We are seeking an energetic, self-starter that combines an analytical mind with creative problem-solving skills, and an unrelenting passion for user-centric experiences to drive cohesion across Slickdeals’ website, app, and extension.
You live and breathe the user experience; guided by data and business objectives, words are your design tool of choice.
You’re passionate about every piece of the user journey, from error states to success criteria.
You can balance storytelling and systematic thinking.
You will shape experiences that motivate and guide shoppers through the Slickdeals ecosystem.
You’ll join as a strategic thought leader, partnering cross-functionally with Product Management, Product Design, Engineering, and Marketing, to create experiences that help savvy shoppers win at shopping.
If you’re the kind of person who obsesses over details, thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced collaborative environment, wants an opportunity to make a significant impact, and jumps at the opportunity to take on new challenges, Slickdeals is the place for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide both strategic direction and writing for various areas of Slickdeals.
- Help define the narrative strategy, interface development, and language systems across all of Slickdeals’ digital products.
- Responsible for developing UX writing artifacts and guidelines such as product tone, language, tense, and narrative, that can be applied across various organizations within Slickdeals.
- Set a scalable copy standard, and drive adherence to UX writing best practices based on internal learnings, branding guidelines, research, and data.
- Develop UX writing tools and frameworks based on user research and brand guidelines.
- Audit our existing product copy and content experience to identify gaps and areas of improvement.
- Collaborate and partner cross-functionally to understand product objectives, simplifying complex systems into coherent, concise, and compelling narratives, interface copy, user experiences, and brand strategies.
- Work with Product Design to define, test, and iterate UI copy across a variety of touchpoints and areas of the customer experience.
- Manage projects from needs assessment to implementation; identify opportunities, establish priorities, secure resources, and manage stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Technical Writing, UX, HCI, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years experience in Content Design and/or UX Writing, with demonstrable experience in a D2C eCommerce setting.
- An unrelenting passion for user-focused product experiences.
- A portfolio of UX-focused writing samples and style guidelines (required) .
- Experience with establishing frameworks, content patterns, voice and tone guidelines, information architecture, and content hierarchy.
- Fluent in Figma.
- Can demonstrate leadership and influence across geographically distributed teams.
- Comfortable leading several projects simultaneously.
- Excellent attention to detail, communication, and planning skills.
- Ability to develop well-informed points of view, while also remaining open to adjustments based on input from others.
- The skill to articulate the essence of products and the value they create by developing a strong messaging hierarchy and effective content strategy plan.
- An “owner” personality and “can do” attitude: You’re a true believer in the work you drive and are biased towards action.
- Proven collaboration skills: You know how to engage and mobilize multiple teams to drive execution towards shared goals.
Option to be remote available.
Work Authorization
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Slickdeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status.
Slickdeals will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the “Ban the Box” legislation.
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