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Self-paced course

Intro to UX Writing and Content Design

Whether you’re new to UX or looking to solidify your content design foundation, this course offers an introduction to UX writing with hands-on exercises. Craft clear, user-focused content that enhances product experiences.

  • Created and graded by working content designers
  • Get real feedback on your work
  • Join thousands of students

Feedback

Expert graded

Team pricing

Discounts for 3+

Certificate

On completion

Bobbie Wood

UXCC, Google

Bobbie Wood is the founder of UXCC, a former technical writer, and previously Head of UX Content for Google Payments.

$300

UXCC students save 15%
Team discounts available

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“We wanted training that provided a calibration for some basic understanding on how we do our daily work.”​

Isabell Gao

Senior UX Writing Lead, HSBC

“The material is excellent and so thorough! I’m so impressed. It’s such a wonderful resource.”

Jen Schaefer

Content Design Manager, Netflix

Who is this course for?

Newcomers

Anyone who wants a clear introduction to UX writing.

AI-curious

People curious about breaking into UX writing or content design.

Product teams

Writers looking to shift from marketing, journalism, or other content roles.

Anyone else

Designers, PMs, or developers who want to better understand content in UX.

What will you walk away with?

Our courses are created by experts, informed by hiring managers, and reflect industry best practice.

5,000+

Students trained

200+

Teams trained

100+

Countries

01

A clear understanding of UX writing and content design ​

02

The ability to identify and evaluate content​

03

Foundational techniques for writing microcopy ​

04

Guidance on writing UI content for components​

Everything you need to master UX writing

A complete system for learning, practicing, and proving your skills.

10-20 hours

Self-paced learning that fits your schedule. 

Expert feedback

Get feedback on exercises at the end of each unit.

Certification

Earn a certificate when you pass your final project.

AI in design

Learn how to approach AI when creating UI content

The full syllabus

A comprehensive education in writing content for product interfaces

Intro to UX Writing and Content Design

  • Lesson 1: What is UX Writing?
  • Lesson 2: What a UX Writer actually writes
  • Lesson 3: UX writing in the design process
  • Lesson 4: Principles for good UX writing

Best practices for UX writing

  • Lesson 1: The strength of voice and tone
  • Lesson 2: Right content, right user, right time
  • Lesson 3: Best practices and deliverables
  • Lesson 4: An introduction to content testing

Writing for the user interface

  • Lesson 1: General UI best practices
  • Lesson 2: Writing tooltips, CTAs, and dialogs
  • Lesson 3: Notifications, alerts, errors, and forms
Student stories

Our graduates are everywhere

A UX writer course graded by experts

Get feedback on every assignment from working content designers at top companies.

Olivea McCollins

Content Designer, Microsoft

Jenny Cowan

Senior Content Designer

Daree Allen Nieves

Content Designer

Casey Webb

Casey Webb

Senior Content Designer
Snap Finance

Sammie Spector

Head of UX Content Design, Angi

Catherine Bryce

Senior Content Designer, Canadian Red Cross

Frequently asked questions

Is a course the best way to learn UX writing?

Not everyone needs a course to learn UX writing. But a course like ours can offer you the fundamentals in a structured way, without having to search and collect all the resources yourself. 

Plus, you’ll get feedback from real people who work in the industry. That’s worth a lot when it comes to finding mistakes or things you might miss on your own.

Yes, we think UX writing is important to learn even when using artificial intelligence. Although AI can be a great tool when writing for user interfaces, you still need to know what separates “good” UX writing from “bad” UX writing.

There are a lot of great courses out there. Courses from UX Content Collective are different because we’re a training provider created by content designers, run by content designers, for content designers. 

We also combine the benefits of self-paced learning, along with real feedback from real people. You can learn according to your own schedule.

Yes! The Intro to UX Writing course offers a certification in UX writing.

No, the Intro to UX Writing course does not offer lessons in Figma. Our Fundamentals of UX Writing course offers instruction in Figma, including our final project. 

The Fundamentals of UX Writing course offers personal written feedback on assignments at the end of each unit. We also offer a separate coaching service if you want to meet with a mentor.

Have questions? We’re here to help.

We can combine self-paced courses, workshops, or create custom sessions for your team based on unique needs. Get in touch – we’d love to speak with you.

Dhanushka

Customer Success Manager

Craft · Strategy · Systems

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