Senior UX Writer and Content Designer, YouTube Ads

San Bruno, CA (On-site)

$144K/yr – $211K/yrSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive UX writing for YouTube Ads experiences, turning ambiguous product issues into clear, engaging content across touchpoints and coordinating global localization.

  • Own end-to-end UX writing for YouTube Ads experiences, including microcopy, surveys, and guidelines.
  • Must-have: 6+ years in UX writing or content design with product-focused impact.
  • Standout: Leads cross-functional workshops and coordinates global translations at scale.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Transform ambiguous product issues into clear User Experience solutions by creating high-quality content across all user touchpoints from concise microcopy to engaging surveys while establishing and owning product-specific guidelines.
  • Articulate the reasoning behind design decisions to stakeholders and proactively seek feedback from peers and users, iteratively refining content to meet the standards of clarity and engagement.
  • Advocate user needs by formulating content design hypotheses based on research readouts, solving problems in a way that harmoniously bridges user expectations with critical business objectives.
  • Guide partners on content best practices and lead workshops to align YouTube priorities.
  • Manage projects on their own, improve workflows, and coordinate global translations using the advertising community.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience in UX writing, content design, technical writing, writing, editorial, marketing, or related, as well as leading content strategy projects.
  • Experience in UX-focused product writing and shaping content for multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Experience with AI prompt writing or model UX.
  • Experience with localization and accessibility best practices.
  • Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred

  • 5 years of experience interacting with executive leadership.
  • 5 years of writing, editorial, marketing, or UX writing experience in an agency setting.
  • 3 years of experience working in a cross-functional technology organization.
  • Experience developing information architecture for documentation sets or product suites, including localization and accessibility best practices.
  • Knowledge of online technology and related products, including web and mobile UI and tools.
  • Familiarity with user experience research principles and practices and how to use data to provide informed user insights.
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Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
83.9B
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$59.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
6.3%
Direct
87.6%
Referral
5.1%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~325.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
100,288 (31% of company)
Median Career Experience
21 years
Median Tenure
7.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
25

Funding

Total Funding
$26.1M
Last Raise
$25M
Series Unknown, 27 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 1999
    Series Unknown • $25M
  • Nov 1998
    Angel • $1M
  • Aug 1998
    Pre Seed • $100K

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