UX Writing Weekly #186

Big news! The 2022 salary survey report is here! 

Tons of insights in the new article, so scroll on down👇

WHAT’S INSIDE ✍

Issue #186 (June 1st, 2022) 

• The UX Hub’s 2022 salary survey report, which includes

• Global data on median incomes

• Hourly averages for freelance writers

• Stats on titles, gender, experience, and more!

ARTICLES 🗞

🤑 It’s been more than a year since our last salary survey report, but the numbers are finally in. Our annual report includes data from more than 1200 participants in over 70 countries!  

We’ve also created an interactive calculator to see median and average salaries from each country. 

UX Writing Salaries in 2022: Survey Report

MICROCOPY BITE 💬

Super helpful feature and copy from Airtable. 

PILLARS OF COMMUNITY 🏛

Whether you're new to the field, an old pro, or somewhere in between, there’s something for everyone here. Join the conversations below and learn from your peers. 

UPSKILL: LIVE EVENTS & MORE 🎓

Upcoming Event:

UX writing isn’t just an extrovert’s game. This event will cover some of the advantages of having, or being, an introvert on the team.

Still waters run deep. 

UX Writing, Introverts and Extroverts (Free, June 16th)

JOBS 💼

Side gig:

Would you like to:

1. Give back to the community

2. Meet awesome new people

3. Sharpen your UX writing skills

4. Get paid for it!

Apply to be a UX writing/content design mentor. 

Main gigs:

Few companies appreciate the role of writers on the product team like Wix does. Here’s a great opportunity in Tel Aviv, ya habibi, Tel Aviv.

UX Writer for Wix Developer Tools

reMarkable is a Norwegian tech company on a mission to help people think better in a distracted world.

Join them as a UX Writing Lead

More jobs:

• Check out the newest positions

• Upload a position and get exposure

PORTFOLIO 🖌

Haley Martin is a UX … writer, designer, advocate, and more. 

https://www.haleymartin-ux.com/

TOOLS OF THE TRADE 🛠

Whether you're doing SEO, content marketing, or UX research, AnswerThePublic is a powerful tool with beautifully organized data.

(Takes a while to load, but it’s worth the wait!)

VOX POPULI 🗣️

Join our online communities, and take part in the discussions and debates that are shaping the field.

• Microcopy & UX Writing: the world's largest UX writing community

• Join our professional community on LinkedIn

• And join our Telegram group for more news and content

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See you next week 👋

— Written and curated by Yuval Keshtcher, Aaron Raizen, and the UX Writing Hub team —