{"id":10099,"date":"2021-07-27T06:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/?p=10099"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T11:38:41","slug":"becoming-a-ux-writer-from-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/becoming-a-ux-writer-from-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a UX Writer from Scratch with Sarah Kessler of Gympass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/0b8588cf-64e1-4b89-9bcf-385b79af4c09?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/1hQ6YDXa3c9K12AKWqr99o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Spotify<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/il\/podcast\/writers-in-tech\/id1467160757#episodeGuid=3c246a5a-1ae6-446c-8dbe-94ee394d4dd8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen on Apple podcast<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 data-v-1982cfac=\"\" data-v-3bde699a=\"\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\r\n<p data-v-1982cfac=\"\" data-v-3bde699a=\"\">Sarah Kessler went from zero product experience to landing a UX writing job at the unicorn company Gympass in only two years. In this episode of Writers in Tech, she shares how she got there and what she did to position herself as a UX writer.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sarah decided to look for work in the tech industry after feeling burned out from customer service jobs. When she discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/what-is-ux-writing\/\">UX writing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/the-rise-of-content-design\/\">content design<\/a>, she was hooked straight away.<\/p>\r\n<p>A few things we chatted about:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The importance of enjoying work<\/li>\r\n<li>Why you don\u2019t have to be technical to work in tech<\/li>\r\n<li>Finding your niche within UX writing<\/li>\r\n<li>How marketing books can help new UX writers<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Useful Links<\/h2>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/course.uxwritinghub.com\/free_course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Try our free UX writing course<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarahrkessler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn<\/a><br \/><br \/>Books recommended in the show:<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/760025.Positioning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Positioning: How to 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