technical communicator

RANGE OF ROLES: Technical writer, trainer, e-learning developer, content manager, technical journalist.

Which element of a computer system is more important: the hardware or software? Ask technical communicators and they will answer: "None of the above. It's the computer user." Technical communicators can take on a wide range of tasks: from writing a weekly computer column for a newspaper to presenting training courses in network engineering. Increasingly their expertise is used in the design of new software and hardware products. With new IT systems offering more features, product usability has become a critical design factor.