Lead Technical Writer

We’re looking for a Lead Technical Writer to join our team at Hypixel Studios, which collaborates remotely from around the world. Our members range from industry newcomers to experts with 25+ years of experience. Team members come from a diverse set of backgrounds, but share a common passion for building polished, player-focused, community-powered games.

Join us on our mission to bring players together in an inviting, immersive world where they can make their mark. Hytale empowers creative expression across a spectrum of experiences including sandbox adventure, social play, minigames, and creativity using a suite of powerful and accessible tools.

As a Lead Technical Writer, you will act as the guide for developing a high-quality documentation program related to various developer and end-user workflows and applications. This includes both curation and editing of documentation as well as designing the ongoing process for managing the documentation program for Hytale. You’ll work closely with various disciplines, such as Tech Artists, Engineers, and 3D Artists, to craft awesome content and ensure successful adoption of tools and workflow best practices. 

Who you are:

You have the ability to lead by example and provide guidance and coaching to less experienced writers
You are someone who manages your time well, and works asynchronously in a collaborative environment
You have a history of creative problem solving and building strong relationships across disciplines
You’re an excellent communicator and are passionate about working across disciplines and timezones to deliver work aligned to the studio’s goals and globally distributed team

Some of your role:

Partnering with Product Owners and Engineers to understand each feature’s underlying technology, target audience, and documentation needs
Developing templates and documentation standards and other related repositories and structures as needed, while leading by example in ensuring that documentation is as clear, concise, accurate, and as usable as possible
Owning the content development process, including facts gathering, quality assurance, file organization and management, and presenting code samples
Identify problems and suggest ways to better deliver accurate, complete, and well-written content that all meaningful audience levels understand (technical and non-technical)
Establish the craft of Technical Writing at Hypixel Studios
 

Essential Traits:

Minimum of 6 years as a technical writer in the tech industry
Extensive experience working with technology teams, or within the tech space, to help document processes, procedures, user guides, and diagrams for systems
Proficiency with a variety of text editors or suites (e.g. Notion, Google Docs,  Sheets)
Validated experience creating and developing technical content
Experience designing and developing content development processes
 

Bonus Traits:

Champion of fundamental technical writing disciplines and principles
Experience with multi-media content editing tools (Adobe Creative Suite)
Ability to learn highly technical products quickly
Understanding of source control systems and maintaining multiple versions of content
 

We can offer:

Competitive salary
Annual Performance Bonus (APB)
Quality of Life increases
Christmas closure
A chance to work on a new game project with an extremely motivated team
Opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally
A stable and secure work environment
The ability to work remotely