Barclays

Barclays is a multinational financial services and banking company and one of the most recognised banking brands in the world. 

Copywriter

Barclays contracted me for six months to work on a project for its Retail Online Banking division - essentially the logged in ecosystem for personal bankers.

I worked with the product and design teams to launch a new product, Smart Spend – a rewards and cashback product available only to online banking customers.

Launching initially in partnership with Expedia and the Energy Helpline, I worked on all aspects of the copy from the name of the product to product descriptions and user journeys that made it clear what customers could get.

I also liaised closely with stakeholders at Expedia and the Energy Helpline to ensure the Barclays-branded hosted pages on their own websites met their and Barclays' strict branding and UX standards.

To see the website in action you'll need to be a Barclays online banking customer, but I have included some screenshots for reference (but just be aware that these designs have been updated and new services added since I worked on the product).

I was then offered a longer term role with Barclays but chose to remain freelance and work ad hoc on a series of other online products.

• Web copy
• Product naming
• Stakeholder liaison and management
• Content owner

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