech editor
tech writer
desktop publisher
graphic illustrator
technical illustrator
.. and related technical communication jobs?
----- end original message -----

Well, I really don't think there is such a thing as all these types of
professions differ from environment to environment. If you want a
"universal" description, try the following:

technical editor - This person is responsible for reviewing and critiquing
technical communication.

technical writer - This person is responsible for creating technical
communication.

desktop publisher - This person is responsible for publishing technical
communication.

technical illustrator - This person is responsible for illustrating
technical communication.

I could get more specific, but then we're not being standard. I could cite
tool knowledge preferences, but tools are local needs, as is industry
knowledge and information types.

Bill Swallow
Technical Writer
Aptis Inc.
a subsidiary of Billing Concepts
phone: 518.433.7698
fax: 518.433.7680
<mailto:william -dot- swallow -at- aptissoftware -dot- com>
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