Bill Rate: $90-$100
Location: Columbus, IN 47201 (Hybrid)
Duration: 6+ months
Job title: Arbortext consultant
Job Purpose
Lead the transformation of service documentation from traditional document-based authoring (MS Word/PDF) to a structured DITA-based content management environment using Arbortext and Windchill. The role is responsible for content analysis, content modeling, migration planning, conversion strategy, information architecture, reusable content identification, and governance of structured authoring standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Content Assessment & Migration
- Analyze existing service documentation.
- Identify reusable content modules and develop content reuse strategies.
- Define content decomposition and modularization approaches for DITA authoring.
- Lead migration of legacy Word documents into structured Arbortext content.
- Define content mapping from existing documentation to DITA topics, maps, and bookmaps.
- Establish metadata, taxonomy, and classification standards.
- Arbortext & Windchill Configuration Support Collaborate with technical teams on Arbortext and Windchill implementation.
- Define business requirements for content workflows and governance.
- Review publishing requirements and output formats.
- Support stylesheet and publishing requirements definition.
- Process Improvement
- Establish structured authoring best practices.
- Define content governance standards.
- Develop authoring guidelines and reusable templates.
- Establish content lifecycle management processes.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Work with Service Customer Care SMEs, technical teams.
- Conduct content workshops and requirement gathering sessions.
- Provide recommendations for content optimization and reuse.
Required Skills
- Functional Skills
- DITA XML authoring concepts.
- Information architecture and content strategy.
- Modular content design and content reuse methodologies.
- Technical documentation lifecycle management.
- Service documentation and maintenance manual development.
- Tool Knowledge
- PTC Arbortext Editor.
- Microsoft Word.
- XML and DITA standards.
- Content Management Systems (CMS).
- Business Analysis Skills
- Requirements gathering.
- Process analysis.
- Content gap analysis.
- Migration planning.
- Change management.
Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.