Shamili Kovvuru

Head of UX Content Design
London, UK.

About

I’m a Content Design leader experienced in launching 0-1 products to new markets, coaching high-performing teams through performance cycles, driving customer acquisitions and retention (whilst driving down cost to serve) and curious about how AI can support our processes.

Work

JP Morgan Chase
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Content Design Manager/Head of UX Content

Full time

Summary

Leading UX content design and a team of 8 direct reports across London and Berlin for Chase.

Sky
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Content Design Lead

Summary

Leading the establishment and scaling of Content Design practices at Sky, driving strategic initiatives and enhancing digital customer experiences for premium products.

Highlights

Successfully established and scaled a new Content Design practice at Sky, setting foundational standards and processes for future growth.

Developed and executed the 2024 content design roadmap, aligning content strategy with key business objectives for the year.

Created and implemented the 2024 coverage and hiring plan, strategically expanding team capabilities to meet evolving product needs.

Championed and established Sky's overarching digital voice and tone, ensuring consistent and impactful language across digital customer experiences.

Led the redesign of the discovery experience for Sky Glass TV, the company's premium product, enhancing user engagement and product usability.

Instagram
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Senior Content Designer

Summary

Led end-to-end content design for Instagram's creator marketplace, driving user acquisition and shaping product strategy for a global SaaS suite.

Highlights

Led end-to-end content design for the brand portal to Instagram's creator marketplace, owning all product content and ensuring a cohesive user journey.

Designed and executed new information architecture, successfully integrating the creator marketplace tool into Meta's existing SaaS product suite.

Drove an additional ~4,600 brand onboardings by identifying high-impact content opportunities and executing A/B tests on new onboarding entry points.

Facilitated workshops with 50+ cross-functional partners to align on key value propositions, directly feeding into optimized onboarding flows.

Acted as Content Lead for the creator commerce v-team, contributing to the development of a 3-year product vision and strategic roadmap.

Coached and mentored numerous content and UX/product designers, fostering professional growth and elevating design quality across teams.

Google
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Senior Content Strategist

Summary

Pioneered content strategy for the Google Fit developer platform, significantly enhancing usability and partner integration quality.

Highlights

Planned and executed the first major overhaul of the Google Fit developer platform since 2016, resulting in higher quality partner integrations.

Achieved a ~38% improvement in site feedback by optimizing content and user experience on the Google Fit developer platform.

Developed and implemented a data-driven process utilizing feedback reports and Google Analytics to strategically prioritize impactful future updates.

Vista
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Senior Content Designer

Summary

Mentored a team of 7 designers and supported 5 cross-functional development teams, overseeing UX product writing and help content for cinema software solutions.

Highlights

Mentored a team of 7 designers, fostering their professional development and enhancing team capabilities.

Pitched and piloted a content-first approach across 3 projects, reducing revisions and rework by 28% and improving design efficiency.

Secured 1 UX quality project per half onto the product roadmap through close collaboration with product managers, demonstrating strategic impact.

Delivered 3 product feature demos and tutorials for each major release, reducing customer queries to account managers by 30%.

Led workshops on persona writing, voice and tone mapping, and design leadership, significantly improving UX quality and team collaboration.

Kiwiplan
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Content Strategist

Summary

Led UX for a digital transformation project at Kiwiplan, reimagining legacy desktop applications as digital web products for a company with 80% market share in box plants.

Highlights

Delivered comprehensive design audits for 7 core products, securing senior leadership buy-in for 9 of 11 UX recommendations.

Reduced 700 pages of user manuals to 10 pages of essential content for product tours and help, increasing user success.

Achieved a 38% reduction in common user errors with 95% of users successfully completing flows, based on usability testing with 20 clients.

Created UI labels, descriptions, tooltips, and error messages for over 300 fields across 7 products, enhancing user clarity and experience.

Led workshops with senior leadership to define and document Kiwiplan's voice and tone, ensuring consistent brand communication.

Launched a company-wide glossary adopted by 120 employees, driving consistency across all customer-facing materials.

WritersInc
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Technical Writer

Summary

Managed two major client accounts, delivering against bid and contract renewal targets, and driving significant business growth for a consultancy.

Highlights

Authored proposals that secured 5 out of 6 government contracts for a key client (In-work), totaling $5M in revenue.

Created and piloted a new onboarding platform for software developers at Cubic, halving onboarding time from 12 to 6 weeks.

Increased web-generated leads from 15% to 42% by redesigning the WritersInc website, enhancing content and navigation.

Conducted a comprehensive competitor analysis to refine company messaging and brand positioning, strengthening market presence.

Red Gorilla
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Copywriter

Summary

Oversaw startup clients for a marketing agency, pitching and executing strategic content projects to drive growth and discovery.

Highlights

Oversaw content strategy for multiple startup clients, developing and executing strategic content projects from concept to completion.

Pitched and delivered compelling content initiatives that significantly drove client growth and enhanced brand discovery in competitive markets.

Education

Ara Institute of Canterbury

Certificate

Human-Computer Interaction Design

Courses

Technology and Design Intersection

User Experience Principles

University of Auckland

Bachelor of Science

Microbiology and Environmental Studies

Courses

Microbiology

Environmental Studies

Projects

Sky's Digital Voice and Tone

Summary

Led the initiative to build and champion Sky's comprehensive digital voice and tone guidelines, emphasizing the strategic power of language in enhancing digital customer experiences.

Instagram's Creator Marketplace

Summary

Facilitated the connection between creators and brands on Instagram's creator marketplace, overseeing its launch and global expansion across mobile and desktop platforms.

WhatsApp Ads at Meta

Summary

Empowered small businesses in key markets like India and Brazil to leverage click-to-WhatsApp ads for enhanced customer reach, trust-building, and business growth.

Google Fit Developer Platform

Summary

Assisted app builders in seamlessly integrating with Google Fit, enabling users to gain better control over their health and fitness data through intuitive platform experiences.

Skills

Content Design

UX Writing, Microcopy, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, Brand Voice & Tone, Digital Experience Design.

Product Development

Zero-to-One Product Development, Product Vision & Strategy, SaaS Product Suite Integration, Agile Methodologies, Product Roadmaps.

Technical Communication

Technical Writing, Documentation, User Manuals, Help Content, Tutorials, Demos.

Leadership & Management

Empathy, Transparency, Coaching, Cross-functional Collaboration, Advocacy, Roadmapping, Hiring & Development, Servant Leadership.

User Experience (UX)

User Journey Mapping, Usability testing, A/B Testing, Giving feedback, Workshop facilitation.

Data & Analytics

Adobe Analytics, Data-driven decision making.