Senior Writer, AIX Creative Studio

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years proven writing or content design experience AND a certification, degree, or training in English, Writing, Human-centered Design, Literature, or related field OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) project leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional writing experience, including senior or lead writing roles at an agency, in-house brand/creative studio, or comparable environment
• Both agency and in-house experience, ideally you understand how voice work gets made under agency pressure-testing and how it has to hold up at in-house scale and speed
• Experience creating voice, tone, or brand language guidelines — you've built documentation that other writers and teams use
• A portfolio that shows real range — brand voice and campaign work alongside more functional writing like UX copy, scripts, or naming
• A strong point of view on visual craft, even though writing is your primary discipline, you can sit in a design review and contribute meaningfully
• A track record as a strong partner to both strategy and design — you don't default to one side or the other, and you can move fluidly between a strategy conversation and a design crit
• The ability to write in multiple voices without losing the underlying brand DNA — knowing when a moment calls for restraint versus boldness
• Real cultural fluency — genuine engagement with music, entertainment, internet culture, or adjacent creative communities
• Strong presentation and communication skills — comfortable talking through language choices with senior leadership, including the Brand Writing lead and Creative Director
• Experience translating technical or complex subject matter into clear, resonant creative writing
• Comfort working in a large, matrixed organization while protecting the integrity of the studio's voice
• Experience writing for AI or emerging-technology products specifically
• A personal creative practice — publishing, music, screenwriting, a newsletter, or similar — that signals a genuine relationship with language beyond the day job
• Experience writing for experiential or live formats (events, keynotes, installations) in addition to digital and print

Writing IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.