Freelance Technical Writer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Bitium is a SaaS (Software as a Service) that allows companies and consumers to efficiently and securely mange various web-based applications. Our vision is to change how people and companies work by fundamentally changing the way they interact with software.  One of Forbes “15 Explosively Growing Companies to Watch”, Bitium is based in Santa Monica, California, 2 blocks from the beach. Co-founded by 2 visionary entrepreneurs with 25+ years of combined leadership roles in various tech startups around the country. 

Job Description

The Freelance Technical Writer is a crucial position in the marketing team and for the company. This individual will be tasked with translating our product features into high-quality marketing and customer support materials for both an IT audience and end-users. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for creating white papers, landing pages, knowledge base articles, and product release notes.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Create high-quality, compelling marketing and customer support materials to be used across a variety of mediums: Website, Knowledge Base, Center of Excellence, and internal channels.
  • Own the entire content creation workflow: research, outline, writing, and editing.
  • Translate product features and technical topics into content geared towards IT admin audience and end-users.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a lead writer who has created a wide variety of content for different mediums: white papers, e-book, knowledge base articles, deployment guides, datasheets, etc.
  • Strong technical aptitude and experience writing for enterprise software products.
  • Excellent research skills and the ability to get your hands dirty with the product you’re writing for. 
  • Track record of creating content from abstract – you will have SMEs and an editor at your disposal, but you’ll need to be able to write without a lot of direction.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to take constructive feedback.
  • Familiarity with SaaS products, SAML, Active Directory, and IT provisioning  is preferred but not a deal-breaker.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong multi-tasking, and project management skills.
  • Self-motivated, results-oriented.

Additional Information

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Salaried with benefits