Kirsten Rue

About Kirsten Rue

Hello! I wear a variety of hats as a content designer, editor, and project manager working in Seattle, WA. I\'ve worked on projects big and small, including tech, UX, magazines, organizational communications, and YA series. Currently, I work on the Microsoft Teams content design team.To learn more about me and what I do, please visit me at http://kirstenrue.com.

Experience

1. Senior Content Designer

   Microsoft

   Jun 2018 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Current: Microsoft Teams UX Design Writer focused on building seamless end-to-end event experiences and full system coherence.Past: Lead #MicrosoftEDU UX voice strategy across platforms and experiences, centering the needs of students and educators. Lead content design for Microsoft Teams for Education and Windows 11 SE. Create and curate EDU support at support.microsoft.com/education. Help teams tell stories that influence where it counts. Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams with design, research, and PMs. Human-centered, always.

Education

• University of East Anglia

  Visiting Student, English Language and Literature/Letters

  2003 — 2004

• Whitman College

  Bachelor’s Degree, English

  2001 — 2005

• University of Washington

  Master’s Degree, Creative Writing

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Wordpress
• Proofreading
• Publications
• Public Speaking
• Creative Writing
• Magazines
• Writing
• Microsoft Office
• Teaching
• Copywriting
• Blogging
• Editorial
• Web Content
• Freelance Writing
• Copy Editing
• Content Strategy
• Social Networking
• Social Media
• Event Planning
• Social Media Marketing
• Editing
• Research
• Facebook
• Storytelling