I discovered I enjoyed building websites much more than writing social content, so as a result, I decided to pursue web development full-time. So one day, I asked my boss if it was okay if I built our websites, in addition to handling social media. While I was at university, I was also taught how to code and build WordPress themes. Quickly after I started a social media role, I realized that it bored me to death. I applied to over 60 jobs before I finally got one. As a result, I decided I would become a social media marketer when I left school I would write tweets for a living, and it would be fun. However, most of my technical writing classes were so boring that I wondered why anyone would ever want to be a technical writer. I studied professional writing at Michigan State University, where one could either focus on book publishing, non-profit grant writing, or digital and technical writing. Enjoy! Me: How did you get into technical writing?Īlexandra: I got into technical writing through a series of connected choices. In this episode, we chat about her journey into technical writing, what she does as a technical writer at Google, and the interview process for a technical writing role at Google. She also co-chairs the documentation accessibility working group and has given several talks on documentation. Alexandra is a technical writer for Google Chrome, where she writes documentation for Privacy Sandbox. ![]() ![]() My hope is for their stories to impact, inspire, and motivate you.įor this month, my guest was Alexandra White. The Tech Content Creator Series is a monthly interview series in which I chat with people in technical content creation roles (technical writers, documentation engineers, developer advocates, and what have you) about their careers.
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