UX Copywriter

Critical Mass; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Freelance UX Writer to collaborate with creatives and strategists in building user-friendly apps and online experiences. This role involves crafting engaging copy and ensuring quality control. Ideal candidates are skilled writers with agency experience and a strong grasp of marketing principles.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience as a copywriter in an agency or in-house environment, including interactive media experience.
• Ability to write in a range of styles for varied projects.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX designers and art directors on complex projects.
• Ensure copy tone is consistent with visual tone.
• Translate creative direction into engaging copy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Exceptional writing skills

Understanding of Web trends

Understanding of marketing principles

Job description

As a Freelance UX Writer, you are a highly experienced professional who loves to collaborate closely with creatives and strategists to build apps and online experiences that are enjoyable and intuitive for the user. You are an expert at grasping complex digital products and systems, identifying communication challenges, and coming up with copy solutions that are brilliant and on-brand.

To turn out smart, insightful results, you pull from a wide variety of experiences on past projects. You complement your writing skills with a strong understanding of other aspects of online marketing and transactional platforms, especially visual communication, usability, UI/UX design, and strategy.

When confronted with something new or unfamiliar, you seize the opportunity to learn and expand your skillset. You're self-starting, able to create top-quality work with minimal oversight, and motivated by a desire to help your team produce exceptional results.

You Will

• Collaborate with UX designers, art directors, and producers to bring complex projects to life.
• Work closely with art directors and designers to ensure copy tone and style are consistent with visual tone and style.
• Participate in strategic brainstorming, campaign development, and creative execution.
• Interact with project teams to understand business objectives and audience demographics.
• Translate creative direction and copy points from creative briefs into engaging and effective copy concepts.
• Maintain the very highest standards of copywriting and quality control.

You Have

• 2-5 years' experience as a copywriter in an agency or in-house environment, including experience with interactive media.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to write in a range of styles for varied projects with diverse audiences.
• A keen enthusiasm for and demonstrable understanding of Web trends and technologies.
• A strong understanding of marketing and advertising principles.
• Experience managing complex and rapidly evolving copy decks.
• The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively juggle diverse writing demand.

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office 5 days a week.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

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