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Márcia Volpe

UX Strategy
Seattle,WA
Márcia Volpe

Summary

Experienced self-starter UX Sr Content Strategist with an entrepreneurial mindset, focusing on user research, content inventory, gap analyses, information architecture, analytics, data analysis, strategy, customer journey, and content structure. Strong user-centered UX design skills developed despite not holding an official UX Designer title. Thrives on crafting balance between message, info, and engaging content, establishing effective audience communication connections, with strong attention to detail and analytical capabilities. Proactive leadership identifies potential, shares best practices knowledge, and inspires passion, fostering professional development and effective teams. Confidently embraces the innovation of the UX Strategist role, driving successful, scalable user digital experience across web, iOS, and Android platforms and currently exploring artificial intelligence (AI).

Overview

10

Years of UX professional experience

14

Years of UX Content Strategy

4
Languages
11
years of professional experience

Work History

TikTok
Bellevue, WA

Content Operations Manager
11.2023 - 05.2024

Job overview

  • Evaluate projects requiring Content Design to ensure thorough assessment, gathering of requirements, and assignment to suitable Content Designers.
  • Created material to educate product managers on submitting Content Design requests, contributing to the successful execution of projects.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance content production efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Consolidated terms and oversaw the review, updating, translation, and localization of a glossary, fostering company-wide usability and consistency.
  • Managed content production for global expansion into 49 new markets, ensuring compliance with global selling regulations.

Content Rules
Seattle, WA

UX Strategist
06.2023 - 10.2023

Job overview

  • Analyzed industry trends and identified opportunities for business growth.
  • Conducted research on competitor’s user experience.
  • Developed strategy to optimize customer experience.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Created mockup to showcase user experience strategy, insights, and recommendations.

Amazon
Seattle, WA

UX Sr Content Strategist
12.2019 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Inventory and audit content from different sources in diverse formats, with specific functionalities to recommend consistent migration structure and format to maintain information performance.
  • Created a lean distinct taxonomy navigation structure for each audience/use case, combining stakeholders' content in storytelling ecosystems focused on the user experience, employing design thinking principles. Leveraged web development expertise to migrate and integrate the content into a custom-built content management system (CMS) developed from scratch by my team.
  • Work cross-functionally with teams in a fast-paced, collaborative manner and gather user feedback to inform and refine content strategies, ensuring seamless implementation and alignment with overall UX objectives.
  • Hired, trained, and managed six contractors, incorporating finance and labor procurement strategies and offering clear direction, collaboration, and motivational leadership.
  • Volunteered as a content strategist and UX graphic designer for The Writer's Kitchen, applying design patterns and leveraging a strong design sense. Redesigned the Gather events, posters, and emails, incorporating design patterns, and created the logo. The simplified, clear, and easy-to-read communications, developed with a strong design sense, significantly increased attendance and improved participant preparation.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Drove +211,400 unique users - a 65% growth from the past year, by onboarding 80 Amazon orgs, building 189 business lines information architecture - a rise of 195% from the previous year, and structuring the migration of 28,952 technical documentation from 8 different platforms.
  • Facilitated $918K cost avoidance by challenging a new experience scheduled to launch. Pressed for additional user experience research and insisted on a feature to allow users to switch between experiences. Both strategic actions reversed the decision to change to a newly developed user experience with detrimental usability.
  • Volunteered as a content strategist and UX graphic designer for a volunteer-run writing workshop program that helped 72K live and on-demand learners save 1.6K–2.9K FTE (2.6M–4.8M hours) and deliver up to 624K successful docs in a year.

Renesas
Milpitas, CA

UX Sr Content Strategist
05.2016 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Elaborated and executed the consolidation of 3 different websites, experiences, and systems into an integrated Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) website - from ideation to execution.
  • Launched a B2B / B2C concise web experience within the corporate site (silo), featuring static and dynamic user-specific gated content – eight regions and five languages.
  • Managed seven direct report content global team members and four developers from two agencies, implementing strategic planning for efficient collaboration and project management.
  • Leveraged web development expertise and strategic planning skills to ensure successful migration and integration of content into the new platform.
  • Developed and implemented search engine optimization strategies to improve search engine visibility and optimize content for better organic rankings.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Created a highly effective solution to consolidate, restructure, and significantly enhance a fragmented user experience across three different digital platforms, including addressing the complexities of global software distribution while ensuring privacy & legal compliance with US Export Control regulations. Renesas consolidated website significantly impacted business operations, vision efficiency, and improved hardware and cloud software distribution.

Beyond, Digital Agency
San Francisco, CA

UX Sr Content Strategist
09.2016 - 10.2016

Job overview

  • Elaborated on Google Security Enterprise Applications microsite content strategy to improve target market perception.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Delivered Google Enterprise Google microsite structure - information architecture, sitemap, and content strategy, improving target market perception of Google Security Solutions.

Epsilon, Digital Agency
San Francisco, CA

UX Sr Content Strategist
01.2016 - 08.2016

Job overview

  • Worked on Microsoft, Hitachi, Chevron, and Ortho projects, requiring extensive client, competition, and user behavior research.
  • Built personas and wireframes, defined messages, and created user/ page flows to guide and support the content strategy.
  • Led copy creation, document review, and managed content migration.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Redesigned Microsoft distributor website - Rackspace, user experience, improving sales conversion, and reducing live touchpoint volume.
  • Introduced Hitachi IoT business segment by launching an innovative, scalable website foundation with theframework and content structure.
  • Repurposed Chevron's social media campaign, creating a microsite to increase engagement.
  • Redesigned Ortho's user experience through 3 sites in 4 languages, translating messages into digestible size for a user-friendly experience and ultimately increasing engagement.

Doremus, Digital Agency
San Francisco, CA

UX Sr Content Strategist
11.2015 - 12.2015

Job overview

  • Worked as a consultant for BBDO/Doremus to build website governance guidelines.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Built Wells Fargo content governance plan after analyzing the digital presence, inventorying & auditing content, and interviewing stakeholders.

Razorfish, Digital Agency
San Francisco, CA

UX Sr Content Strategist
01.2015 - 10.2015

Job overview

  • Worked on Visa and Intel IoT website redesign.
  • Created inventory, gap analysis, taxonomies, metadata frameworks, style guides, migration & globalization plans across the project lifecycle.
  • Captured/documented content creation and deployment into the Design System.
  • Hired and managed three content writers and one content strategist.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Led content team contribution to build the Intel design system, earning recognition from upper management.
  • Scaled the VISA website down to 27% of its original size, focusing the message content on meeting users' demands.
  • Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.

Yahoo, Inc
Sunnyvale, CA

Content Specialist
08.2014 - 12.2014

Job overview

  • Worked as context analyst to support improvements to search results classification.
  • Analyzed query intents compared to search results and classified unstructured data to enhance algorithm performance and human-computer interface (HCI).

LeapFrog, Inc
Emeryville, CA

Digital Content Manager
04.2013 - 12.2013

Job overview

  • Collaborated on the project to consolidate corporate and e-commerce sites, using an Agile database to push new content on the website.
  • Created online editorial guidelines, maintaining consistency throughout content properties among copywriters while keeping them free to create content for 1,200 products.
  • Established and implemented templates and processes, optimizing efforts to automate development and legal approval.
  • Coordinated work of six full-time and two freelance copywriters by creating detailed content briefs offering clear direction.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Consolidated Leapfrog corporate and e-commerce sites - over 1,200 right-reserved products, created templates, and implemented content processes.

Google, Inc
Mountain View, CA

Language Specialist/Speech Data Evaluator
07.2013 - 11.2013

Job overview

  • Worked on the Google Nexus voice command project concept and implementation.
  • Collaborated on developing the Portuguese version of Google Voice, one of two pilot language markets selected by Google.
  • Translated and localized popular search terms into speaking versions, adapting queries to regional culture, including slang.
  • Evaluated and labeled text data, generated test query sets, and edited script sentences and linguistic rules for Portuguese speech, applying natural language processing methodologies.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Spearheaded the Portuguese translation and localization process for Google's phone voice command.
  • Successfully delivered the Portuguese version of the voice command, enabling accurate understanding and prompt responses to user commands, including teen lingo/slang - part of the target audience.

Apple, Inc
Cupertino, CA

Linguistic Tester
01.2013 - 03.2013

Job overview

  • Evaluated and edited machine-translated demand generation email communications for the Brazilian consumer market user needs.
  • Provided Portuguese linguistic analyses for the Engineering team, leveraging machine learning tools and algorithms to ensure asset files were suitable for localization and seamless integration.

Education

FAAP (Armando Alvares Penteado University)
São Paulo, Brazil

Bachelor’s from Social Communication Advertising & Marketing

University Overview

University of California – Berkeley
San Francisco, CA

Marketing Certificate

University Overview

EPA – Escola Panamericana De Artes
São Paulo, Brazil

Visual Communications from Graphic Design

University Overview

General Assembly
San Francisco, CA

UX Design

University Overview

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

UX Design For Non-Designers

University Overview

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Neuro Marketing

University Overview

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Tame Big Data to Drive

University Overview

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Mobile Marketing

University Overview

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Mobile Web Application Development

University Overview

University of California – Berkeley
San Francisco, CA

Strategic Marketing 2.0

University Overview

Skills

  • Inventory & Audit
  • Gap & Competitive Analysis
  • UX Research
  • Usability Testing
  • UX & UI
  • Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis
  • Data Visualization
  • Information Architecture
  • Taxonomy
  • User Flow & Roadmap
  • Content Engineer
  • User Testing
  • User Interface
  • Wireframing & Prototyping
  • Product Strategy
  • Program Management
  • Project Management

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Drove +211,400 unique users - a 65% growth from the past year, by onboarding 80 Amazon orgs, building 189 business lines information architecture - a rise of 195% from the previous year, and structuring the migration of 28,952 technical documentation from 8 different platforms.
  • Facilitated $918K cost avoidance by challenging a new experience scheduled to launch. Pressed for additional user experience research and insisted on a feature to allow users to switch between experiences. Both strategic actions reversed the decision to change to a newly developed user experience with detrimental usability.
  • Volunteered as a content strategist and UX graphic designer for a volunteer-run writing workshop program that helped 72K live and on-demand learners save 1.6K–2.9K FTE (2.6M–4.8M hours) and deliver up to 624K successful docs in a year.
  • Created a highly effective solution to consolidate, restructure, and significantly enhance a fragmented user experience across three different digital platforms, including addressing the complexities of global software distribution while ensuring privacy & legal compliance with US Export Control regulations. Renesas consolidated website significantly impacted business operations, vision efficiency, and improved hardware and cloud software distribution.
  • Implemented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to enhance content production efficiency and effectiveness for TikTok Shop's new business operation.
  • Consolidated terms and oversaw the review, updating, translation, and localization of a glossary, fostering company-wide usability and consistency.
  • Managed content production for TikTok Shop's global expansion into 49 new markets, ensuring compliance with global selling regulations.
  • Led content team contribution to build the Intel design system, earning recognition from upper management.
  • Scaled the VISA website down to 27% of its original size, focusing the message content on meeting users' demands.
  • Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Redesigned Microsoft distributor website - Rackspace, user experience, improving sales conversion, and reducing live touchpoint volume.
  • Introduced Hitachi IoT business segment by launching an innovative scalable website foundation with framework and content structure.
  • Repurposed Chevron's social media campaign, creating a microsite to increase engagement.
  • Redesigned Ortho's user experience through 3 sites in 4 languages, translating messages into digestible size for a user-friendly experience and ultimately increasing engagement.
  • Built Wells Fargo content governance plan after analyzing the digital presence, inventorying & auditing content, and interviewing stakeholders.
  • Delivered Google Enterprise Google microsite structure - information architecture, sitemap, and content strategy, improving target market perception of Google Security Solutions.
  • Consolidated Leapfrog corporate and e-commerce sites - over 1,200 right-reserved products, created templates, and implemented content processes.

Software

Software

Adobe Creative Suites | Adobe AEM | Drupal | Webflow | WordPress |

Ektron | XD | Figma | Sketch | Balsamiq | InVision | Zeplin | Qualtrix |

LightRoom | Jira | Transifex | Lucidchart | Glyfy | OmniGraffle |

SangIt | Camtasia | SalesForce | CRM | HubSpot

Languages

English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Italian
Professional
Spanish
Limited
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Quote

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.
Jeff Bezos

Soft Skills

Soft Skills
  • Empathy
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Storyteller
  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented
  • Customer Obsession
  • Persistent
  • Solution Driven
  • Data Driven
  • Decision Making
  • Can-Do Attitude
  • Insist on High-Standards
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Communication & Interpersonal Skills
  • Team Leadership

Timeline

Content Operations Manager
TikTok
11.2023 - 05.2024
UX Strategist
Content Rules
06.2023 - 10.2023
UX Sr Content Strategist
Amazon
12.2019 - 03.2023
UX Sr Content Strategist
Beyond, Digital Agency
09.2016 - 10.2016
UX Sr Content Strategist
Renesas
05.2016 - 06.2019
UX Sr Content Strategist
Epsilon, Digital Agency
01.2016 - 08.2016
UX Sr Content Strategist
Doremus, Digital Agency
11.2015 - 12.2015
UX Sr Content Strategist
Razorfish, Digital Agency
01.2015 - 10.2015
Content Specialist
Yahoo, Inc
08.2014 - 12.2014
Language Specialist/Speech Data Evaluator
Google, Inc
07.2013 - 11.2013
Digital Content Manager
LeapFrog, Inc
04.2013 - 12.2013
Linguistic Tester
Apple, Inc
01.2013 - 03.2013
FAAP (Armando Alvares Penteado University)
Bachelor’s from Social Communication Advertising & Marketing
University of California – Berkeley
Marketing Certificate
EPA – Escola Panamericana De Artes
Visual Communications from Graphic Design
General Assembly
UX Design
Stanford University
UX Design For Non-Designers
Stanford University
Neuro Marketing
Stanford University
Tame Big Data to Drive
Stanford University
Mobile Marketing
Stanford University
Mobile Web Application Development
University of California – Berkeley
Strategic Marketing 2.0
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