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AI technical writer

Reads transcripts to detect errors and marks them for correction. Routes proofs to authors and editors for reprinting.

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Technical writer · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
  2. Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
  3. Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Proofreaders and Copy Markers” (O*NET 43-9081.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.
  • Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.
  • Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.

Technical writer · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0) and ANZSCO 2022 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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