Staff Content Designer XR

Staff Content Designer XR

Google is looking for a Staff Content Designer to shape users’ emerging mental models and adoption of our XR products. This role involves leading content design strategy across a portfolio of XR devices and experiences, including immersive headsets and glasses. You will be at the forefront of the next major leap in computing – the convergence of AI and XR, reimagining how we interact with the world.

About the Role

As a Staff Content Designer, you will play a crucial role in developing content design strategy and UX writing guidelines for new and complex product spaces. You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge XR technology, contributing to a future where lightweight XR devices pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead content design and UX writing across the XR portfolio, an emerging and fast-developing space with new paradigms of user interaction.
• Develop content design strategy for the full spectrum of XR devices and experiences, from immersive headsets to everyday wear Glasses.
• Gain a deep understanding of user needs, product behaviors, and constraints.
• Partner across UX, UX Design, Visual Design, UX Experience, UX Research, Product Management, and Engineering to implement content design, delivering polished, high-quality UX writing across the ecosystem.
• Collaborate cross-product area on content design for first-party app experiences to ensure a consistent approach across the ecosystem.
• Elevate content design and UX writing craft within the organization.
• Develop and manage content design and UX writing processes and workflows.
• Support the development of narrative for key XR public moments and launches.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in UX writing, content design, technical writing, writing, editorial, or related fields, including leading content strategy projects.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing content design strategy and UX writing guidelines for new or complex product spaces.
• Experience partnering closely with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with XR/AR/VR.
• Excellent project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $171,000-$248,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education.

Equal Opportunity

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Key skills/competency

• Staff Content Designer
• XR Design
• UX Writing
• Content Strategy
• AR/VR
• Product Design
• User Experience
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Project Management
• Technical Writing