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Senior Content Designer job at Xero

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

How you’ll make an impact

Our product content designers use words to design intuitive product experiences.

By combining content design, UX writing, and problem solving skills, they transform complex processes and information into simple, user-focused flows and interactions.

Our product content designers work closely with product designers, focusing on the experience for customers who are logged in to Xero's online software (rather than website or marketing content).

Along with the Lead Product Content Designer, you’ll form the content arm of the Experience Systems team (within Product Design). This role has a focus on developing tools, guidance and patterns to elevate content design across Xero’s products.

What you’ll do

Develop content guidance and patterns for our design system
Apply your knowledge of content design and UX writing best practices to create copy that’s clear, scannable, accessible, and appropriate in voice and tone
Structure and order information to deliver the most useful content at each point in a user’s journey
Collaborate with product designers through co-designing experiences, or sharing knowledge and training designers in UX writing
Own and drive initiatives to evolve the practice of content design at Xero
Develop relationships with cross-functional partners and build awareness of the value and impact of content design

What you’ll bring

Experience working as a content designer, UX writer, or content strategist in a design team
Excellent UX writing and content design skills – you’re able to structure information to create intuitive, accessible experiences and communicate complex ideas in simple language
A positive and proactive approach to influencing stakeholders and advocating for content design
Expertise in effectively communicating your decisions and ideas to a variety of people
A collaborative and inclusive approach, with the ability to also lead initiatives autonomously

This role can be performed from any one of our #beautiful NZ or Australian offices.

- Auckland

-Wellington

-Hawkes Bay

-Melbourne

-Canberra

-Sydney

To be considered for this role, you need to include a folio of your work with your application. Please send or point us to examples that show your ability to write content for a user interface (like an app, an online software product, or a website).

Why Xero?

At Xero we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer a great remuneration package including shares plus a range of leave options to suit your well-being. Our work environment encourages continuous improvement and career development and you’ll get to work with the latest technology.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. Our goal is to make sure you feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.

At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

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