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TEGNA · 3 hours ago

UX Copy Lead - Product & Experience

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$80K/yr - $105K/yr

5+ years exp

TEGNA Inc. is a company that provides trusted local news and services through its extensive network of television stations. They are seeking a strategic and creative UX Copy Lead to define and drive their product voice across all digital experiences, enhancing usability and user engagement through effective UX writing and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

AdvertisingBroadcastingMarketingMedia and EntertainmentTV

Responsibilities

Lead UX Writing & UX Content Design: Write and review in-product copy across user flows, navigation, onboarding, error messages, settings, notifications, and more

Establish Product Voice & Tone: Define, document, and evangelize content standards, voice guidelines, and tone principles that reflect our brand and support usability

Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with Product Designers, Researchers, Product Managers, Engineers, Legal, and Marketing to deliver consistent and effective messaging throughout the user journey

Support and Mentor: Provide guidance to other writers and product teams. Mentor junior UX writers or content designers and contribute to building a strong content culture

Improve Through Testing & Research: Use qualitative and quantitative data to test copy, validate ideas, and refine content based on user feedback

Contribute to Design Systems: Partner with design system teams to ensure copy patterns are scalable, reusable, and consistent

Qualification

UX writingContent designUX design principlesFigmaJiraUser feedbackAccessibilityCollaborationMentoring

Required

5–7 years of experience in UX writing, content design, or related fields

A portfolio that shows how your copy improves user experience

Proven ability to lead content initiatives in fast-paced, agile environments

Strong knowledge of UX design principles, usability, and accessibility

Experience working in design tools like Figma, and familiarity with systems like Jira or Confluence

Preferred

Experience working in agile, fast-paced product environments

Familiarity with product management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)

Background in consumer-driven domains

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families.

TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.