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UX Writer Manager

Snap Inc. Santa Monica, CA
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Job description

Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Product team uses creativity, insights, and operational excellence to steer our product vision across Snap Inc. This team of designers, scientists, and product managers work in a highly collaborative environment to build the products and experiences that bring our community together in new and special ways.

We’re looking for a UX Writer Manager to join Snap. Inc!

What You’ll Do

  • Manage and mentor 2-3 UX writers
  • Collaborate with fellow leads to set strategy for the Design team
  • Drive strategy and planning for UX Writing 
  • Keep our writing clear, consistent, human-and Snappy
  • Foster cohesive content design across products and platforms (web, Spectacles, mobile)
  • Work closely with product design, research, brand, engineering, product, and marketing partners
  • Organize and prioritize projects and tasks against larger strategy goals for your team
  • Educate and Evangelize UX writing as a discipline across Snap inc.
  • Drive Strategy and Write copy for strategically important projects

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Ability to write clearly and coherently
  • Skilled at coaching writers in their craft and career goals
  • Skilled at developing and improving processes, scoping and prioritizing projects
  • Ability to gracefully give, interpret, and respond to feedback
  • Embraces opportunities to work with cross-functional peers
  • Able to create a shared vision and ways to support it (forest and trees)
  • Helping your team keep an eye on the big picture (forest, not just trees)
  • Modeling maturity and work-life balance
  • Ability to define and lead independently in a large ambiguous space
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail
  • Knowledge of the AP Style

Minimum Qualifications

  • 7+ years writing or editorial experience
  • 2+ years managing people and initiatives
  • 1+ years of building editorial styles or language systems
  • A portfolio of UX writing (please send with your application)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Copy editing experience
  • Experience writing for an ESL audience
  • Experience in Advertising or Messaging ecosystems.
  • Has used Snap 
  • Experience with Blind Accessibility readouts for buttons

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid maternity & paternity leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Salary range Not specified
Date posted 18th October 2021
Commitment Full-Time
Place of work Los Angeles, CA
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