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Portrait of María Alvear

About

I started in advertising and copywriting, writing for more than 100 brands. Over time, I became more interested in the experience behind the message: what people needed to understand, what a product allowed them to do, and where the team still needed to make a decision. That curiosity took me into UX design and then content design.

Over nearly eight years in content design, I’ve worked across fintech, insurance, healthcare, and products in English and Spanish. I’ve built content practices from scratch, shaped product launches, organized complex information, and developed voice and content systems that help teams make consistent decisions.

Today, as a Content Design Lead, I bring that experience to conversational AI and content agents. My work includes defining voice, behavioral boundaries, response patterns, and the knowledge and governance that support an agent’s behavior. I’m interested in how a team’s expertise becomes something an AI system can use—and how people can evaluate and improve what it produces.

I build tools to explore those questions, too, including a UX copy generator (opens in a new tab). In my content-agent work, I’m also addressing what happens before drafting: helping designers clarify the user’s goal, intended action, and relevant restrictions so content review starts with better context.

Across this work, I keep coming back to the same questions: what needs to be clear, what needs to be consistent, and what will make the process useful for the people doing the work?

Outside work, I photograph small everyday moments and write about the creative process. The Art of Creating (opens in a new tab), my short e-book, is part of that practice.

See my résumé

Talks & teaching

Online session of the talk “Diseño UX/UI en entornos AI-first”, with María Alejandra presenting to students over video call
Diseño UX/UI en entornos AI-first · EBAC LATAM

Designing in AI-first environments

Guest talk · EBAC LATAM · UX/UI students

I spoke with UX/UI students about navigating real product work, thinking in systems, and connecting design decisions to business goals, constraints, and team dynamics.

Their questions ranged from proposing ideas and understanding a team to identifying the skills that matter most in practice.

“We absolutely loved the session and greatly appreciated your clarity, kindness, and professionalism.”
Rocío Pérez · Programs & PartnershipsFeedback on the EBAC session

Personal projects

Tools I build, resources I share, and ideas I explore.