Technical Writer
The opportunity
Unity believes the world is a better place with more creators. Join us on the Documentation team as we help them succeed!In this role, you will gain a deep technical understanding of Unity products by working closely with engineering teams and the technologies themselves. You will apply that understanding and your writing skills to maintain content that explains and inspires. You will also collaborate with other writers to build a consistent and cohesive content experience across products, to build standards for coverage and style, to learn from one another, and to elevate writing at Unity.
This is a full-time role based in Brighton with full benefits and the option of hybrid working.
What you'll be doing
- Maintaining technical content (user and developer guides, API references, SDKs, code samples) for multiple products and features
- Partnering with product managers and engineers to understand each feature’s underlying technology, target audience, and documentation needs
- Collaborating with team members to ensure that documentation is as clear, concise, accurate, and usable as possible
- Advocating for users during feature development to enhance workflows and make products easier to use
What we're looking for
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Technical knowledge and familiarity with software development workflows and concepts
- The ability to distill sophisticated technical concepts into clear, easy-to-understand, user-focused documentation
- The ability to manage your time well and work in a globally distributed team, maintaining active communication with partners across timezones
You might also have
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages, game development, digital artistry, or real-time 3D development
- Experience with source control software such as Git or Subversion to manage file changes across versions
Additional information
- Relocation support is not available for this position
- Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position
Benefits
At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.
While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program
Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.
This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.
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