| Occupation Title | TECHNICAL WRITER |
| ANZSCO Code | 212415 |
| Occupations in this Group | 212411 Copywriter 212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor 212413 Print Journalist 212414 Radio Journalist 212415 Technical Writer 212416 Television Journalist 212499 Journalists and Other Writers nec |
| Description | Researches and writes technical information-based material and documentation for articles, manuals, text books, handbooks, or multimedia products, usually for education or corporate purposes. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisations | None |
| Occupation List | Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Tasks | -determining advertising approach by consulting clients and management, and studying products to establish principal selling features |
| -writing advertisements for press, radio, television, cinema screens, billboards, catalogues and shop displays | |
| -making decisions about the specific content of publications in conjunction with other senior editors and in accordance with editorial policies and guidelines | |
| -reviewing copy for publication to ensure conformity with accepted rules of grammar, style and format, coherence of story, and accuracy, legality and probity of content | |
| -collecting and analysing facts about newsworthy events from interviews, printed matter, investigations and observations | |
| -writing news reports, commentaries, articles and feature stories for newspapers, magazines, journals, television and radio on topics of public interest | |
| -researching and writing technical, information-based material and documentation for manuals, text books, handbooks and multimedia products | |
| -critically discussing daily news topics in the editorial columns of newspapers and reviewing books, films and plays | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | VETASSESS |
| Related Occupations | 212411 Copywriter 212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor 212413 Print Journalist 212414 Radio Journalist 212416 Television Journalist 212499 Journalists and Other Writers nec |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Competent English (e.g. IELTS: at least 6 in each skill) |
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