An Aussie in East London. Bangladesh-born, Singapore-schooled and American-accented. Obsessed with Liverpool football club, cryptid fiction, soft tailoring and 80s heavy metal (King Diamond in particular).

Writer, UX writer or content designer?

Let’s admire this coffin-sized hole I just dug for myself. My job title is an ongoing debate.

I try not to get too invested in the title and focus on serving user needs instead.

Content designer is vague so I use ‘written content designer’ to fortify the definition, making it clear I work with something someone’s wrote. Haven’t quite nailed the designer part yet.

At face value the word ‘content’ is broad while ‘designer’ has a natural visual connotation. Recruiters often approach me for UX design roles. I use Figma and MS Paint. 😛

Conventional definitions of designer likely omit writers. Those who get what we mean by ‘content designer’ are usually colleagues and some employers. Otherwise, we blatantly title-share with visual designers. Here’s proof from August 2025:

UX writer is limiting but 100% clear about working with language, which I value. And yes, people often ask if I’m a copywriter. Been there, done that.

I turn their interest, curiosity or question into a chat about the non-writing work, using personalised examples like apps they love using or what they do (job, company or industry).

Everyone gets that “writers write, right?” I’m happy to expand their understanding of my work in fun, relatable ways. It’s behavioural science and likelier to stay with them.

Written content designer is how I bridge the gap.

Articles with titles like “UX writing and Content design are not the same thing” seem defensive to me. Imagine this author’s dismay in June 2025 after Shopify boldly simplified the job titles below:

• UX Designer = Designer
• Content Designer = Writer

Arguing titles won’t affect the fact that I serve user needs.