Senior UX Writer: Design Systems & AI Content

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 216,200 - 324,800; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a UX Writer to bolster and evolve the foundations of our writing and design systems within Apple Services, which spans productivity, entertainment, cloud, and commerce. You will align quality UX content across services, design new methods to operationalize writing excellence, and codify core writing standards.

You will collaborate across product teams, leverage AI in UX writing, and advocate for users with a clear, accessible voice while balancing business needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional UX writing experience.
• Excellent organizational skills including information architecture.
• Deep familiarity with public writing and design systems and other industry standards.
• Experience writing end-to-end flows and other in-product copy across mobile and desktop.
• Experience collaborating across functions in product development.
• Experience using large language models, and an ability to see how they can be leveraged in writing systems.
• Well‑honed ability to develop, apply, and evaluate voice and tone for products.
• Strong ability to present and defend writing choices in large forums, including executive reviews.
• Strong ability to advocate for users through thoughtful, intuitive language while balancing business needs.
• Enthusiasm for an iterative writing process, incorporating feedback from cross‑functional teams and senior leadership.
• Expertise working with design and product documentation, including wireframes, functional specs, and familiarity with design tools like Sketch.
• Understanding of writing optimized for accessibility and localization.
• A meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Leading the charge of aligning quality UX content across services.
• Designing and driving new methods to operationalize writing excellence.
• Managing the ecosystem of documentation and tooling related to standards.
• Integrating writing guidance into design systems.
• Developing templates and UX content components.
• Codifying, documenting, and evolving core writing standards.
• Consulting on style matters and overseeing governance.
• Socializing writing guidance at all levels.
• Finding new ways to leverage AI in UX writing.
• Deploying resources and tools that scale quality UX content.
• Adapting and evolving resources for future needs.
• Partnering with design on accessibility initiatives.
• Pinch hitting on select UX writing projects.

Skills

UX writing

Information architecture

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Language model usage

Voice and tone

Executive presentation

Accessibility writing

Localization

Wireframes/docs

Tools

Sketch

Job description

Apple seeks a UX Writer to bolster and evolve the foundations of our writing and design systems within Apple Services, which spans productivity, entertainment, cloud, and commerce. You will align quality UX content across services, design new methods to operationalize writing excellence, and codify core writing standards.

You will collaborate across product teams, leverage AI in UX writing, and advocate for users with a clear, accessible voice while balancing business needs.