Content Designer

<div class="content-intro"><h2><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.</strong></h2> <p>Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.</p></div><h2><strong>About the Design Team</strong></h2> <p>We’re a tight-knit, collaborative, and highly iterative group of designers, including product design, content design and user research. You’ll work closely with designers and product managers to launch and evolve product features. You’ll partner with user research to gain insights from user feedback. You’ll work closely with product marketing to craft and deliver communications through the right channels at the best times. You’ll also sync regularly with other writers at Thumbtack to maintain a cohesive voice across all communications.</p> <h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>This role sits on the New Deal for Pros pod within the New Hiring Experiences pillar. This pod works on product features and experiences for the pros who provide home services to customers on our platform. We’re looking for a seasoned content designer with a portfolio that showcases business-centric product work. You’re a systems thinker who effortlessly solves complex problems at scale and are adept at influencing up, down and sideways. You thrive in 0-1 spaces and enjoy taking big swings that don’t always pan out. You have experience working with generative AI and engineers and applied scientists on prompt engineering and refining, or are excited to dig into these spaces.</p> <p>You have the analytical and problem-solving skills to work through complicated UI and UX on both mobile and web. As a content designer, you’ll be expected to create clear, consistent messaging while passionately advocating for the needs of the user. You’ll help drive product positioning and communication strategy alongside your design, product and marketing partners, and create delightful, intuitive product experiences that leverage your expertise in UX design and content strategy.</p> <h2><strong>What you'll do </strong></h2> <ul> <li>Design, write, edit, test and improve content across multiple touch points, including product flows, navigational elements, product names, emails, tutorials and notifications</li> <li>Collaborate on cross-functional teams with designers, data analysts, researchers, engineers, product managers and marketing team members</li> <li>Demonstrate excellent communication skills and the ability to influence product decisions, team direction and strategy</li> <li>Give and solicit feedback from UX design peers and contribute to the team through mentoring or onboarding</li> <li>Ensure a consistent voice and tone across Thumbtack product content, marketing channels and customer support</li> <li>Develop content frameworks and product narratives that explain your recommendations and help partners understand the practice of content design</li> <li>Independently and proactively identify opportunities for impactful A/B copy tests and participate in user interviews</li> <li>Understand the relationship between business goals and user needs</li> </ul> <h2><strong>In order to be successful, you must bring</strong></h2> <ul> <li>2+ years of experience working on 0-1 teams</li> <li>4+ years of professional writing experience </li> <li>3+ years of experience in UX writing or content design</li> <li>Excellent writing and editing skills</li> <li>Proven ability to collaborate successfully with design and product partners</li> <li>Ability to articulate your rat ... (truncated, view full listing at source)