Resume

Profile

UX writer and Content Designer with experience writing UX/UI product copy and developing global content strategies for mobile apps and web. A strong advocate for valuable and clear copy that solves users’ problems. Passionate about understanding customers’ journeys and helping them find the right content at the right time. Best known for making complex concepts easy to understand and writing concise and cohesive copy that sounds human.

Interface and product copy

Voice, tone, style guides

Accessibility

Content strategy

Mobile apps and web

Localization

User research

Consumer and B2B

Agile, Lean experience

Experience

Global Digital Content Strategist and UX/UI Product Writer

Western Union Digital – Denver, CO

March 2016 – November 2020

Rejoined Western Union to own UX copy and create and implement global content strategies from early ideation through final copy for mobile apps and responsive web. Supported a global team located in San Francisco, Costa Rica, Morocco, Lithuania, London, and Singapore.

  • Partnered with product and research teams to conduct user studies and empathy interviews and understand the customers’ needs, pain points, and end-to-end journeys.
  • Leveraged user and competitive data analysis to make writing decisions and identify opportunities to improve content, which increased conversion rate by 25%.
  • Wrote clear, cohesive, and accessible copy aligned with brand, tone, and voice for user interface, notifications, error messages, and B2B APIs portal, resulting in a 15% user engagement rate increase.
  • Brainstormed initial concepts with designer, wrote and designed together, and collaborated closely through prototyping and final iterations.
  • Shared and rationalized work with product managers and other partners while representing the customer’s voice.
  • Led the content approval process from business owners, product managers, developers, localization managers, and legal counsel and turn business goals into content solutions across the product lifecycle.
  • Maintained brand, voice, and tone standards, crafted writing guidelines, and contributed to style guide while building a strong writing culture.
  • Mentored and trained other writers to help them improve their writing.
  • Improved content team’s process, which increased efficiencies by 20%.
  • Developed accessible copy aligned with W3C and ADA accessibility guidelines, resulting in a more inclusive brand image and broader customer reach.
  • Delivered global content ready for translation and localization in multiple languages for European, Asian, African, and North and South American audiences, resulting in 15-25% market share increases in major local markets.
Web Content Coordinator

Regional Transportation District (RTD) – Denver, CO

July 2014 – October 2015

Researched, developed, and implemented digital marketing strategies for RTD website, email campaigns, and social media, including strategic planning, copy development, and content management.

  • Developed, managed, and maintained RTD daily emails, website updates, and social media postings, resulting in a 15% traffic increase.
Global Web Content Copywriter and Editor

Western Union Digital – Denver, CO

November 2008 – July 2013

Developed and managed web content and emails from strategic planning and original copy to content publishing for various global websites in multiple languages.

  • Wrote web and email copy aligned with corporate and brand identities using user experience expertise, web analytics, and SEO best practices, resulting in a 20% conversion rate increase.
  • Updated and maintained web content in content management systems (CMS).
  • Designed and built promotional landing pages in HTML and CSS, which improved customer acquisition by 15%.
  • Worked closely with content owners, web developers, database administrators, legal counsels, vendors, and user acceptance testing team, resulting in seamless and faster project execution.
Account Executive

Amélie Company – Denver, CO

October 2006 – November 2008

Managed regional and national print and digital campaigns for Jeffco Credit Union and TV5MONDE, including strategic planning, creative and copy development, and production.

  • Coordinated the creation and production of brochures, direct mail, print ads, websites, and emails.
  • Developed and monitored budgets, timelines, and billings

Education and certification

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 

Equivalent Bachelor of Arts in marketing and international trade 

Rennes School of Business Rennes, France 

Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist

Languages

French – Native speaker/American Citizen

English – Bilingual/Native-level proficiency

Spanish – Limited professional proficiency

Technical tools

Design  – Figma, Abstract

Content  – Content Management systems (CMS), WordPress

Web – HTML, XML, CSS

Other –  Jira, Trello, Slack, Microsoft Office

Additional interests

Cooking, gardening, knitting.