06.05.2020 - at Tails , Worldwide/Remote Freelance
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Tails, a portable operating system that protects privacy and helps avoid censorship, is looking for a technical writing consultant to strengthen our Technical Writing team. The Technical Writing team is responsible for writing our user documentation, support pages, and release notes.
Tails is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people worldwide by giving out an operating system that protects from surveillance and censorship.
We make digital security tools accessible to everyone, whenever they need it: activists, journalists, freedom fighters, and ultimately, you, whenever you need extra privacy in this digital world.
The Tails project was started in 2009 and has now more than 30 000 daily users.
As a technical writer working for Tails, you will:
You will be part of the Technical Writing team and work with 2 other technical writers to decide priorities, assign tasks, and review each other’s work. You and your team will be responsible to self-organize your work and time with the project’s priorities in mind.
You will work remotely and use mostly asynchronous communication channels (email and bug tracker) to work with your team and other people in the project, who live in different time zones and have various degrees of involvement. We also use Jabber/XMPP and voice calls for synchronous communication.
You will be part of the Tails community, which includes paid workers and volunteer contributors. Together, we are in charge of maintaining not only an operating system but also the good health of the community. Together, we continuously discuss and improve various social and organizational aspects of the Tails project.
We will meet in person at least once a year during the annual gathering of all regular Tails contributors (usually in Europe).
You will have the opportunity to represent Tails in other international events, if you want to.
Additionally, we would love it if you have:
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