Senior Content Designer✍🏼UX Writer✏️Content Strategist🧠Video Maker📽Lover of commas & keyframes
Ask me anything (about UX writing hacks): ❓ Have questions? I'll answer them! If you want to know more about #UXWriting, #ContentDesign, #ContentStrategy, career transitions, or anything else, send me your questions. I'll respond in a post like this. You can leave questions as comments below, or you can message me. I hope this project helps anyone who's curious about the field. If you want to know more about something, there's a good chance other people have similar thoughts. Hope to hear from you! 😄 *** Q: If you've discovered any hack or idea on your UX writing journey, do you mind sharing it with me? A: Oh, this is a fun question! I'll approach it in a few ways. From a growth perspective, follow industry hashtags on LinkedIn and connect with people who use them often. Then become an active contributor. Journaling about my professional life has opened multiple doors. I've received invites to participate in webinars and podcast appearances and contribute to blog posts. My pair writing project with the awesome Katrin Suetterlin began after we connected here. (Check out a link in the comments!) With the job itself, I've learned patience and an ability to compromise are 2 of the most valuable traits you can show. So many people have opinions about the words in a design. The content within a flow can be low-hanging fruit for many of our cross-functional colleagues. As a UX writer, it's important to be respectful, take feedback well, and know when to act on suggested changes. I'm still growing in this area. But there's an art to compromising and showing patience in any job. In tough moments, I try to keep that in mind to prevent myself from getting too emotional. No matter our place within an organization, we're all trying to do the best we can to get projects past the finish line. (Thanks to Sophia Orji for the question!)
See the previous posts 👇 Storytelling in UX writing: https://bit.ly/3j2YQTZ Gaining experience as a UX writer: https://bit.ly/3a1mV8x UX writing voices to follow: https://bit.ly/3iqzzT7 Rebranding to break into UX writing: https://bit.ly/3ioUar4 Nontraditional entrances into UX writing: https://bit.ly/2ZnCuVX
All I got from this is the importance of collaboration, letting go of ego and knowing at the end of the day teamwork matters. What hashtags would you suggest someone to follow in this field?
I like the advice about learning to take feedback well and practicing patience. As for keeping up with the industry - I’m signed up for several newsletters and Slack groups and listen to podcasts.
Senior Content Designer✍🏼UX Writer✏️Content Strategist🧠Video Maker📽Lover of commas & keyframes
2yMy pair writing project with Katrin Suetterlin: https://bit.ly/3oKJB5I