About This Job:
Company Name:
Vsm Group AB
Location:
Jönköping, Sweden
Description:
About The Company:
Roughly one out of each three home sewing machines sold worldwide each year are produced by SVP Worldwide, the most prominent consumer sewing machine manufacturer in the world. For more than 460 years, the company and its three recognisable brands—SINGER®, VIKING®, and PFAFF®—have thrilled customers. Both serious sewists and beginning crafters are thought to choose these high-end brands and products.
The company has regional headquarters and sales offices in Milan, Italy, and Mexico City, Mexico, in addition to its corporate headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Together, these locations reach customers in over 180 countries. SVP boasts a global supply network with distribution centres in every area, several R&D centres, and production plants spread throughout Asia and Latin America. With the launch of my Sewnet®, the inaugural cloud-based operating system in the industry, SVP Worldwide has demonstrated its commitment to innovation and developed a leading solution in the Internet-of-things (IoT) space.
Its product line includes anything from basic sewing machines to cutting-edge, internet-connected, high-end home sewing equipment that vend for $18,999 and every market in between. The product line consists of sewing machines as well as notions, sewing accessories, clothing care items, and software. At the R&D centre in Jönköping, wherever some of the most cutting-edge sewing and embroidered machinery in the entire world are being developed, there are about 50 skilled engineers.
About the Role:
Do you love using technical content to convey stories? As a member of SVP Worldwide's Technical Information Team, you will be responsible for creating materials for our cutting-edge sewing and manufacturing equipment, apps, and services that are easy to understand, captivating, and easy to use.
To ensure that our users receive accurate and understandable information, you will work directly to engineers, software developers, and product managers to generate content including Owner's Manuals, Quick-Start Guides, in-app help systems, and text strings. Your efforts will have a direct impact on how sewing lovers around the world encounter anything from handwritten manuals to integrated machine texts.
Using resources like our CMS system and Adobe Suite, you will create excellent technical documentation that includes written text, graphics, and even animations. We would be delighted to have you join us if you are prepared to combine creativity with accuracy!
Your Responsibilities:
Provide and manage in-app help systems, Quick-Start Guides, and user manuals for our sewing and craft equipment and apps.
Make sure end users can readily obtain and understand technical knowledge.
Work together with product managers, software engineers, and other interested parties to maintain accurate and current documentation.
To produce excellent technical content, including text and visual aids like animations and graphics, use the Adobe Suite and CMS technologies.
Participate in the creation of integrated support systems for our devices and applications.
What We're Looking For?
Whether you’ve recently graduated or have a couple of years of experience in writing technical documentation, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for someone with
Key Skills and Attributes:
The capacity to oversee several projects with meticulous attention to detail. Outstanding communication skills, both in writing and speaking. A can-do, upbeat mindset with a strong desire for cooperation and teamwork. Excellent organisational abilities and a focus on details. Sewing and crafts skills are a huge benefit, but they are not necessary.
Education and Experience:
A bachelor's degree in communication, media, or a similar discipline. Knowledge of the Adobe Suite, including Illustrator, InDesign, and others. It helps to have CMS tool experience. Proficient in written and spoken English. Swedish is advantageous.
Work Environment:
You’ll be working from our office in Jönköping, with the flexibility to work remotely part of the time. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.
The Industry:
One worldwide industry that is seeing a resurgence in growth is sewing machines. As per the top industry data source, Global Industry Analysts, Inc., growth rates in developed markets are expected to surpass GDP growth. The millennial generation, which is drawn more and more to crafts, personalisation, and self-expression, is driving growth in these areas. The "need to sew" segment, which utilises sewing equipment to support the household, and the growing middle class are predicted to drive the industry's 4% annual growth in developing economies.
The Future:
Palladium Equity (www.platinumequity.com), a global investment group with over $25 billion in assets under management and a portfolio of about 50 active businesses that cater to clients worldwide, purchased SVP Worldwide in 2021. Platinum Equity has pledged to fully support SVP's ongoing expansion and to contribute more operational and financial resources to assist the business move more quickly. To keep up with the growing demand for new products and technologies, SVP intends to increase its R&D spending even further. Join our vibrant team and help develop cutting-edge sewing technology solutions. Apply right away to use your design skills to change the world!