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Senior UX Writer

Global Relay

London

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GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading company in enterprise information archiving seeks a UX Writer to enhance user experiences through clear and concise microcopy. You will collaborate with various teams to develop content that meets user needs and corporate standards, ensuring a positive interaction with their applications. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact within a diverse and inclusive environment, emphasizing creativity and innovation.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Mentoring and coaching

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

5+ years’ experience UX writing for diverse platforms.
Portfolio outlining your UX writing output and process.

Responsibilities

Research users to create microcopy and content.
Collaborate with UX, Product, and Marketing teams.
Review content against established strategies.

Skills

UX Writing

Research

Collaboration

Design Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in English

Degree/Diploma in UX/UI Design

Tools

Figma

Microsoft Office

JIRA

Miro

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Who we are:

For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

We encourage you to apply if your qualifications and experience are a good fit for any of our openings.

Your role:

Global Relay has a rich history of innovatively solving compliant communication and archiving challenges for regulated organizations of all shapes and sizes.

Our Design First philosophy guides the development of our enterprise messaging and archiving applications.

We are looking for a UX Writer to advocate for and empower our users through all stages of product design – from ideation through to design, localization, delivery, implementation, and adoption – with a focus on creating positive user experiences.

The UX Writer will engage and guide our users with clarity, coherence, and conciseness, through the UI and its associated microcopy for multiple touchpoints: buttons, menus, error/confirmation messages, tooltips, navigational elements, CTAs, and more.

Your responsibilities:

Join a global team committed to its users, equipped with a state-of-the-art toolset
Champion our users by researching them, their roles, responsibilities, accountabilities, challenges, tasks, workflows, and more to create the microcopy and content required for their ongoing success
Collaborate with UX, Product, Technical Communication, and Marketing to produce consistent content for various touch points and contexts, in line with product, market, and corporate requirements
Contribute to the corporate content strategy, design system, UX writing style guide, content library, and the development of content patterns
Work with stakeholders to incorporate their insights into your content to ensure your work assists and benefits both internal and external users
Review content against established content strategies and styles; outline rationale behind suggestions and revisions to facilitate learning
Examine approaches for leveraging UX writing and design processes to streamline content creation
Identify approaches to fine-tune existing microcopy and UX content
Stay current with advances and trends in this discipline
Reinforce branding and corporate voice
Advocate ‘writing as design’ thinking with your colleagues and teammates
Assist in growing the department when new UX Writers are required
Coach and support UX Writers, UX/UI Designers, and other writing stakeholders

About you:

5+ years’ experience UX writing for users of diverse platforms: mobile, web, desktop, surface, wearable technology, etc.
A portfolio outlining your UX writing output, process, and design thinking
Degree/Diploma in English, technical writing, computer science, UX/UI design, or related field
Power user knowledge of the following:

Design tools, e.g. Figma
Microsoft Office
Usability testing

Working knowledge of the following:

Wikis
Project management tools, i.e. JIRA
Product strategy software, e.g. Productboard
Collaboration platforms, e.g. Miro

Understanding of human-machine interaction fundamentals
Awareness of trends and developments in UX writing
Advanced interview skills
Proven experience of writing for inclusivity and accessibility
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively and empathetically with internal and external customers, subject matter experts, all levels of management, and peers
Passion for writing and design and working on cross-disciplinary team, collaborating with the global UX team

Nice-to-have qualities:

Marketing copywriting proficiency
Localization tools and process familiarity
Knowledge of the financial industry, fintech, and/or compliance
API and CMS awareness
Familiarity with user assistance methods and artefacts, e.g. guides and help, to assist in usability reviews in conjunction with your content
Coding know-how

What you can expect:

At Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it’s flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.

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