Re: Occupational title for discussion: Technical Content Developer

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My title is "Information Developer, Sr." It's more common in the Silicon
Hills (Texas) and is a new title for me. We are using DITA and XML, so that
probably explains it. I create the information and do some structuring for
the Help, but do not determine format at all. Also, I "build" Help just like
my Devs build their apps :-)

PT

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> 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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