UX Writer for a company with a social mission

Have you always wanted to work for a company with a real social mission? This is your chance! AssistiveWare’s mission is to support people with communication disabilities. We provide products and services that address the barriers they face and that contribute to a more inclusive society.

We are looking for a UX Writer who is passionate about changing the world and has the experience and expertise to contribute to our mission. This is the perfect role for you if you enjoy working collaboratively, transparently, and putting users first in all aspects of creating solutions.

We are not just a worldwide market leader in apps for people who cannot speak. Our users are at the heart of what we do. Many of them are autistic, have cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and/or fine motor, vision or cognitive disabilities. We are proud to collaborate with them and their families, educators, and therapists to ensure our products best serve their needs.

We are a small but diverse community—we are over 40 people representing 20 nationalities and we’re spread around the world. Our business challenges are unique, and in order to keep innovating we need people with different perspectives to join us — people like you. So no matter where you’re from originally, who you love, what you believe in, or what disability you live with, we welcome you to be your true self at AssistiveWare.

What you’ll be doing

As the UX Writer for AssistiveWare, you will focus on crafting user-friendly user interface text and emails in line with our tone and voice for all products and services. You will strive to ensure seamless mobile and web experiences, which reflect the company’s brand and values by working with our Product and Services teams as well as the Marketing and Communications team.

Working closely with Product Managers and UX Designers to understand the context of design problems is an important aspect of the role. This partnership will allow you to create, improve and iterate on designs from a UX writing perspective, delivering the best possible user experience.

You will collaborate with the UX and UI Designers on processes, ways of working, and aligning the work to maintain consistency between our products. You will take full ownership of UX writing and content design across all digital products and services. In addition to setting up and maintaining UX writing principles and building a UX writing content system that lets our content scale across all our products, you will write the content guidelines that keeps us consistent across all products. You will work with our multi-disciplinary Product and Services teams following the Kanban product development process.

• 4-5 years of experience in UX Writing or a related role
• Based in the Netherlands and fluent in English (proficiency in other languages a plus)
• A relevant academic degree
• Experience collaborating across several multidisciplinary teams using design thinking, both within and between teams
• Experience with lean and agile approach in a user-centered environment
• Capable and comfortable with shifting between big picture thinking and fine-tuning details

• An interesting and versatile job where your personal input is appreciated and expected
• A job for 32 to 40 hours a week at an inspiring and dynamic companyMonthly gross salary between €3.500 and €3.800 (at full-time 40 hours per week) depending on work experience and knowledge level
• Hybrid working, a mix of working from home and at our office in Amsterdam
• Being part of a motivated team in a pleasant, informal work atmosphere
• Budget and space for professional development