Rachel Andrew
Developer content lead for Chrome, writing team manager, CSS Working Group member.
Senior Staff Technical Writer (Manager III) at Google
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Career: 18
Senior Staff Technical Writer (Manager III)
Google
May 2024 - Present
Senior Staff Technical Writer (Manager III)
I lead developer content for Chrome, primarily publishing to web.dev and developer.chrome.com, as the manager of a team of technical writers embedded in Chrome Developer Relations. The role also involves planning a strategy for ensuring new APIs are documented, not just on our own sites but in collaboration with the Mozilla team to contribute to MDN. I'm a key contributor to the work on Baseline, the project to clarify availability of web features across all major engines. In my role I'm able to use my deep knowledge of the web platform to help share information about what exists on the platform, but also to involve developers in decisions about the direction of the web platform. I am a member of the CSS Working Group on behalf of the Chrome team at Google, editing specifications and contributing to discussions.
Governing and standing committee member
Open Web Docs
Oct 2021 - Dec 2025
Governing and standing committee member
Open Web Docs
Staff Technical Writer and Manager of writers
Google
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Oct 2021 - May 2024
Staff Technical Writer and Manager of writers
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Owner
edgeofmyseat.com
Sep 2001 - Nov 2023
Owner
edgeofmyseat.com
edgeofmyseat.com provides development service primarily for designers and design agencies who wish to outsource back-end web development.
Technical Writer
Mozilla
Sep 2017 - Sep 2021
Technical Writer
Mozilla
I worked on CSS documentation for MDN, mostly documenting layout specifications.
Editor In Chief
Smashing Magazine
Oct 2017 - Dec 2020
Editor In Chief
Smashing Magazine
Editor in Chief
Smashing Magazine
Oct 2017 - Dec 2020
Editor in Chief
Smashing Magazine
Technical Editor and writer
A List Apart
May 2013 - May 2019
Technical Editor and writer
A List Apart
I have written and also served as a technical editor for A List Apart.
Invited Expert to the CSS Working Group
W3C
May 2016 - Jan 2019
Invited Expert to the CSS Working Group
W3C
Freelance Writer
Future Publishing
2006 - 2018
Freelance Writer
Future Publishing
I have written a number of articles for Net magazine.
Member
Web Standards Project
Volunteer
Mar 2001 - Mar 2013
Member
Web Standards Project
Volunteer
Freelance writer
Imagine Publishing
Mar 2006 - Oct 2008
Freelance writer
Imagine Publishing
Freelance writer for Web Designer magazine
Co-Author of HTML Utopia Designing without tables using CSS - 2nd edition
Sitepoint
Jan 2006 - Apr 2006
Co-Author of HTML Utopia Designing without tables using CSS - 2nd edition
Sitepoint
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) deal with issues that HTML cannot handle. CSS is a powerful, flexible way to specify HTML formatting. It lets you separate the style and layout of your HTML from its content, allowing you to control the position, margins, spacing, fonts, colors, typefaces, and other aspects of a web document's elements without compromising its structure. This completely revised and expanded second edition includes new techniques for laying out your web pages using positional CSS, and makes crafting beautiful, accessible and maintainable websites a snap. First published in 2003, the first edition was considered to be the definitive guide to CSS - a step-by-step, clearly written tutorial. The 2nd Edition revision and updates ensure it remains just as relevant to web developers today.
Freelance writer
Highbury Entertainment
Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
Freelance writer
Highbury Entertainment
Writing web design and development articles for Practical Internet Web Designer and other titles.
Author of Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website using Dreamweaver 8
Sitepoint
Jan 2005 - Sep 2005
Author of Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website using Dreamweaver 8
Sitepoint
Build Your Own Standards Compliant Website Using Dreamweaver 8 will teach you how to design Web pages the right way. You'll find out how you can exploit the new features in Dreamweaver 8 to build Websites that are fully compliant with industry standards.
Author of The CSS Anthology
Sitepoint
Jan 2004 - Nov 2004
Author of The CSS Anthology
Sitepoint
‘The CSS Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks’ provides you with tried and tested real-world solutions to your Web design problems. It’s the most complete question-and-answer book on CSS, with over 100 tutorials that'll show you how to gain more control over the appearance of your Web page fonts, create sophisticated Web page navigation controls, design for alternative browsing devices including smart phones and screen readers for the blind, and much more. The book teaches you to use best-practice coding styles and CSS 2.1 compliant code to ensure that your designs are easy to maintain and will continue to work well into the future.
Senior Web Developer
eaccountingplus
Dec 2000 - Aug 2001
Senior Web Developer
eaccountingplus
Senior web developer working on portal sites for accounting firms. Leading a small UK team plus outsourced developers.
Webmaster
PropertyFinder
Jul 2000 - Dec 2000
Webmaster
PropertyFinder
Education: 1
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Arts - MA, Journalism
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Edinburgh Napier University
Master of Arts - MA, Journalism
I graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in February 2021 with Master of Arts with Distinction in International Journalism for Media Professionals.
Projects: 1
Grid by Example
gridbyexample.com
Jan 2015
Grid by Example
gridbyexample.com
A collection of examples and videos to help you learn the new CSS Grid Layout specification.
Publications: 1
Column: Managing Feature Requests
A List Apart
Volunteering: 1
Volunteer Speaker
The Prince's Trust
Jan 2012 - Present
Volunteer Speaker
The Prince's Trust
Over the last few years I have volunteered as a speaker for The Prince's Trust. I go along to fill the "Inspirational Speaker" slot in the course for young entrepreneurs. I love doing it and hope that my story (as a Trust funded business back in 2001) helps the young people take their first steps into business ownership.