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Building a content architect role from scratch
Advanced UX Content

Building a content architect role from scratch

In my last article, I wrote about how the content architect role went from a hypothetical future to my actual job title. This one is about what happened next—the unglamorous, essential work of defining a role that didn't exist before you.

Giovanni Ella September 7, 2026 7 min read

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Building a content architect role from scratch
Advanced UX Content

Building a content architect role from scratch

In my last article, I wrote about how the content architect role went from a hypothetical future to my actual…

Giovanni Ella Sep 7, 2026
Nobody will care that you used AI, but they’ll care if your writing sucks
AI

Nobody will care that you used AI, but they’ll care if your writing sucks

Content design is about to go through the same separation. AI will produce more and more of the experience. Our…

Michelle Savage Sep 7, 2026
Survivor’s guilt and other joys of not getting laid off
Career

Survivor’s guilt and other joys of not getting laid off

There's tons of great advice and resources out there for folks who get laid off, but maybe it's not so…

James West Aug 26, 2026
What vibe coding a Figma plugin taught me about content design 
AI

What vibe coding a Figma plugin taught me about content design 

Using Cursor for vibing a Figma plugin to help content design required creativity, systems-level thinking, new ways of working, and…

Hunter Gebron Aug 12, 2026
How we stopped outsourcing decision-making to AI
AI

How we stopped outsourcing decision-making to AI

Eva Ratcliffe on what happened when AI's confidence started substituting for her team's own — and how reading their own…

Eva Ratcliffe Aug 12, 2026
Claude Skills for content design: inside Intuit’s AI build
AI

Claude Skills for content design: inside Intuit’s AI build

Intuit's content systems team built Claude skills for content design, packaging their standards into a plugin that applies guidelines wherever…

Sarah Mohs Aug 5, 2026
We’ve rebuilt our Fundamentals of UX Writing course
UX Writing Skills

We’ve rebuilt our Fundamentals of UX Writing course

The expectations for content designers and UX writers have changed. We're upgrading our curriculum to keep up.

Patrick Stafford Jul 27, 2026
Get hired: job hunting and portfolio advice for content designers
Career

Get hired: job hunting and portfolio advice for content designers

Join Patrick Stafford, Casey Webb, and Andrew Stein as they discuss content design jobs in 2026 and advice for landing…

Patrick Stafford Jun 23, 2026
AI turned the lights on your content
Advanced UX Content

AI turned the lights on your content

When an agent can't act on your copy, it's not the AI or the writer. It's a decision nobody made,…

Michelle Savage Jun 15, 2026
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