UX Writing Weekly #212

More word-of-the-year news. Merriam-Webster’s WOTY is gaslighting.

While Oxford has decided to let the public vote for its word of the year for 2022. 

The candidates are:

1. Metaverse

2. #IStandWith

3. Goblin mode

They say the smart money is on "goblin mode." 👺😅

WHAT’S INSIDE ✍️

Issue #212 (Nov 30th, 2022)

• Finding the perfect word message

• Duo, you’re driving us crazy!

• From radio to UX

• Build your portfolio: FREE EVENT

ARTICLES 🗞

🎚 "What are you really trying to say here?" Spotify’s design team wants UX writers to think deeply about that question. Go beyond finding the right word to finding the message. 

Structure your thoughts, create a framework, visualize, and share. 

Finding the Perfect Word Isn’t the Job: Evolve Copy into Language With UX Writing

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 🗣️

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

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See you next week!

*OK, for real though. It took 26 seconds to scroll from unit 1 to unit 174. Why like this, Duo?