{"id":10553,"date":"2021-08-12T12:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/?p=10553"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T11:34:38","slug":"personal-growth-for-ux-writers-with-andrew-astleford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/personal-growth-for-ux-writers-with-andrew-astleford\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal growth for UX writers with Andrew Astleford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/e1eb24b2-1b67-463c-ba24-bb61f871bc76?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\/62P1hOu2W7xb1AuXuSxP4D?si=3coLCqCxSyeQ6sDqj9aoYg\">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\">Listen on Apple podcast<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Episode Summary<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p data-v-1982cfac=\"\" data-v-3bde699a=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-vs-content-strategy\/\">Content strategist<\/a> and UX writing mentor Andrew Astleford is always happy to share his journey from journalism to UX writing. He is full of good advice about personal growth, and this is also the recurring theme in this episode.<\/p>\r\n<p>During his time at CallRail, he had the chance to combine <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> with video editing. This is a fab example of how we can grow beyond our job description and apply UX principles in new ways.<\/p>\r\n<p>We also chatted about:<\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 The value of having \u2013 and being \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-mentors\/\">a mentor<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 How UX writers can use their skills to create video content<\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Using analytics to improve UX<\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 What happens in <a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-interview\/\">UX writing interviews<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 The benefits of attending interviews, even if we don&#8217;t get the job<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/course.uxwritinghub.com\/free_course\">Try our FREE UX writing course<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrewastleford\/\">Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-mentorship\/\">Read Andrew\u2019s article about UX writing 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