Senior UX Writer Content Designer
Job Summary
At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were a global close-knit community united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration thats critical for safer communities safer schools safer hospitals safer businesses and ultimately safer nations. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
Are you passionate about creating products with real-world impact Do you believe that comprehensive user-centric design can address the complex challenges facing public safety today At Motorola Solutions we seek to innovate in our ongoing pursuit of solving for safer. We develop truly essential professional tools - from emergency call-taking and dispatch systems to video security solutions first responder applications and tools for investigation. Join our diverse AI-forward multidisciplinary design team and find work partners looking to collaborate and blur the boundaries of traditional design.
Job Description
As a UX Writer / Content Designer at Motorola Solutions youll write the words people rely on when seconds matter - the call handler taking a 911/999 call the police officer checking a plate or the investigator piecing together a our work clear language isnt a polish layer; it directly impacts how effectively the product performs.
You will work alongside UX Designers Accessibility Specialists the Design Systems team and software partners to make language consistent clear and intuitive across our applications and services:
Onboarding flows and navigation
System states notifications and microcopy
High-stress error messages read at 3 a.m. mid-incident
Expect to be in Figma early shaping product decisions rather than labeling them after they are made. Because our products are specialized youll spend real time learning the UK public safety domain - how our users actually communicate which terms are critical and where plain language serves them better than sector jargon. You dont need to arrive as an expert but you do need the curiosity to become one.
Responsibilities include:
Craft User Experience Copy: Write and refine clear UI text onboarding flows navigation error messages and microcopy across complex digital products.
Define Tone & Standards: Own our product tone of voice and content design guidelines evolving them as our software suite expands.
Early-Stage Partnership: Partner with designers researchers and product managers from discovery through launch entering the process early enough to influence design decisions.
Evidence-Based Iteration: Test and refine content using qualitative user research field feedback and usability testing.
Domain Mastery: Build deep fluency in public safety terminology making deliberate choices about where domain-specific language belongs.
Design System Integration: Contribute language patterns component copy guidelines and content standards to our design system.
Basic Requirements
Proven Track Record: 5 years of experience designing product copy/content for complex web and mobile digital products.
Product Portfolio: A portfolio demonstrating problem-solving through product copy - showing your design thinking and trade-offs not just finished strings. (Focused on product interface work not marketing or copywriting).
Design Integration: Strong grounding in user-centred design (UCD) principles and hands-on experience working directly in Figma (or similar tools).
Strategic Trade-offs: The judgment to balance user needs brand voice and business constraints - and the ability to articulate your choices to stakeholders.
Design Systems: Experience contributing content patterns or guidelines to a design system (bonus if youve built the language portion of one yourself).
Accessibility & Inclusion: A track record of collaborating with accessibility specialists (WCAG standards) to ensure language is clear and accessible for everyone.
Travel Requirements
Relocation Provided
Position Type
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion or belief sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Motorola Solutions, Inc., incorporated on March 9, 1973, is a provider of communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and services. The Company operates through two segments: Products and Services. It serves global customer base spanning federal, state, county, provin ... View more