Staff UX Writer - AI

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2 billion guest arrivals in almost every country across the globe. Every day, hosts offer unique stays and experiences that make it possible for guests to connect with communities in a more authentic way.The Community You Will Join:UX Writing is a core design discipline at Airbnb. Our team of 40+ writers works closely with Experience Design, Experience Research, Engineering, and Design Program Management to support the product development process from beginning to end. Whether you excel in upfront storytelling, end-to-end systems design, or nitty-gritty execution, you'll find your people here.The Difference You Will Make:From concept to launch, our UX writers create industry-leading experiences for guests and hosts that meaningfully impact the success of the company. In this role, you'll shape how AI-powered, generative surfaces speak to hosts and you'll build the systems that keep that voice consistent as models change. You'll help set the standard for how our team partners with Engineering to define the ideal experience, evaluate generated output, and iterate to improve the product, and you'll bring the rest of UX Writing along with you.A Typical Day:Lead all work related to the words across multiple projects within a single initiative—this includes both creating clear, concise, and delightful copy for your product surface yourself on some surfaces, and training large language models that ultimately create the copy on othersDevelop inspiring, strategic ideas based on product requirements, data, and/or researchSet the quality bar for AI-generated content: write the guidelines and examples, grade and rank model outputs, and calibrate VJsDrive consensus with stakeholders and/or partners on content recommendationsManage copy deadlines and deliver detailed copy across multiple projectsConnect with our critical cross-functional partners including Design, PM, Legal, accessibility, and localization to ensure we have the proper input on our workJoin writing team crits to present work and help sharpen the work of your teammatesPresent content and design work to directors, executives, or other stakeholders on your projectsSet the bar on every surface with judgment and tasteYour Expertise:10+ years of experience in UX writing, content design, or content strategyProven ability to lead content/copy work from concept to detailed designExperience in LLM prompting, generative AI, and model evaluation, with a point of view on training writing quality into a modelProven systems thinking and product strategyExperience building systems—guidelines, reference examples, evals—that scale across a teamExperience writing content principles, messaging frameworks, and style guides, and adapting them into guidelines a model can be trained and evaluated againstProven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in all stages of design and buildProven ability to lead systems work from concept to detailed design, including defining net-new process where none existsComfortable working independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, with the flexibility to adjust course as models and priorities shiftFamiliar working alongside other design disciplines in Figma, our primary collaboration toolExperience working with and presenting to executive teamsSolid understanding of user experience design principles and interaction patternsPassion for Airbnb's mission, commitment to diversity, and global mindsetYour Location:This position is US - Remote Eligible. The role may include occasional work at an Airbnb office or attendance at offsites, as agreed to with your manager and will lean toward PST hours. While the position is Remote Eligible, you must live in a state where Airbnb, Inc. has a registered entity. Click here for the up-to-date list of excluded states. This list is continuously evolving, so please check back with us if the state you live in is on the exclusion list. If your position is employed by another Airbnb entity, your recruiter will inform you what states you are eligible to work from.Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.Equal Employment OpportunityAirbnb values diversity & belonging and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All individuals seeking employment at Airbnb are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.How We'll Take Care of You:Our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.Pay Range$180,000—$223,000 USDReasonable AccommodationsWe are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process for applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance, or an accommodation, please let your recruiter know once you are contacted about a role.A Note on Recruiting Scams:Scammers sometimes pose as Airbnb recruiters to get money or personal information from candidates. A few things that will always be true for Airbnb’s hiring process: our open roles are posted on Airbnb’s Career’s Page at careers.airbnb.com, and our recruiters correspond only from @airbnb.com or @ext.airbnb.com email addresses. Our recruiters will never ask for your Social Security number, bank account details, passport, or payment app information while you are interviewing. We’ll also never ask you to pay a fee, send money, deposit or cash a check, or purchase work-related equipment (such as a company laptop) during the interview process. We encourage candidates to remain vigilant of these recruiting scams and not share sensitive information if you do not believe an individual is actually affiliated with Airbnb.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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