Re: Occupational title for discussion: Technical Content Developer

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

That's the impression I get; that a "content developer" will
produce information but I'm going to have to go hire a
DTP operator or a web designer to put the information
into its final delivery format.  Which, of course, I don't
have a budget for.

This is probably not a big issue if the intent is to decide
on titles for a company's job descriptions, but if someone
submits a resume titled "Technical Content Developer"
when the job posting says "Technical Writer," there's a
fairly good chance I may not ever see it, much less
have any impression of it at all.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>
>I might be way off base, but the title (alone) suggests to me that the
> developer doesn't have mastery of the various types of media that
> "technical writers" employ. In other words, the technical content
> developer basically just churns out text and/or diagrams and
> illustrations, and he doesn't worry his little head too much about how
> that info looks and lays out on page or in on-line help. He doesn't 
> care
> about Word, Frame, RoboHelp (or other HATs), or InDesign (or other DTP
> apps).

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