Lead Content Designer

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

Job summary

Cvent is hiring a Content Designer to join our UX team, crafting clear, human-centered product content. You’ll collaborate with product, design, engineering, and research to shape user journeys, modernize language, and ensure accessibility across global products.

A bachelor’s degree and 3 years’ relevant experience, plus proficiency in Figma and localization tools, are required. This is a hybrid role based in Tysons, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, HCI, 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 with localization and translation tools to create content for global audiences.
• Ensure product content meets accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Create and maintain content style guides and standard text patterns for design systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop content strategies aligned to end-to-end customer journeys across multiple touchpoints.
• Lead content design and UX excellence, embedding best practices across teams.
• Define and drive vision, standards, and governance for product language.
• Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and research to shape user journeys.
• Own high-impact content initiatives, balancing hands-on work with leadership.
• Facilitate workshops and alignment sessions to drive cross-functional decisions.
• Mentor content designers and support career growth.
• Create inclusive, accessible, localized product content.
• Translate complex workflows into clear user-facing language.
• Leverage research and analytics to inform content decisions and patterns.
• Lead content audits, reviews, and usability evaluations.
• Establish and evolve content systems, style guides, and governance.
• Design scalable content architecture for multi-product ecosystems.

Skills

UX writing

Content strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Content design

Localization awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, HCI, Design or related field

Tools

Figma for UX writing

Design systems

Localization tools

Job description

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!

• 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.
• 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