Part-time UX Author (FTC) Job working remotely as part of the dynamic EMIS Health PXD team.

Our Vision and Your Impact

Our vision is to be the leading provider of innovative healthcare technology that ultimately improves people’s lives. Are you interested in becoming part of that vision working in user experience content writing?

Responsible providing essential technology to 10,000 healthcare organisations across all major UK health sectors, we are looking for a UX Author to join our talented Product Design team on a fixed term contract for 12 months.

At EMIS, we embrace new ideas and innovative solutions and we want you to bring your knowledge and expertise in UX / UI copy writing to this highly valued product design team. This is an exciting opportunity for you, as a UX Author, to create content for EMIS technology products to enable customers to navigate them.

This role is a part-time remote working position for a period of 12 months.

What you’ll do:

As a UX Author, you will be responsible for creating user interface content to help customers understand how to use and interact with EMIS software products. You'll work on concepts within our products and translate these journeys into clear and concise content.

We’re looking for collaborators, who will work closely with Product Designers, Researchers and Engineers to understand the user need and shape the context of the copy you're creating. We would look to you as UX Author to create content that considers accessibility requirements to ensure copy is inclusive to all of our users.

This is a fantastic opportunity to create engaging and accurate copy for a variety of technology products that support the NHS and other medical organisations daily. You will enjoy the support of the wider product design team and be provided with a writing style guide.

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include;

• Be an advocate for the user experience impact of UI copy.
• Maintain writing and style guidelines for UI text and establish best practices.

Who you’ll be

As a UX Author, we need you to have experience in writing content or an understanding of user experience. You will have a passion for innovation and focusing your copy on user centric design principles.

You will be inquisitive, understanding the needs of our customers and internal stakeholders through collaboration. Having worked in a fast-paced environment previously, you will have a proven record of being able to digest complex information into accessible and clear content.

Collaboration is essential; you will be able to demonstrate previous experience of engaging with cross-functional teams to provide guidance and deliver excellent content.

Technical skills we are looking for you to demonstrate include;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of Figma would be advantageous but not essential to your success.

What we’ll give you

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a product design team where you will have a direct impact on products that ultimately support daily operations in the NHS. This is a 12 month fixed term contract where you will have full support during your time at EMIS. As well as a competitive salary, you will also receive 25 days holiday plus excellent employer pension contribution, access to LinkedIn learning and other lifestyle discounts. To make sure you’re never out of pocket you will also join the health care cash plan that allows you to claim back medical, vision, and dental treatments, through to physio, reflexology, and much more, totalling over £2000 a year.