Content Rookie

Discover why SEO is crucial for UX writing as Nicole and guest Kat delve into the overlooked aspects of SEO, its integration with content design, and starting points. They emphasize authentic content, user experience, and ethical SEO practices, highlighting the impact of keywords on user engagement and SEO performance.

Explore the success factors of a design project by collaborating with writers, designers, and researchers. Learn about inclusive hiring processes, scaling teams, and designing user tests. Discover valuable insights on user-centered approaches, recruitment strategies, and the value of testing in content design. Dive into the importance of life events and contextual triggers in improving user experience.

The podcast discusses the challenges of defining job titles for designers and writers, exploring the impact of titles on pitches and career success. They talk about popular titles in design and writing, how niching down or being a generalist affects job opportunities, and the importance of accurately describing what you do as a creative to clients or employers.

Exploring the challenges of tone and voice guidelines in writing, from creation to maintenance. Discussing the importance of inclusive language, evolving standards, and collaboration in guideline development. Addressing struggles in implementing guidelines and the significance of clear direction for newcomers in UX writing.

From Nigeria to Europe, Ifi shares his journey into UX writing, the challenges of job applications, the importance of diversity in the industry, and the need for more junior content design positions.

Explore the challenges and strategies of freelancing as a content designer or UX writer, including navigating client issues like setting boundaries and clarifying budgets. Learn about managing feedback, documentation, collaboration, and pricing in content design projects to ensure successful outcomes. Gain insights on setting appropriate rates and avoiding burnout as a freelancer in the industry.

The podcast discusses UX writing compensation, negotiating salaries in tech (EMEA focus), and working in the industry with insights on salary levels, perks, and career development. It explores the evolution of UX writing in Europe, navigating salary negotiations in tech, setting boundaries, and work-life balance in the industry.

Episode 38: Why you don't need to hire a native English UX writer UX writer or Content designer but not native in English? This shouldn't limit your success. Sadly, the reality often is that it's difficult to get hired if you're not on a native English level. In today's episode, my guest Stanislav and I discuss the challenges non-native English candidates face and how we can overcome them. Learning outcomes: Why native English doesn't automatically make you a better writer How to raise awareness with recruiters and hiring managers How to present yourself as a non-native English speaker Avoiding discrimination Connect with the guest, Stan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanislav-olenchenko-25792b179/ Connect with your host, Nicole: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/ hi@nicoletells.com

Episode 37: Career transitioning to UX Writing and building content guidelines from scratch Final episode of the year! Join my guest Aladrian Goods (Senior Content Designer at Intuit) and me in an episode where we talk about her path into UX Writing, tips and tricks when working with content partners, setting up content guidelines from scratch, and much more. Learning outcomes: Career transitioning into UX (from marketing and startups) Establishing yourself in UX Writing Working with content partners Creating content guidelines Connect with the guest, Aladrian: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AladrianNo_L Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aladriangoods/ Connect with your host, Nicole: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/ hi@nicoletells.com

Episode 36: Content design hacks for your everyday life Content design is awesome! But did you know you can apply it to your everyday life and communication as well? In this episode, I talk about some of the content design tools and approaches you can take to e.g. writing emails, asking for input from colleagues, and writing documents. A short but sweet exploration of content design thinking for anyone - even content newbies.  Learning outcomes: Writing better emails Glossaries for everything How the table of contents can simplify your life Do's and don'ts writing Connect with the host, Nicole Michaelis: nicoletells.com // Contentrookiepod.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoletells/ hi@nicoletells.com