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TECHNICAL WRITING INTERN
Brief Job Description: 

• The Technical Writing Intern is responsible for researching, writing, and editing customer-facing documentation, including user manuals and quick installation guides. The intern will support Senior Writers across various business units, with a particular focus on the Thermal Business Unit. This role requires building and maintaining positive relationships with global business units, product lines, other departments, and OEM customers with specific needs. Under guided supervision and sometimes with limited product specifications, the intern will manage both local and remote documentation projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time Investment Needed on Each: 

The Technical Writing Intern will perform the following functions with guided supervision:

• Write and edit various product documentation for advanced technology products according to established standards, styles, and guidelines.
• Proactively research and gather technical information by interviewing engineers and other technical personnel to ensure clarity, completeness, accuracy, and quality of the documents. 
• Assemble documentation in the correct Vertiv or OEM format, maintaining consistent structure, content, and organization in accordance with established standards and styles. 
• Manage complex project schedules while meeting all assigned documentation deadlines.
• Undertake other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required/ Minimum Qualifications: 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree (or higher) in technical writing, professional writing, digital communications, journalism, or English. 
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Familiarity with AI technology in the technical writing field.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and editing skills with a high attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, with the desire to be a team player and support team goals and mission.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, international team environment with multiple deadlines, multiple time zones, limited resources, and constant change.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with style sheets, style guides, and editing processes.
• Experience with the following programs: Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Adobe InDesign, and Madcap Flare (or equivalent experience with another single-source desktop publishing tool).

Physical & Environmental Requirements: 

• Standard office environment

Time Travel Needed: 

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The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

High-Performance Culture

Customer Focus

Operational Excellence

Innovation

Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

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Foster a customer-first mindset

Think big and execute

Lead by example

Drive continuous improvement

Learn and seek out development

Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertiv.com