Copywriter, Marketing, Brand & Social Content

Responsibilities

• Merch: Collaborate with our Art Director and merch teams on new products for the Crooked ecommerce store that capture our brand tone and help us hit sales goals for our ecommerce business
• Marketing: Work with the marketing team to write and punch up copy related to any and all promo materials used to promote our brand, content and our efforts across ecommerce, subscription community and our live tour and events (ad/promo copy, scripts for host-read “housekeeping” in pod episodes and across cross-promoted podcasts, occasional website copy, campaign tagline and copy, press materials and other marketing materials, as needed)
• Ads: Punch up, proof and copy edit ad copy for host-read sponsorships and ads in host-forward tone of voice.
• Social: Work with social team on occasional social post copy and occasional script-writing for original social content like video explainers and other original content series.
• Creative Collaboration
• Collaborate with Comedy Corner, our in-house comedy writers as needed, to get feedback on ideas, to punch up other ideas and have your work critiqued and punched up.
• Training and mentoring news staff in Crooked tone and humor.

Requirements

• A track record and work samples that demonstrate an ability to capture a brand’s tone of voice and apply across different media and communications
• A clear idea of the Crooked brand and an intuitive grasp on where our tone should and can shift with the cultural and political climate
• 1-3 years of experience copywriting for brands or across agency clients with strong, distinct consumer-facing tone of voice. Bonus points for demonstrated comedy and pro-social experience
• Fluency and comfort with common formats, terminology and workflows related to marketing, sponsorship, social and e-commerce
• Ability to communicate and pitch your ideas to stakeholders when needed, talk through feedback and work through creative in real time
• Strong communication and organizational and proofreading skills
• A passion for comedy, pop culture and politics and an understanding of audiences who have the same interests
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• A self-motivated, proactive, creative, accountable, and collaborative attitude
• Commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our coverage & workplace

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Paid healthcare
• 401k match
• Generous vacation and paid leave including, sick, bereavement, pregnancy loss, and disability leaves
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave
• Commuter reimbursement or paid parking
• Communications stipend
• Professional development opportunities
• Did we also mention our offices are closed at the end of the year?