Editing Technical writer (section)

==Environment==
Technical writers often work as part of a writing or project development team. Typically, the writer finishes a draft and passes it to one or more SMEs who conduct a ''technical review'' to verify accuracy and completeness. Another writer or editor may perform an ''editorial review'' that checks conformance to styles, grammar, and readability. This person may request for clarification or make suggestions. In some cases, the writer or others test the document on audience members to make ''usability'' improvements. A final production typically follows an inspection checklist to ensure the quality and uniformity of the published product.<ref>{{cite book |last = Tarutz |first = Judith A. |title = Technical Editing |year = 1992 |publisher = Perseus Books |location = New York |isbn = 0-201-56356-8 |pages = [https://archive.org/details/technicalediting00taru/page/n483 456] |url-access = registration |url = https://archive.org/details/technicalediting00taru }}</ref>

The physical working environment of most company-employed technical writers typically entails an open office with desktop computers and individual desks. A technical writer's workspace is largely dependent on their industry. A 2018 Intercom census of mostly American technical communicators showed that the majority of respondents worked in technology and IT.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cleary |first=Yvonne |title=The Profession and Practice of Technical Communication |date=29 July 2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781003095255 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=131–132 |doi=10.4324/9781003095255}}</ref> Prevalence of various industries in technical writing is correlated to geographic location, and the industries that are most common in certain regions of the world. A study of technical communication careers in Europe showed that the majority of technical communicators work in IT.

=== Remote Work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic ===
In the wake of the stay-at-home suggestions from the World Health Organization in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, employees around the world experienced a shift in work environment from in-person to remote and/or virtual. As of 2023, after social distancing policies have been loosened, many organizations have decided to maintain the option for employees to work remotely. In the particular case of professional technical writers, this change forces an alternative approach to communication with subject matter experts, colleagues, and project managers who are directly involved in the technical communication process. Employees who work remotely typically rely on virtual, at times asynchronous, communication with collaborators, and spend working hours either at home or in an isolated office.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Larbi |first1=Nancy E. |last2=Springfield |first2=Susan |date=2004 |title=When No One's Home: Being a Writer on Remote Project Teams |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43089075 |journal=Technical Communication |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=102–108 |jstor=43089075 |issn=0049-3155}}</ref>