Principal Technical Writer
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As Zoom’s Global Architect team grows, we are looking for a Content & Creative Technical Writer who is responsible for creative problem solving for all of Zoom’s technical sellers. In Zoom’s competitive market, agile content creation is crucial to sellers abilities’ to win deals and quickly fill any gaps.
We value a background in content and design to be successful in Zoom’s rapid, results-focused work environment. The right candidate will apply creative skills to solve sales problems alongside a team of technical architects.
Responsibilities
Technical Content Creation: Manage the scope and creation for internal and external-facing technical sales assets. Work with solutions engineering, leadership, and interlock teams to identify content gaps. Create polished, professional content and templates to fill these gaps across multiple mediums and formats such as video, print, digital, and email.
Sales Communications: Identify what information that is valuable to the solution engineer team, and determine the best format, channel, and strategy to convey that information for maximum visibility and retention.
Technical Design: Create and manage aesthetically-pleasing visuals and standards for technical sales teams to use in documents, architectural and protocol flow diagrams, and presentations. Break down highly technical concepts into explainable combinations of written text and supporting visuals.
Develop visual branding and application across multiple channels
Prepare communications for distribution so technical sellers can accurately and efficiently convey content and appropriate messaging to their customers and prospects
Works both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams while communicating project timelines to team members
Helps scale the team through new ideas for content, processes, etc.
Create documentation, organization, and clarity around what content is available to the sales org, to help reps find the right content and use it to engage prospects at the right time
Requirements
5+ years in a Technical Sales Enablement, Technical writing, Marketing, or a Creative field
BS/BA degree preferred but not required
Has strong analytical and problem-solving skills, self-motivated, personable, with strong attention to detail
Ability to distill complex asks into clear, elegant, and focused messaging.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop
Experience developing and applying visual branding to content
Experience with Figma, Guru, or Confluence a plus, but not required
Experience copywriting to create compelling narratives
A track record of problem-solving without having all the answers
Experience with Marketing or Sales Enablement a plus
Instructional design/training experience a plus, but not required
Video editing experience a plus, but not required
SaaS Collaboration experience preferred
Assessment
Please be prepared to share your portfolio/body of work.
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