Technical writer resume examples from 2025
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How to write a technical writer resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in technical writer-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some technical writer interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- Look to the job listing. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description. Take note of the skills listed for the job.
- Put all relevant hard and soft skills in your skills section.
- Be specific. If you are too broad, you may not be giving the best picture of your skills and leave the hiring manager uncertain of your abilities.
- Be up to date. Software names change and companies merge. Don't look out of touch by being careless.
- Be accurate. Spelling and even upper or lowercase can dramatically change meanings. Make sure you are correctly listing your skills.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a technical writer resume:
- Technical Documentation
- Subject Matter Experts
- PowerPoint
- Visio
- SharePoint
- Test Procedures
- Training Materials
- Project Management
- HTML
- User Guides
- User Manuals
- SMEs
- Technical Publications
- XML
- API
- Proofreading
- DOD
- Technical Manuals
- Web Content
- Engineering Drawings
- Adobe Acrobat
- Style Guides
- Technical Specifications
- Technical Data
- Windows
- Content Management System
- Indesign
- Software Documentation
- Technical Content
- CSS
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the technical writer.
How to write technical writer experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from technical writer resumes:
Work history example #1
Technical Writer
TTI
- Assisted in entering and updating Issues (Product Backlog, Epics, Stories, and Tasks) onto JIRA Agile application.
- Used Adobe FrameMaker v9.0 to author the documentation.
- Authored in InDesign and HTML.
- Marked up Windows protocol interface documentation using XML tags.
- Planned and wrote software documentation for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) GUIs (using FrameMaker).
Work history example #2
Editorial Assistant
San Jacinto Unified School District
- Worked closely with the editor-in-chief, assistant editor, marketing executives and creative team at the New York parent office.
- Recruited and managed writing staff for section content Designed section using Adobe InDesign within weekly deadlines Copy editing of section material
- Developed and supervised new organization website and Facebook, Twitter and Medium accounts (www.riponmedia.com) o http://issuu.com/riponcollegedays
- Edited Public Affairs website, took photographs for online articles.
- Copy-edited, designed, and determined layout for internationally ranked magazine.
Work history example #3
Writing Instructor
WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Planned, taught, and developed assessments for a Communications 100 course.
- Maintained the Blackboard online extension of the classroom for students to access handouts and participate in discussion boards.
- Motivated students to become active learners by modelling second language acquisition strategies.
- Instructed business students in typing, filing, secretarial procedures, business mathematics and the use of office equipment.
- Designed communicative ESL lessons for 35 students in 2 sections of Intermediate Speaking and Listening.
Work history example #4
Publication Specialist
Comcast
- Installed a verity of services for Comcast (cable, phone, internet).
- Complied with federal, state company policies according to procedures provisioned by the federal commission and trade regulations.
- Published communications via e-mail, intranet, daily summaries and customer care newsletter.
- Updated, enhanced, and maintained the Regional page of the company intranet website.
- Worked face to face with customers in retail environment to help determine their communications needs.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in english
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
2015 - 2018
Highlight your technical writer certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your technical writer resume:
- Certified Technical Professional (CTP)
- Certified Professional Technical Communicator - Expert (CPTC)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Master Project Manager (MPM)
- Master Certified Electronics Technician (CETma)
- Certified Aviation Manager (CAM)
- Engineer In Training Certification (EIT)
- Adobe Digital Publishing
- Software Engineering Master Certification (SEMC)
- Program Management Professional (PgMP)