Synchrony Bank · Help content + taxonomy
Making nearly 100 questionseasier to navigate.
How a content audit, competitor review, user-centered taxonomy, and mobile content model supported Synchrony’s buy-now-pay-later launch.
The problem
Two content systems, one launch
The marketing team had accumulated a large collection of internal BNPL assets. Some were current and useful; others were outdated, duplicative, off-brand, or difficult to locate. The team needed a reliable view of what it had and what still needed to be created.
The customer experience created a connected problem: nearly 100 questions covering payments, credit checks, fees, refunds, fraud, and statements. One long list would be difficult to scan, especially on a phone.
The current public page may have changed since launch. This case describes my verified work and points to one published question that remains visible; it does not claim authorship of every word on the current page.
Contribution 01
Turn a warehouse into an inventory
I cataloged internal assets in Excel, recording each item’s type, purpose, condition, and status. I flagged outdated, duplicate, and off-brand material; identified gaps; and recommended what to keep, revise, archive, or create.
The inventory connected content condition to a decision and gave the launch team a clearer basis for production.
Contribution 02
Benchmark customer expectations
I reviewed help content from other BNPL providers, collected recurring questions, grouped them by theme, and identified subjects Synchrony needed to address clearly.
The benchmark was not used to copy a competitor’s structure or language. It distinguished expected baseline content from opportunities to make Synchrony’s guidance clearer or more complete.
Contribution 03
Build a taxonomy around user concerns
I helped organize the question set into recognizable customer concerns rather than internal organizational language.
The structure gave people a practical first decision: identify the subject, then find the specific question.
Contribution 04
Make the model work on mobile
I worked with design to recommend a nested-accordion experience that progressively revealed detail:
The design intent was to make a large FAQ set manageable without placing nearly 100 expanded questions on one screen.
Writing
Write for a stressful moment
Financial help content often reaches people when they are confused, worried, or dealing with possible fraud. The writing needed to be direct without sounding cold.
How do I report unauthorized access to my account?
I didn’t open this loan. Who can help me?
The published answer acknowledges the seriousness of the situation and directs the customer to Synchrony for immediate support.
Shipped output
A navigable help-content system
- Searchable inventory of BNPL marketing assets
- Keep-revise-archive recommendations
- Competitor help-content benchmark
- User-centered categories for nearly 100 FAQs
- Recommended nested-accordion content model
- Plain-language support copy for topics including fraud and fees
With post-launch data, I would review category-level opens, unsuccessful searches, repeated customer-service questions, and mobile drop-off points within the accordion sequence.
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