UX Writer III

Company: Signature Consultants
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Job Summary: Signature Consultants is seeking a UX Writer III for an opportunity with a client located in Mountain View, California. You'll be responsible for writing and refining a wide array of text that will appear throughout the Android experience. This includes things like UI messages, onboarding flows, notifications, and error messages.We follow a simple but vital premise in the User Experience group: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." We're passionately interested in our users and strive to learn everything we can about their behaviors, attitudes, and emotions to help define the products and experiences we create. The User Experience team is a critical driving force behind gathering these insights and using them to inspire and inform design. We are a multi-disciplinary team of interaction designers, visual designers, user researchers, prototypers, and writers who collaborate closely with each other and with engineering and product management to create innovative, delightful, and beautiful products that people love to use.Who you are: You are a stellar writer with an eagle eye and a good ear for natural-sounding prose. You have a portfolio of user-facing content that's crisp, concise, accessible, and friendly. You use empathy, reason, and data to inform content choices. You pursue a deep understanding of your products.Responsibilities:* Write clear and concise user-interface text for Android products, and act as a subject matter expert for user experience writing.* Work collaboratively and closely with designers, researchers, prototypers, product managers, and engineers to define requirements; balance design and business objectives with strong focus on the user.* Develop concepts for early-stage products, and provide data-informed insights to improve existing experiences.* Recommend and implement new strategies for communicating product-related information to our users.* Develop, document, and maintain writing guidelines for internal stakeholders.Mandatory:Please provide writing samples in submittal. Candidate must provide a synopsis of project scope along with sample.* BA/BS degree* In lieu of degree, 5 years of additional relevant experience* At least 5 years of relevant experience in UX writing, technical writing, user help, copywriting, or journalism* Excellent written and verbal communication skills and creative problem-solving abilities.* Experience working collaboratively with designers, engineers, and product managers as part of the software development process* Experience creating and maintaining style guidelines* Ability to work independently and proactively communicate with cross-functional stakeholders* Sharp attention to detail* Strong curiosity about users and how to anticipate their needs by understanding behaviorsDesired:* Experience writing for mobile and UI* Understanding of UX design principles* Experience creating content for a global audience with a good knowledge of localization and accessibility best practices* Strong teamwork skills* Knowledge of online technology and related technology and products* Experience collaborating closely with UX researchers and applying study findings to content to improve usabilityAbout Signature Consultants, LLCHeadquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Signature Consultants was established in 1997 with a singular focus: to provide clients and consultants with superior staffing solutions. For the ninth consecutive year, Signature was voted as one of the "Best Staffing Firms to Work For" and is now the 14th largest IT staffing firm in the United States (source: Staffing Industry Analysts). With 28 locations throughout North America, Signature annually deploys thousands of consultants to support, run, and manage their clients' technology needs. Signature offers IT staffing, consulting, managed solutions, and direct placement services. For more information on the company, please visit www.sigconsult.com. Signature Consultants is the parent company to Hunter Hollis and Madison Gunn.EEO EmployerSignature Consultants is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Signature will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or 888.838.1020.

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