As a Freelance UX Writer, you are a highly experienced professional who loves to collaborate closely with creatives and strategists to build apps and online experiences that are enjoyable and intuitive for the user. You are an expert at grasping complex digital products and systems, identifying communication challenges, and coming up with copy solutions that are brilliant and on-brand.
To turn out smart, insightful results, you pull from a wide variety of experiences on past projects. You complement your writing skills with a strong understanding of other aspects of online marketing and transactional platforms, especially visual communication, usability, UI/UX design, and strategy.
When confronted with something new or unfamiliar, you seize the opportunity to learn and expand your skillset. You’re self-starting, able to create top-quality work with minimal oversight, and motivated by a desire to help your team produce exceptional results.
You Will:
- Collaborate with UX designers, art directors, and producers to bring complex projects to life.
- Work closely with art directors and designers to ensure copy tone and style are consistent with visual tone and style.
- Participate in strategic brainstorming, campaign development, and creative execution.
- Interact with project teams to understand business objectives and audience demographics.
- Translate creative direction and copy points from creative briefs into engaging and effective copy concepts.
- Maintain the very highest standards of copywriting and quality control.
You Have:
- 2-5 years’ experience as a copywriter in an agency or in-house environment, including experience with interactive media.
- Acute attention to detail.
- Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to write in a range of styles for varied projects with diverse audiences.
- A keen enthusiasm for and demonstrable understanding of Web trends and technologies.
- A strong understanding of marketing and advertising principles.
- Experience managing complex and rapidly evolving copy decks.
- The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively juggle diverse writing demand.
We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.
Salary Range
$44—$49 CAD
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.
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What We Do
Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.
