Writer jobs in Malaysia

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab’s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies — from measurement & analytics to content production.

UX Writer

6 months Fixed-Term Contract - Maternity Cover

Maker Lab is looking for a dynamic individual to join an exciting project we’ve embarked on with our technology client. Our client's brand is complex and innovative and paving the way for creative avenues to revolutionise the tech industry in unconventional ways.

As a UX Writer for the APAC market, you will partner across a wide range of departments alongside your team of designers and researchers to create and shape product experiences through meaningful text. You’re also a content strategist, defining product vision and narratives across multiple platforms and touch points.

You work well with people and are a problem solver. You are open to multiple perspectives and love coming up with fresh and innovative ideas based on the latest trends.

*Please share your portfolio showcasing UX writing work to be considered for the position.

Role:

• Own and deliver English UX copy across the driver app, managing day-to-day writing tasks independently.
• Partner with the rest of the team on delivering engaging content and communications for the users - UX Designers & product managers, UX Researchers, Project Managers, Content Strategists, engineers, etc.
• Collaborate and integrate with clients’ marketing, branding, creative and other teams.
• Drive and inspire dynamic ideas that connect with all types of users through clear and concise copy content across multiple touch points, including page copy, labels, navigation, headings, notifications, etc.
• Writing engaging UX copy in English and local languages that effectively communicate with local audiences, with a good understanding of local market nuances.
• Crafting content solutions to address complex legal, compliance, and engineering challenges; documenting writing and style guidelines, word lists, and strategic principles.
• Initiate & execute UX writing projects and identify better approaches to drive efficiency, providing insights and feedback to the team.
• Ideate and execute ideas from beginning to end in a fast-paced working environment.

You:

• At least 5+ years of UX writing experience in an agency, delivery/logistics services firm, and hyper-growth technology companies
• Experience leading large, complex content strategies for user experiences, from notifications to structuring content in the UI.
• Your commitment will be to delivering work of the highest quality while working with team members to constantly develop new ideas and ensure consistency by building frameworks and guidelines.
• A sharp-eyed, detail-oriented oriented and good design ambassador.
• Comfortable working with design tools such as Figma.
• Exceptional verbal and written English communication and presentation skills.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email. If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.