Content Designer Job at Illumio in Sunnyvale

Our Product Management team is driven by a culture that thrives on visionary leadership, autonomy, and ownership, creating a dynamic synergy that drives us forward in the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity. We collaborate closely with our Engineering team to tackle real-world challenges our customers face
Bring your visionary instincts to every stage of the product lifecycle—from conception and definition to development, release, and post-release activities. You’ll play a pivotal role in strategic planning, feature selection, and day-to-day tactical operations. Together, our dynamic team propels the roadmap forward as we strive to make the digital world a safer place
We’re looking for a curious, creative, and detail-oriented Content Designer to help shape how users learn about and interact with our products. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys transforming complex information into intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling content
As part of the Content Experience team, you’ll partner with product managers, designers, engineers, and senior content creators to develop user-centered documentation and learning experiences
While building technical documentation is an important part of the role, your primary focus will be designing content that helps users quickly find, understand, and apply information to solve their jobs to be done (JTBD)
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who is passionate about information design, visual communication, and creating exceptional customer experiences
Design clear, engaging information experiences that help users accomplish tasks efficiently
Write, edit, and maintain high-quality technical documentation, including user guides, conceptual topics, tutorials, release notes, feature documentation, and in-product help
Create and maintain user-facing documentation, conceptual guides, tutorials, release notes, and in-product help
Transform complex technical concepts into content that is easy to understand using a combination of text, visuals, diagrams, flowcharts, infographics, and other media
Organize content using sound information architecture principles, ensuring information is modular, searchable, and easy to navigate
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, UX designers, and support teams to understand new features and translate them into customer-focused content
Contribute to content strategy by identifying opportunities to improve discoverability, usability, and consistency across documentation
Assist in developing visual assets such as process diagrams, workflows, illustrations, and learning journeys that complement written technical documentation
Test product features and workflows to validate documentation accuracy and improve the user experience
Edit and review content for clarity, consistency, accessibility, and adherence to style guidelines
Continuously learn new technologies, products, and design approaches to improve how information is communicated
Benefits Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
Life and Disability Programs
Paid Parental Leave
Voluntary Benefit Programs
Company Sponsored Wellness Program
Wellness Reimbursement Program
Retirement Savings
Equity Opportunities
Paid time off and Paid Holidays
Employee Incentive Program
Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
Strong attention to detail and a willingness to iterate based on feedbackExcellent written and visual communication skillsFamiliarity with structured authoring or content reuse principlesBasic understanding of software development or cloud technologies is helpful but not requiredPortfolio demonstrating documentation, information design, visual communication, or UX writing projectsFamiliarity with diagrams, flowcharts, wireframes, or other visual communication techniquesExperience with accessibility best practices for digital contentStrong understanding of visual hierarchy, layout, typography, and information organizationExperience using documentation tools, content management systems, or design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Paligo, Confluence, or similar)0–3 years of experience in technical writing, information design, UX writing, instructional design, or a related disciplineBachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Information Design, UX, Graphic Design, English, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)Ability to simplify complex ideas for different audiencesExperience creating illustrations, infographics, or instructional graphicsExposure to video creation, interactive learning content, or multimedia storytellingComfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams and asking thoughtful questions to gather information

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