Engineering & IT · Raleigh, NC

Technical Writer jobs in Raleigh, NC

Technical writers turn complex products into documentation people can actually use — API references, user guides, and internal docs — working closely with engineers to get the details right.

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APD Writer at NC

Elite WorkForce Inc · Raleigh, NC

Position: APD Writer Location: Raleigh, NC (Zip Code) Client: State of North Carolina Duration: 12+ Months Job Description... ...a Medicaid program. The role focuses on translating complex technical and business informat…

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APD Writer

Software Technology Inc · Raleigh, NC

Medicaid Advanced Planning Office is seeking an experienced APD Writer to develop high quality, well structured, and strategically... ...business engagement, stakeholder management, project management, and technical liai…

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Sr. Cinematic Layout Artist

AGBO · Raleigh, NC · Full-time

About the Company: Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at the glob…

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Principal Technical VFX Artist

Epic Games · Cary, NC · Full-time

class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire. What You'll Do Epic is looking for a Principal Technical FX Artist to join Rocket League, a live-service game with a huge passionate fa…

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Nonclinical Writer

MMS · Raleigh, NC · Full-time

career. Visit or follow MMS on LinkedIn . This person will participate in the development, writing, and management of highly technical nonclinical documents. This is a full-time, remote position. Roles and Responsibiliti…

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Digital and motion graphics designer

Koroberi · Raleigh, NC · Full-time
$70k - $100k

What you’ll do The digital and motion graphics designer will work closely with our design team to create visually compelling marketing materials that align with our clients' brand identities and marketing strategies. Out…

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Technical Writer

Accentuate Staffing · Raleigh, NC

Accentuate Staffing is partnering with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing organization to identify a Technical Writer to support documentation and compliance efforts within a GMP-regulated environment. This individua…

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What technical writers earn in Raleigh

Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives

ExperienceHourlyAnnual, full-time
Entry level $26–$36 $54k–$74k
Mid level $36–$48 $74k–$99k
Senior $47–$62 $97k–$129k

Adjusted for the Raleigh market from national ranges.

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What employers ask for

The skills these listings keep naming

Clear, plain-language writingDocs-as-code (Markdown, Git)API documentation (OpenAPI)Information architectureInterviewing engineersStyle guides and consistencyBasic scripting or code readingDocs tooling (Docusaurus, etc.)Editing and review workflows
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Interview questions worth rehearsing

With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for

Walk me through your process for documenting a feature you know nothing about.

Show the sequence: use the product yourself, interview the engineers, draft, and validate with real users or support tickets. Trying the product firsthand is the key beat.

How do you decide what not to include in documentation?

Anchor on audience and task: what does this reader need to succeed right now. Cutting is the craft — show you treat concision as a feature.

An engineer gives you inaccurate or incomplete information. How do you handle it?

Verify against the product, ask precise follow-ups, and build review loops into your process. Show persistence without friction.

How do you keep documentation from going stale?

Talk about docs-as-code tied to release workflows, ownership models, feedback channels, and auditing high-traffic pages. Staleness is the industry's chronic disease — show a system.

How do you measure whether documentation is working?

Page analytics, search terms, support-ticket deflection, and user feedback. Connecting docs to reduced support load is the strongest business case.

Tell me about a doc set you restructured. What drove the changes?

Describe the user problem — findability, task mismatch — and the information architecture you moved to. Evidence of user thinking beats aesthetic preference.

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Resume tips that move the needle

For technical writers specifically — generic advice costs you here

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Link writing samples matched to the job: API docs for API roles, user guides for product roles — the portfolio is the interview.

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Quantify impact where possible: support tickets deflected, onboarding time cut, docs traffic and satisfaction scores.

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List your toolchain (Markdown, Git, Docusaurus, OpenAPI) because docs-as-code fluency is now a standard screen.

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Show technical depth honestly — languages you can read, APIs you have called yourself — since it defines which roles fit.

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Mention style guide ownership or editing responsibilities; they signal you raise a whole team's quality, not just your own pages.

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Where this role goes

Typical progression

01 Junior Technical Writer
02 Technical Writer
03 Senior Technical Writer
04 Documentation Manager
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