Get to know the team:
The Content Design team—part of the larger Grab Design team—works hand-in-hand with product designers to create products that are usable, clear, and express the Grab brand.
Our vision: the best Southeast Asia, through design. We work to create experiences people love and use every day.
We believe in a holistic view of design, from foundational research to measuring business impact. Our team includes designers, researchers, animators, engineers, producers, and writers in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China.
Diversity enables our innovation. Studied design? Great! Self-taught? Great! We have design team members with backgrounds in engineering, industrial design, architecture, psychiatry, hospitality, public service, music, fashion, and journalism.
Get to know the role:
We are looking for an experienced Content Designer to design experiences through language for Grab’s apps and website. The Content Designer should demonstrate strong UX writing and user-centric thinking, as well as stakeholder management skills. They should be able to plan, create, design, and govern the content for products they work on, from the big picture strategy to minute details that matter.
The day-to-day activities:
• Work on delivering the source content (English) on Grab’s mobile apps, web platforms, and other tools without close supervision
• Coordinate with localisation specialists to ensure the content is suitable for various markets and localisation-friendly
• Work collaboratively with Product Designers, Product Managers, Product Marketing Managers, other Content Designers, and Language Specialists to deliver the best possible experience, while retaining our brand voice
• Ensure content quality by providing critique and feedback
• Take initiative, anticipate problems, and enable your working teams to develop solutions
• Cultivate a team culture of openness and collaboration
• Develop and implement best practices for writers, designers, and engineers to strengthen collaboration and raise the quality of content
• Understand and apply user insights and metrics to the content, while guiding junior Content Designers to do the same
The Must-Haves:
• Outstanding UX writing and editing skills in English
• Able to make effective content decisions based on solid rationale which aligns with both user needs and the company vision
• Cares about and advocates for a better quality of life for the people in Southeast Asia
• Able to work with a regional or international team of writers and / or designers to deliver a unified experience
• Has experience applying a universal voice and various tones for different audiences, and you can coach other people to do so too
• Able to collaborate with localisation teammates to deliver what’s best for the users in each country
• Has an open mind and able to adapt to new ideas
• Strong time management, stakeholder management, and prioritisation skills, as you’ll be handling multiple projects at the same time
• Able to collaborate using remote collaboration tools
• Has relevant experience using the Agile methodology and MVP approaches
• Ability to resolve issues diplomatically
The Good-to-Haves:
• Background in communications, social sciences, humanities, or a writing-related field
• Experience in e-commerce, financial services, or tech startup environments
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Knows how to justify why we should or shouldn’t use the Oxford comma