Sr Writer

Company: Gartner, Inc.
Location: Fort Myers
Posted on: January 15, 2020

Job Description:

What makes Gartner Research & Advisory a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, youll be part of a leading-edge team that values expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage. Youll deliver must-have research through compelling client interactions, and contribute to our double-digit growth by providing clients the unbiased insight and advice they need to make the right decisions every day. Through constant learning, discovery and collaboration, youll help clients deliver on their mission-critical priorities, grow your career and increase your industry impact. We value hard workers and reward you with unlimited opportunity. If youre looking to explore whats next in technology and business, Gartner is looking for you. Senior Writer, Gartner Job Description We are looking for a Senior Writer with an eye for detail and expert knowledge of the English language to write technology-centric content, as well as manage all steps in the publication process. A successful candidate understands what kind of writing is appropriate for technical professionals and strives to provide exceptional, informative and engaging content to clients. Candidates must be organized and disciplined, and possess excellent research skills, along with a passion for the written word. Technical professional research serves technology practitioners, architects and those involved with strategy related to technical matters. They typically reside in the following domain areas: - Applications - Business intelligence - Business process improvement - Cloud and virtualization - Collaboration and content management - Data and analytics - Data center infrastructure - Data management - Enterprise architecture and technology innovation - Identity and access management - Infrastructure and operations - Program and portfolio management - Security and risk management - Unified workspace and mobility Typical job titles include technology architects (such as network architects, data center architects and security architects), engineers, analysts, developers and managers. Senior Writers perform a variety of duties, including drafting text, revising content for clarity, formatting documents, fact checking and researching. Senior Writers work directly with Gartner analysts to craft written research and must ensure time-sensitive deliverables meet deadlines. In this role, you will: - Write, or help analysts to write, research notes, reports and other documents that satisfy clients' needs. - Revise and review drafts, especially in response to feedback. - Relieve analysts of some of the burdens associated with project management and progressing work through Gartner's content management system. - Help editors understand what analysts are trying to communicate. - Liaise with editing colleagues to ensure research documents comply with Gartners editorial style and standards. - Provide input for companywide writing and editing policies, standards and procedures. - Work with assigned research teams to plan and write must-have research. - Submit material for publication in the required and expected format. - Critique the work of other writers in a mentoring or coaching capacity. - Verify facts, dates and statistics, using standard reference sources. - Write with the reader or audience in mind. - Work cross-functionally with all other teams/departments, including Research, IT and Graphics, to improve the overall workflow process, procedures and systems. - Train analysts on writing best practices, publishing process requirements and Gartner style. - Undertake continuous, job-related training to maintain writing quality levels and improve individual skills. - Maintain an awareness of new terms or phrases coming into popular usage in your subject area(s). Job requirements : - Five or more years' writing experience, preferably creating content within a consulting or advisory services firm, in a busy environment with strict deadlines. - Familiarity with current developments in the field of IT - Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism or Liberal Arts. - Excellent writing and communication skills. - Able to absorb new material quickly. - Able to collaborate on documents with subject-matter experts and build relationships with other stakeholders, especially analysts and editors. - Numerate and visually literate. - Entrepreneurial, with a proven ability to manage projects and juggle a diverse workload, while meeting all deadlines. - Knack for learning and understanding new concepts. - Well versed in Microsoft Office applications (primarily Word, PowerPoint and Excel), as well as in G-Suite (primarily Google Docs) - Knowledge of Associated Press (AP) style. - Past experience working in a content management system is helpful. - High-level knowledge of the IT industry and the ability to write to a a technical professional audience is a plus. 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