**Background Information and Statement of Purpose**  
  
The Editor Engagement program run by the Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) Tech
Department is developing new features and running experiments to increase the
volume and quality of participation in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
As part of this program, we are developing an open source infrastructure for
rapid experimentation via A/B testing, funnel analysis and cohort analysis. We
are looking for a part-time technical writer to work with the team on
producing end-user documentation for both internal and external customers of
these tools. These tools currently include:

  

  * EventLogging: a platform for modelling and measuring how readers and editors interact with our sites
  * User Metrics API: a tool to support cohort analysis via a standard set of user participation metrics
  
**Scope of Work**  


Your primary responsibilities may include:

  

  * Writing the first version of the end-user documentation for EventLogging, including tutorials on: 
    * how to set up a new data collection job
    * schema design, data collection and data validation
    * event monitoring
    * basic analysis of log data
  * Building an initial repository of schema patterns for data modellers
  * Collecting and documenting existing best practices for the creation of new schemas
  * Helping drive the definition of new best practices by consulting with the relevant stakeholders
  * Writing the first version of the end-user documentation for the User Metrics API, including tutorials on: 
    * new cohort definition and metric selection
    * use of API parameters and aggregators
    * understanding the JSON response
  
We expect the technical documentation writer to attend weekly check-ins
(remotely or in person) with the product owners and other stakeholders as
needed.

  
All contents and documentation produced as part of this contract will be
hosted on mediawiki.org and released under a Creative Commons Attribution
/Share-Alike 3.0 unported license.

  
The contract will commence on February 1, 2013 for a duration of 5 months. The
contract will end on June 30, 2013 unless it is extended.

  
** Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required  
** Local candidates preferred  
  
  
**About the Wikimedia Foundation**  
  
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Our commitment: Imagine a world in which
every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated
by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 483 million unique visitors per
month, making them the fifth-most popular web property world-wide (comScore,
November 2012). Available in 285 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 21
million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than
100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation
is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations
and grants. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the
operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It currently employs 150 staff
members. Wikimedia works with local chapter organizations in 39 countries or
regions to advance the mission of the Wikimedia movement.

  
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