Copywriter

Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $68K/yrMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the language and creative voice across multi channel work, turning strategy into clear campaigns and polished copy for social, digital, and brand experiences.

  • Translate insights and strategy into clear, compelling creative work across social, digital, video, print, and brand platforms.
  • Write and edit across formats from campaigns to web, shaping tone, structure, and messaging that aligns with business goals.
  • Collaborate with creative directors, strategists, designers, and clients to push language and maintain high standards under tight timelines.

Job Description

- Develop strong conceptual ideas across social, digital, video, print, and brand platforms - Translate insights and strategy into clear, compelling creative work - Help build and adapt brand voices with consistency, precision, and originality - Understand how writing supports broader brand and business goals - Contribute to presentations and creative discussions with thoughtful perspective - Write confidently across formats: campaigns, scripts, social, headlines, presentations, web, messaging, and longform - Understand pacing, structure, tone, and how language works alongside design, motion, and sound - Edit carefully and maintain strong standards for grammar, clarity, and detail - Bring equal energy to foundational work — outlines, messaging frameworks, UX copy — as to headline ideas - Develop instincts for when to push language and when simplicity is more effective - 3–5+ years of experience in an agency, studio, editorial, or brand environment - A portfolio demonstrating conceptual thinking and versatility across formats and brand voices - Good understanding of organic social, digital culture, and contemporary storytelling - Experience with lifestyle, retail, or fashion brands that appeal to individuals and families - Strong writing fundamentals paired with strategic thinking and creative range - Ability to move comfortably between consumer-facing and B2B communications - Software skills in: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Figma, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Notebook LM - Native fluency in organic social: not just the platforms themselves, but the behaviors, references, creators, rhythms, and unwritten rules that shape them - Understands what earns attention, what builds affinity, and how to create original, effective work in a landscape increasingly crowded by sameness and AI slop - Experience presenting work internally or to clients is a plus - Curious about AI, human behavior, and emerging technologies - Material is a global company and we work with best-of-class brands worldwide. We also create and launch new brands and products, putting innovation and value creation at the center of our practice. Our clients are in the top of their class, across industry sectors from technology to retail, transportation, finance and healthcare.
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Material

3.5 Glassdoor

We drive intelligent growth for ambitious businesses and leading brands.Customer understanding is more potent and drives greater value when insights go to work directly within marketing and experience priorities. To give our clients that advantage, we put an insights-driven operating system at the core of our design, go-to-market and digital experience solutions.Material clients make smarter growth choices because they can see clearly how and when to take the shots that count. Together, we connect consumer intelligence with customer demand generation to build lasting, profitable relationships.

Founded in 1973
New York, New York, USA
1.8K employees (272 in marketing)
59% recommend to a friend
55% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
5.1%
Direct
23.1%
Referral
52.7%
Social
0.6%
Paid
18.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.8K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
194 (11% of company)
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3