Uphold Inc.UX Writer and Strategist
Jul. 2020 - Aug. 2021Braga, PortugalMy work at Uphold can be summed up in two words: Strategize + Type - As its maiden UX writer, I took responsibility for establishing the supporting structure for incorporating UX writing as a necessary step in the product development cycle, and writing in itself. - I also doubled up as the UX researcher and helped out with surveys, heuristics, usability testing, and other forms of user research. - I participated in new projects and help build them from the ground up, in terms of research and dictating content flow, following it up with user testing, and iterations. - With pre-established products and projects, I helped in their maintenance by performing content audits and proposing ways to improve them. - I was involved in the process of preparing a style guide to bring consistency to the company's voice and content across all projects and platforms. - I proposed ways to improve Uphold's product-generated emails in terms of tone, information architecture, verbiage, and design. - I prepared guidelines to set the content tone of each project that I worked on. - I prepared guidelines and best practices regarding the language used in confirmation dialogues. - I worked towards bringing greater awareness to my role and contributions as a UX writer and in cementing my involvement in the Product Development Process as early as possible.