Senior UX Writer - Remote, US

Paylocity; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior UX Writer to craft engaging and user-centered content for their innovative software platform. This fully remote role allows you to work from anywhere in the U.S., focusing on enhancing usability and simplifying complex concepts. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that content aligns with brand voice and user experience standards. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional user experiences and eager to influence best practices in UX writing, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, and be part of a team that prioritizes employee success and development.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Career development opportunities

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5-7 years of experience in UX writing.
• Strong communication and editorial skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review UX copy across platforms to ensure clarity and consistency.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance content functionality and user journeys.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Writing and editorial skills

Content strategy

Information architecture

Interaction design

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, English, or Journalism

5-7 years of applied experience in content design or UX writing

Job description

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

Help Paylocity enhance communication and enable employees to connect, collaborate, and create from anywhere with a position in Product & Technology!

Want to develop the strategies and principles needed to deliver compelling software? Join our team and help us enhance our all-in-one software platform, elevate our one-of-a-kind technology, and improve the employee experience.

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements. You must be available five days per week during designated work hours. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.

As a Senior UX Writer at Paylocity, you’ll play a critical role in shaping clear, engaging, and user-centered content for our products. Working closely with product designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers, you will craft copy that enhances usability, simplifies complex concepts, and aligns with our brand voice. You are an expert communicator, a meticulous editor, and a strategic thinker who understands the value of language in creating intuitive, effective user experiences. This role will report to the Manager of Content Design.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, edit, and review UX copy across various platforms and products to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with Paylocity’s brand voice and user experience standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including design, product, and development—to ensure content enhances functionality and supports user journeys across digital products.
• Conduct user research, gather insights, and leverage data to inform and validate content decisions, ensuring that copy resonates with the intended audience.
• Advocate for UX writing best practices and contribute to the creation and maintenance of a content style guide to ensure consistency across all Paylocity products.
• Collaborate with localization teams to ensure content is adaptable and relevant across different languages and regions, supporting global accessibility.
• Apply accessibility best practices to ensure that all content is inclusive and functional for users with varying abilities, including screen reader compatibility and plain language standards.
• Contribute to content strategy by identifying areas for content improvements and collaborating on solutions to enhance the overall product experience.
• Stay current with industry trends in UX writing, design, and technology to drive innovative content solutions within the team.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, English, Journalism, or a related field, or 5-7 years of applied experience in content design or UX writing.
• Exceptional communication, writing, and editorial skills, with experience crafting content for digital products.
• Ability to tackle complex communication challenges and simplify them for a diverse range of users.
• Proven ability to work within and influence cross-functional teams, including product, design, and engineering.
• Strong experience in content strategy, information architecture, and interaction design.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communicator and problem-solver with the ability to influence and advocate for UX writing best practices.
• Relentlessly curious about user needs, content trends, and industry advancements.
• Passionate about delivering an exceptional user experience and willing to push for content that benefits the end-user.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail]. This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

The pay range for this position is $78k - $145k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers.