Lead Content Designer

Cvent, Inc.; Tysons (VA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid: 2 days in office

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Cvent, Inc. is seeking a talented Content Designer to join our UX team. You will craft product narratives, collaborate with product design, researchers, and engineers to guide users and ensure content is clear, inclusive, and accessible.

Responsibilities include leading content initiatives, mentoring designers, and scaling content systems across multi-product platforms. A strong emphasis on user-centered language and localization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, HCI, Design or related field, plus 36 months in Content Designer/UX role.
• Proficiency with Figma for UX writing and design systems.
• Experience with localization/translation tools for global audiences.
• Ability to ensure product content meets WCAG accessibility standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute content strategies across the customer journey.
• Lead content design and UX excellence across teams.
• Define governance for product language and a unified voice across platforms.
• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and research to shape user journeys.
• Own and deliver high-impact content initiatives with leadership responsibilities.
• Mentor and develop content designers.
• Craft inclusive, accessible, localized product content.
• Translate complex workflows into clear user-facing language.
• Leverage research, analytics, and testing to guide content decisions.
• Lead content audits and usability evaluations to continuously improve the product experience.
• Establish content systems, including style guides and design patterns.
• Design scalable content architecture to support multi-product ecosystems.
• Define and document content strategy and best practices.

Skills

Content strategy

UX writing

Leadership

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in English/Communications/HCI/Design

Tools

Figma

Localization tools

Job description

Overview:

Our Culture and Impact

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 6,000+ employees and 34,000+ customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers the human connection.

Cvent’s strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future

Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.

Throughout our interview process, you’ll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you’re excited to be part of a team that’s leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we’d love to meet you.

Content Design at Cvent

We’re looking for a talented content designer and strong design thinker to join our User Experience (UX) team.

As part of the UX team at Cvent, content designers bring empathy, delight, and a human-centered approach to UX design. We do more than just look at the words. We advocate for our users by collaborating with product designers, researchers, product managers, and more to craft a product narrative that guides users through our products and gets them the information they need when they need it. If you love crafting compelling narratives, solving complex user problems, and making microcopy sound clear and human—we want to talk to you!

In This Role, You Will:

• With domain expertise in the event management industry and the Cvent ecosystem, develop and execute content strategies aligned to the end-to-end customer journey, driving engagement, adoption, and customer success across multiple touchpoints.
• Lead and advocate for content design and UX excellence, embedding best practices across teams and product areas.
• Define and drive the vision, standards, and governance for product language to ensure consistency, clarity, and a unified voice across platforms.
• Partner strategically with product, design, engineering, and research to shape user journeys and influence product direction through content.
• Own and deliver high-impact content initiatives, balancing hands‑on execution with leadership responsibilities.
• Facilitate workshops, critiques, and alignment sessions to drive cross‑functional collaboration and decision‑making.
• Mentor and develop content designers, building team capability and supporting career progression.
• Craft high-quality, inclusive, accessible, and localized product content that enhances usability and engagement.
• Translate complex workflows and technical concepts into clear, intuitive user‑facing language.
• Leverage research, analytics, and testing to inform content decisions and create scalable, reusable patterns.
• Lead content audits, reviews, and usability evaluations to continuously improve the product experience.
• Establish and evolve content systems, including style guides, design system patterns, and governance frameworks.
• Design and implement scalable content architecture to support multi-product ecosystems and long‑term growth.
• Define and document content strategy, principles, and best practices to drive consistency and alignment.
• Optimize content design processes and workflows to improve efficiency and quality at scale.
• Influence stakeholders by clearly articulating and defending content decisions, tying them to user outcomes, business goals, and product impact.

Here’s What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Human-Computer Interaction, Design or related field + 36 months of experience as a Content Designer, UX Writer, Content Editor, or related role.
• Experience with using Figma for UX writing, prototyping, and working with design systems
• Experience working with localization and translation tools to create content suitable for global audiences
• Ensure product content meets accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Creating and maintaining content style guides and standard text patterns for design systems

This job posting is intended to comply with all applicable laws. If we learn during the course of our recruitment process that, due to an applicant’s location, further information about the position is required, including certain salary information, this information in this posting will be supplemented accordingly.

The estimated base salary range for new hires into this role is $80,000 - $110,000,000 annually + bonus depending on factors such as job-related knowledge, relevant experience, and location. We also offer a competitive benefits package, details of which can be found here.

Hybrid: 2 days in office

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position

Physical Demands