UX Writing Consultant

• This mandate is part of a web content integration project resulting from organizational change: the consultant will be responsible for reviewing adapting and Harmonize existing content for integration into clients current website ensuring alignment with brand voice and UX standards.
  
• The primary writing style is English which distinguishes this project from most web writing projects in Quebec: impeccable English is a fundamental requirement not an asset.
  
• The ideal candidate is a UX writer with 6 years of experience in a digital environment comfortable in an agile context and capable of collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (UX UI SEO IT product management).
  
• Knowledge of the insurance or financial services sector is a contextual asset but mastery of UX writing and accessibility standards is paramount.
  
• This differs from a marketing or journalistic writer: the project requires a user-centered approach not a promotional or editorial content-driven one.
  

Talents and Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in communication linguistics or a related field
  
• 6 years of relevant experience in UX and digital writing
  
• Masters degree in interaction design (an asset)
  
  

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Professional Skills

• Mastery of UX writing principles SEO and accessibility
  
• Excellent writing skills
  
• Impeccable English and functional French
  
• Experience working in an agile environment
  
• Mastery of specialized digital and business vocabulary
  
• Proficiency in JIRA and Confluence (an asset)
  
• Knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry (an asset)
  
  

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS QUALIFICATION TABLE

• 6 years of experience in UX and digital writing AND Full coverage: all 6 years must be in UX/Web writing not general writing
  
• Mastery of UX SEO and accessibility writing principles AND All three areas must be demonstrable
  
• Impeccable English Required 100%: primary writing language for the project
  
• Bachelors degree in communication linguistics or a related field Required 100%
  
• Experience in an agile environment Required Active participation in sprints or iterative cycles
  

DESIRED

• Functional French for internal collaboration Required Functional level required not expert
  
• Specialized digital and business vocabulary Required Representative coverage: UX IT and common business terms
  

ASSET

• Proficiency in interaction design Required Bonus: valued if present never disqualifying
  
• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence AND/OR One is enough: moderate bonus
  
• Knowledge of the insurance/financial services sector Single Contextual bonus: facilitates integration into client vocabulary
  

WHAT WE DONT WANT

• Marketing or journalistic writer with no UX experience: the focus of this role is user-centered not promotional.
  
• Profile with less than 6 years of UX/Web writing experience: experience in general writing or communications does not compensate for this gap.
  
• English-speaking profile with insufficient French: bilingualism is required to collaborate with the internal team.
  
• Profile with no experience in an agile environment: the agile methodology is explicitly mentioned as a condition for success.
  
• French-speaking profile with limited English: English is the primary writing language not a secondary one.