Technical Writer

Are you an experienced Technical Writer who combines linguistic precision with strong structure and project execution skills?

We are looking for a consultant to take responsibility for product documentation and translation coordination for a Norwegian technology company with international operations. The preferred start date is as soon as possible.

About the assignment

The main priority is to ensure that the company’s product documentation remains accurate and up to date in line with product changes, launches and input from across the organisation.

The documentation includes user and installation manuals, product sheets and other product-related materials. You will work closely with Product Owners and subject matter experts across the organisation, while coordinating documentation and translations for several international markets.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and managing updates to product documentation

• Writing, editing and quality-assuring English source content

• Coordinating translations into multiple languages through an external translation agency

• Organising internal quality assurance of translations prior to publication

• Following up on changes, feedback, deadlines and approvals

• Ensuring clear structure, version control and an overview of documents and language versions

• Collaborating with Product Owners, Graphic Designers, Supply Chain and Communications

Over time, the assignment may also be expanded to include the localisation of global communications and marketing content.

Who are we looking for?

You have experience as a Technical Writer, Product Documentation Writer, Localisation Project Manager or in a similar role. Experience from technology, hardware or other technical or physical products would be an advantage.

We believe you will succeed in this assignment if you:

• Have experience with product documentation and technical content

• Have coordinated translation processes and worked with translation agencies

• Have excellent written and spoken English

• Have a sharp eye for language, accuracy and quality

• Work in a structured way and can manage several parallel deliverables

• Are skilled at coordinating subject matter experts and maintaining progress

• Enjoy working in an international and cross-functional environment

The working language is English. Most importantly, you are highly confident in developing English-language source content and comfortable coordinating multiple language versions and quality assurance processes.

Practical information

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: The assignment can be carried out remotely. Consultants based in Oslo may also work from the client’s centrally located office.

Scope and duration: To be agreed

Interested? Please send us your CV and a brief description of your relevant experience as soon as possible. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Application deadline: 6 August 2026. However, we review applications and conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so there is no need to wait until the deadline to express your interest

In this assignment, you will be a consultant through Hammer & Hanborg

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About Hammer & Hanborg by Jurek

Hammer & Hanborg by Jurek is a Nordic full-service consultancy specialising in recruitment and consultant staffing. We help organisations develop and strengthen their human capital through executive search, specialist recruitment and the provision of consultants.

We work across industries and provide expertise within communications, marketing, HR, Growth, MarTech, ComTech and e-commerce, for both permanent positions and temporary needs such as projects, interim assignments and fixed-term cover.

Our professionalism, your peace of mind

Hammer & Hanborg is a quality-assured provider of staffing services. We are approved under the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority’s authorisation scheme for staffing agencies, which means that we comply with strict requirements relating to the working environment, pay, pension and insurance.

Read more at hammerhanborg.no.

Working as a consultant through Hammer & Hanborg

In this assignment, you will work as a consultant through Hammer & Hanborg and become part of a professional and forward-thinking consulting environment.

We currently have around 320 consultants working on assignments with our clients, and we ensure that you have secure and professional conditions throughout your assignment. Through close follow-up and regular contact, we make sure you have the best possible conditions to succeed and thrive.

We also want you to feel that you are not only part of the client’s organisation, but an integrated member of our own community. Through professional events, social activities and a strong network of colleagues, we ensure that you feel both seen and valued as an important part of Hammer & Hanborg.

What do our consultants say?

“To me, Hammer & Hanborg represents a visionary and ambitious professional environment that I am proud to be part of. From our very first meeting, I received a warm welcome, and everything relating to my employment and the client assignment has been handled professionally and efficiently. They are also a forward-thinking team that regularly invites consultants and external professionals to industry events.”

– Magnus Line, Senior Press Adviser on assignment with Bane NOR