Copywriter

Chicago, IL (Unknown)

$60K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the core trader-communications flow, shaping clear, on-brand copy across emails, blogs, and GTM messages while ensuring regulatory compliance and cross-team consistency to drive trader engagement.

  • Trader content ownership: emails, blog education, and product-launch messaging that educates and converts.
  • Cross-channel governance: maintain brand voice and align messaging across Brand, Product, Communications, and Trader Experience.
  • Compliance-first storytelling: write brokerage content under NFA guidelines and audit content as products evolve.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write trader-facing emails across product launches, policy updates, feature announcements, and program changes that are clear, on brand, and built to convert.
  • Own blog content that educates traders on market concepts, trading strategy, and the Topstep platform in a way that is accessible and engaging.
  • Contribute to GTM campaigns, video scripts, paid ad copy, and product launch messaging from brief to final delivery.
  • Write copy for the brokerage side of the business in compliance with NFA regulatory guidelines.
  • Work alongside the Trader Experience team on trader-facing communications, updates, and announcements.
  • Maintain brand voice consistency across all channels while adapting tone for context and audience.
  • Audit and update existing content as products, policies, and programs evolve.
  • Collaborate across Brand, Product, Communications, and Trader Experience to ensure messaging is aligned and consistent at every touchpoint.

Requirements

  • 1 + years of copywriting experience in a professional setting with work that went live across email, social, blog, or campaign formats.
  • Strong writing skills with the ability to adapt tone and format across channels without losing the brand voice.
  • Genuine understanding of Topstep, our traders, and what we stand for as a brand.
  • Familiarity with trading concepts, futures markets, or prop firm culture, or a demonstrated ability to get up to speed quickly and write about them with confidence.
  • Comfortable working under NFA compliance guidelines for regulated brokerage content, or willing to learn and apply them consistently.
  • Detail oriented enough to get a compliance reviewed email right and creative enough to write copy that actually engages traders.
  • Comfortable moving fast, taking feedback, and iterating without losing momentum.
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work across multiple teams and manage competing priorities without losing consistency.
  • This is an individual contributor role focused on hands-on execution, personal accountability, and subject matter expertise in copywriting and brand voice.

Benefits

  • Seven paid Company Holidays and generous Family Leave. Paid time off is front-loaded.
  • Competitive 401(k) matching, health, dental, and vision insurance is offered for full time employees.
  • Vacations are encouraged with a bonus for taking 5 consecutive days. Employee referrals are bonused. Topstep offers a food and groceries budget and contributes towards health and wellness.
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Topstep is the premier funding opportunity for retail futures traders. Our goal is to provide a safe environment for traders to safely engage, learn and profit in the financial markets. With powerful tools, coaching, and a clear path to funding, we help traders build the habits and discipline needed to "go pro."At Topstep, we believe empowered people yield great results. Our people are our greatest asset and we treat them as such. We rely on everyone, regardless of position or experience, to help develop the big ideas that move us forward.📝 Risk Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/risk-disclosure📝 Social Media Disclosure: https://www.topstep.com/social-media-disclosure/📝 Terms of Use: https://www.topstep.com/terms-of-use/

Founded in 2012
Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.8K employees (72 in marketing)
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95% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

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6.2M
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$23K
Traffic Source Mix
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26%
Direct
63.9%
Referral
9.4%
Social
0.5%
Paid
0.2%

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