Owning the product positioning for a zero-to-one launch that required users to rethink what Messenger is. Building the trust architecture that made discoverability feel safe.
I was the sole content designer on this zero-to-one launch, a company-level priority. Working across Product, Design, Research, and Legal, I owned the product identity, the new user experience, and the trust and safety content strategy from the ground up.

Messenger has always meant private communication between friends and family — a mental model reinforced by the rollout of end-to-end encryption in 2023–24. Messenger Communities introduced something categorically different: semi-public, interest-based groups that anyone could discover and join. The product didn’t need better copy. It needed a new mental model.
Reframing the value proposition
The initial value props were PM-drafted and growth-oriented — accurate internally, but not built around how a real user evaluates something new. I rewrote them around user-centered needs surfaced by research: building community without the overhead of a Facebook group, the appeal of scale, and the need to feel in control.
~23% lift in new community creation within 6 weeks of NUX launch
Build a chat-based community on Messenger
Plan events, find support and share information with your community, all in one place. No Facebook group needed.
Bring up to 5,000 real-world connections online
Create a community space on Messenger for any group or organization and give it room to grow.
Use simple tools to help your community thrive
Unlock admin tools to help you safely manage your community so you can focus on building relationships.
Building a trust and safety content system
Discoverability only works if users feel safe. I shaped the “Request to Join” feature concept and its content experience — giving admins meaningful control over membership while clearly communicating the public nature of communities to new members. I partnered with Legal to translate moderation requirements into plain, reassuring language.
~14% increase in new community creation the month following launch
~39% of new communities opted into request-to-join



“This makes sense. It makes sense you can search for the things you’re interested in.”
Product positioning
Trust & safety
UX writing
A/B testing
Content strategy
Cross-functional collaboration
Instructional design
Mental model design
Onboarding
User research
Value proposition design