What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Writer, Common UI position at Apple?
Summary
Posted: Apr 27, 2022
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200265910
Apple is where people do the best work of their careers. Work that has an impact on individuals and the world. Work that is challenging and fulfilling. Work that doesn’t always feel like work. This role is part of the Human Interface Design team in Apple Services, which includes media products, creator tools, cloud and commerce services, and productivity apps. Writers on this team work on feature development and future designs through the lens of language. We’re searching for a UX Writer to create new and better experiences across our services. Specifically, you’ll focus on Common UI by crafting, maintaining, and gaining adoption of pattern libraries related to UX writing. You’ll work on narrative strategy, concept new features, define and evolve product voice, and develop and maintain interfaces.
Key Qualifications
- Have a dedicated passion for user-focused product experiences.
- Are curious about every piece of a user journey, from error states to success criteria.
- Oscillate between left- and right-brained writing, from storytelling to detailed thinking.
- Know how to work with and create wireframes and functional specs.
- Are interested in proposing what’s right only after exploring why everything else might be wrong.
- Develop well-informed points of view, while also remaining open to adjustments based on input from others.
- Can write from scratch, edit existing copy, and think beyond the written word with input from multiple team members.
- Think long-term, but act quickly.
- Are comfortable managing and prioritizing several projects simultaneously.
- Deliver passionate and impactful presentations at all levels of an organization.
- Dream about positively affecting the lives of millions of people, and like waking up to the responsibilities that come with that.
- Have an inexhaustible attention to detail.
- Enjoy contributing to and implementing style guides and shared patterns.
- Know and are excited about evolving the Apple ecosystem of hardware, software, and services.
- Are familiar with development tools and processes for various platforms, including standards and considerations for areas like for accessibility, localization, voice interfaces, and augmented reality.
Description
The Writing arm of our Design team works on all our services, including ones that are currently available and ones that are just barely being imagined. Each UX Writer on the team is embedded within a specific line of business (for example, Music, Maps, TV, and so on). However, this person will be embedded within our Common UI group, working horizontally across all our services with responsibility for many things, including: - Collaborating with visual designers and technical disciplines to create sophisticated design solutions for user behaviors. - Advocating for written and behavioral consistency, with deep knowledge of Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. - Developing, maintaining, and gaining adoption of pattern libraries focused on UX writing. - Seeking out opportunities to apply standards to new features, while also knowing when it's time to evolve the playbook. - Assessing and improving accessibility standards, inclusive design practices, and localization issues. - Working on feature development, naming, user flows, product logic, and education. - Boiling down complex systems into coherent, concise, and compelling narratives, interface copy, user experiences, and documentation. - Creating consensus and providing deliverables under tight deadlines. - Spending time with Accessibility, QA, Legal, and Localization specialists to ensure content appears properly for every audience.
Education & Experience
BA/BS or equivalent experience
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