Senior Marketing Copywriter | Bankrate

USA (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $130K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel direct-response copy that moves audiences from first touch to conversion, harnessing test-driven iterations to optimize emails, landing pages, and landing experiences within regulated financial services.

  • Direct response copy across paid social, email, landing pages, and direct mail to drive measurable performance.
  • Creative testing and CRO: develop hypotheses, iterate variants, and translate briefs into distinct treatments with data-driven optimization.
  • Message hierarchy and compliance: structure copy to guide attention, partner with legal on disclosures, and optimize for opens/clicks within constraints.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Paid social and display copy: Write headlines, hooks, body copy, and CTAs for ads across Meta, TikTok, YouTube, programmatic display, and streaming/CTV. Build variants designed for testing, with clear differences in angle, tone, and message that generate real signal. - Creative testing: Partner with performance managers to develop copy-driven test hypotheses. Know what lever you're pulling with each variant and document learnings so they compound across campaigns. - Volume with craft: Maintain high output without defaulting to generic copy. The tenth variant should be as considered as the first. - Email copy: Write subject lines, preheaders, and body copy for trigger-based and broadcast campaigns. Support A/B testing across angles, CTAs, and length. Understand how copy interacts with layout to drive opens and clicks. - CRO-focused page copy: Write and iterate on landing page copy built for conversion. Translate test briefs into distinct treatments — headline, subhead, body, CTA — and use performance data to sharpen each iteration. - Message hierarchy: Structure copy to guide attention and reduce friction. Know what to lead with, what to support, and what to cut. - Direct mail copy: Write copy for direct mail campaigns — envelope teaser, letter copy, inserts, and response devices. Understand the read patterns and attention dynamics of physical mail and write to them. - Compliance-aware writing: Write effective direct response copy within financial services compliance constraints. Work with legal review processes, incorporate required disclosures without killing conversion, and find the persuasive angle that still clears the bar. Requirements - Direct response track record: Experience writing DR copy with accountability to performance metrics. You\'ve seen the data on your own copy and used it to improve the next round. Portfolio shows breadth across paid ads, email, and landing pages. - Multi-channel fluency: You\'ve written across paid social, email, landing pages, and direct mail and understand the format constraints and conversion dynamics of each. - Hypothesis-driven tester: You develop a point of view on what should win and why, track results, and build a compounding body of copy knowledge — not just a portfolio of variants. - Compliance-fluent: You have experience writing in regulated industries. You know how to advocate for effective copy within compliance constraints, not just around them. - Collaborative and fast: You work well with designers and channel managers, can push back when strategy is unclear, and ship strong work without waiting for perfect inputs. - Structured and self-directed: You manage multiple workstreams, flag blockers early, and deliver without heavy oversight. - AI-forward practitioner: You use AI tools to accelerate drafting and iteration. You evaluate outputs critically for voice, accuracy, and compliance, and know where they add real leverage. Benefits - Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision) - Life Insurance - Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance - Flexible Spending Accounts - Holiday Pay - 401(k) with match - Employee Assistance Program - Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program - Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. That’s why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually, with an increase to 25 days after five years of service.
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Bankrate

With five decades of trust and market leadership, Bankrate is transforming into an AI-powered fintech platform that puts consumers in control—connecting them to the best financial products to save more, earn more, and get ahead faster.Bankrate, LLC NMLS #1427381BR Tech Services, Inc. NMLS #1743443Nmlsconsumeraccess.org/

Founded in 1993
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
263 employees (99 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
11.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
59.9%
Direct
34.5%
Referral
4.6%
Social
0.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~263

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
89 (34% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
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