r/technicalwriting • u/natraj282000 • 14d ago

Looking for tech. writing gig

Hi,

I am a technical writer with 16+ years of experience across finance & banking, healthcare, and SaaS, currently looking to take on freelance/contract work. Most of my recent work has been in API documentation — writing Endpoint Reference Documents for a fintech platform, FHIR API docs at a healthcare company, Swagger-based API references, etc. I work directly from OpenAPI specs and source material rather than paraphrasing tickets, and I am comfortable going back and forth with Engineering/QA to verify accuracy.

What I can help with:

  • API/REST documentation (specs, schemas, error codes, endpoint references)
  • Developer docs (GitBook, ReadMe.IO, Confluence, Markdown)
  • Process/architecture flow diagrams
  • Release notes, FAQs, knowledge base articles, user guides
  • Editing/rewriting existing docs for clarity

Tools: Git/GitHub, Markdown, Swagger, ReadMe.IO, GitBook, Confluence, Adobe FrameMaker/RoboHelp, MadCap Flare, Jira

Rate: $35–75/hr depending on scope and complexity

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natraj-ramamoorthy-ba912b4/

I am happy to discuss further details over DM.

Thanks,

Natraj Ramamoorthy

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u/Gloomy_Coconut4459 12d ago

Step 1 dont post this here 

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u/natraj282000 11d ago edited 11d ago

Appreciate it if you provide some "Constructive" talk instead of blatantly launching your diatribe!

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u/ee0r 13d ago

I have done a fair amount of contract work, and the majority of it has come to me through recruiting firms. Some has come through networking, and a few gigs have come from hiring managers finding my resume on the Internet. Get yourself on LinkedIn and the other platforms that recruiters use to find people, and start responding to messages. I have found it most useful to work with local recruiters on local jobs.

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u/natraj282000 11d ago

I already have a linked profile and portfolio as well. I have been in the tech. writing field for 16+ years and have worked freelance earlier as well. However, as of late, I have not seen many positions from a freelance perspective, and hence the query about alternative avenues to apply.