Knowledge of/familiarity with Real Estate Development (specifically Commercial Real Estate)

Provo-based mgmt company (virtual offices from Provo to Alpine)

The prospective candidate would be responsible for all proposal content (some existing). This would include drafting, formatting, revising, and publishing  proposals focused on municipal and hospitality real estate development projects.

Specific experience with proposal writing is required. The position requires excellent writing, editing, organization and document design skills.

This is a contract position currently with possibility of full-time employment in the future.

Candidate must be a self-starter; will work independently most of the time. Will work virtually, being available for meetings, document reviews, etc.

Contact Information:

Joel Sybrowsky

801-376-3046

Email: jps@zionshospitality.com

Website: www.zionshospitality.com

Our competitions benefit not only the submitter but those who spend time judging the entries.

For those who entered the Competition

• All entrants receive detailed comments from the judges; this objective peer evaluation supports continuous improvement
• Winners receive awards from peers, providing a tangible recognition of achievement
• Winning entries are displayed and award plaques are presented at our Awards Event
• Winners of the Distinguished Technical Communication award automatically qualify for entry into STC’s International Publications and Online Competitions

Judges have an opportunity to

• See what others are producing
• Discuss with their colleagues what constitutes top quality work
• Put their experience to work to help others in our field

We hope you’ll plan to join us for this celebratory event. We will also announce the winners of the chapter elections.

Date: April 16, 2010

Location: Utah Valley University Liberal Arts (LA) Bldg. Room 116 (see map)

Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.

Winning entries will be on display, award plaques will be presented, and there will be hors d’oeuvres served throughout the evening. We will also take an opportunity to acknowledge the competition judges.

Please RSVP to Marj Hermansen-Eldard (marjheldard@comcast.net) by April 12 so that food orders can be confirmed.

Download MP3
Length: 90 min.

Unlike the consistent schedule, workload, and wages of a 9-5 technical writing job, going it on your own as a consultant or contractor is a lot like riding the tide. Sometimes the tide is “in” and you have plenty of work to keep you happily tapping away on your keyboard; the projects are queuing up, the money is flowing, and all’s right with the world.

Other times, the tide is “out” and you find yourself walking on a desolate beach, staring out at the horizon, waiting for your ship to come in — and, if you’re lucky, picking up the occasional small job still lurking in a hidden tidal pool; money is scarce, and as the siren song of Corporate America tempts you back into the relative stability of captured employment, you question the wisdom of continuing to go it alone.

And then there are the “tsunamis,” those times when you have more work than one person should ever be expected to handle; yet in spite of the fact that you’re barely keeping your head above water, you’re reluctant to say “no” to any of it because you don’t know how high the floodwaters will rise or how long the drought that is sure to follow will last.

Lyn Worthen, a noted independent consultant, and owner of Information Design Co., will share her insight and experience of owning a successful consulting/contracting business. This event, our first in new year, will feature Lyn discussing her experience as a technical communicator working independently in a wide range of roles. Her expertise extends from writing, editing, course development, and project management, to document design services for local and out-of-area clients on an outsourced basis.

Lyn’s professional portfolio is extensive. Besides her long list of clients, she is an active member of the following organizations: Society for Technical Communication (STC), Utah Women Tech Council (WTC), and National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

We hope you’ll plan to join us as Lyn shares her experiences of working independently in the technical communication field.

Date: January 20, 2010
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Sandy City Library (10100 South Petunia Way–1405 East)

Designing from Data: How observing your customers can improve designs and documentation

During this presentation, we will discuss principles for observing customers and using what is learned to create or improve a product. We will cover how a writer’s skill set can be combined with observational data to produce a clearer vision for the product, resulting in a better product and better documentation.

Presenter: Grant Skousen works as a user experience designer and manager for FamilySearch. Since 2003 he has contributed to a variety of projects and prototypes including microfilm scanning, Indexing, FamilyFinder, Pedigree Viewer, Life Browser and an upcoming version of FamilySearch.org. Before FamilySearch, Grant spent 8 years as an interaction design consultant for companies such as Novell, PowerQuest (now part of Symantec), Dynix, and Intel. He started his career as a software developer for BYU and WordPerfect.

Date: October 22
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sandy City Library (10100 South Petunia Way–1405 East)

Intermountain STC invites writers, editors, web developers, artists, designers, and illustrators to submit their entries to the STC Competitions.

See http://www.intermountain-stc.org/Resources/STC Competition for details on how to submit your materials.

Here is a list of the categories:

Publications:

1) Reports

Annual

Technical

2) Books

3) Reference Materials

Training

Documentation Sets

Manuals

Quick Reference Guides

Organizational Materials

4) Periodicals

Magazines

Newsletters

Scholarly-Professional Journals

5) Articles

Scholarly/Professional

Trade/News Articles

6) Technical Marketing Support

Informational

Promotional

Online:

Help

Reference

Promotional

Tutorials Training

(Image licensed under a Creative Commons License: CC BY-SA 2.0)

Texas STC Summit

We are pleased to announce that the 2010 Summit Call for Proposals is now open at www.softconference.com/subs/stc/2010.

You may submit more than one proposal, but each must be submitted separately. Proposals may be submitted and updated online until 10:00 AM ET, Monday, 5 October.

Should you have questions about your proposal content or format, contact a Track Manager (contact information may be found in the call for proposals link). For general information or questions about the system, please contact Lloyd Tucker, Director of Education and Membership, at lloyd.tucker@stc.org or via telephone at +1 (571) 366-1904.