UX Writing Weekly #212

MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Google added some “exciting” microcopy to its World Cup scoreboard. Nice touch!

PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛

Community answers to trending topics. Join the conversations below.

UPSKILL: FIGMA COURSE & LIVE EVENT 📚

We’re super excited for this free event with Sarah Doody. There’s never been a better time to breathe some new life into your portfolio. (Dec 8th)

Six ways to improve your UX portfolio: stand out and get hired faster with Sarah Doody

Free Figma lesson:

It’s that time again—time for another Figma Happy hour. Our first two were smashing successes, so sign up now because spaces are limited and fill up fast. See you there! 🍻

Figma happy hour #3 | Free design class for UX writers/Content designers

PORTFOLIO 🖌

Need to have a portfolio ready by yesterday? Have zero time!!

 No worries! Just do what Loredana Lușcan did—whip up a slide deck and save it as a PDF. 

Loredana Lușcan portfolio

JOBS 💼

While N. America and Europe get most of the attention, there are some hot jobs in Asia too!

Shyft, an Indian early-stage global health tech platform, is hiring a content designer/UX writer. (remote)

And we’re so happy to see that UXWA alumna Sherry Samtani is adding a senior associate UX writer to her team at Halodoc in Jakarta. 

More new positions from around the globe are on the job board.

• Check out the newest positions

• Upload a position and get featured right here!

UX COMPENSATION DATABASE 🤑

Add your deets to this anonymous and growing database of UX salaries. Because salary clarity helps us all. 

Global UX Compensation Transparency Database

VOX POPULI 🗣️

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See you next week!

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