Implications for the Field

The role of the technical communicator continues to change as technology develops. Technical communicators can work on project management teams as contributing members in producing multimedia communication. Many companies are looking for professionals in the field who can combine the written craft with creative design and technology, thus presenting new challenges and opportunities to technical communicators.

Professional communicators are needed to develop sales, marketing, and employee multimedia training. Companies, like Lockheed Martin, Seaman Westinghouse, Disney, Universal, and many others, hire technical communicators to work on teams developing employee training in multimedia format. Large marketing departments hire technical communicators to work on production teams to develop interactive multimedia sales and marketing presentations.