Content Designer

Cisco

. Design clear, consistent UI text across labels, error messages, empty states, onboarding, tooltips, and other surfaces .

Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $124,000 - $174,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in content design and UX writing, with a strong focus on creating clear and consistent UI text across various surfaces. Proven ability to lead information architecture and collaborate cross-functionally to drive terminology alignment and design system standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Content DesignUX WritingInformation ArchitectureCross-Functional CollaborationFigma

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Hard Skills

Content DesignUX WritingInformation ArchitectureTerminology ManagementError Messaging StandardsUsability StudiesTaxonomyNavigation DesignContent GuidelinesIn-Product Guidance

Soft Skills

AdaptabilityResilienceStrategic Communication

Tools & Technologies

FigmaDesign SystemsAI-Assisted Tools

Industry Keywords

Complex Software ProductsCross-Functional AlignmentUser Mental ModelsProduct ManagementProduct Marketing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design clear, consistent UI text across labels, error messages, empty states, onboarding, tooltips, and other surfaces
Lead information architecture and navigation design for complex product areas using research and user mental models
Define and maintain cross-product terminology
Partner with product management and product marketing to resolve naming conflicts and drive durable decisions
Develop content-led guidelines and patterns, including error messaging standards, capitalization, and in-product help
Create and maintain in-product guidance experiences such as walkthroughs and tours
Collaborate on design system standards to ensure content patterns are compliant and reusable
Partner with design and research on usability studies and card sorting
Support product designers with frameworks and AI-assisted tools to maintain quality at scale
Work with product design, product management, engineering, research, and marketing across security, observability, and platform products

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's plus 5 years of related experience, or Master's plus 3 years of related experience
Related experience includes content design and UX writing practice
Prior experience in content design, UX writing, or a closely related field within complex software products
Experience driving cross-functional alignment on terminology and naming decisions with product, marketing, and engineering stakeholders
Preferred: adaptability and resilience when navigating ambiguity
Preferred: ability to articulate the strategic value of content design to key stakeholders
Preferred: UI text craft and ability to write clearly, concisely, and consistently across diverse UI surfaces
Preferred: structural knowledge of information architecture, taxonomy, and navigation
Preferred: experience with Figma and design systems; Magnetic or similar enterprise design systems is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock unit grants may be available
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for eligible exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues
Optional 10 paid volunteer days per full calendar year
Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles
Performance-based incentive pay for sales-plan employees