FREELANCE COPYWRITER, ART & CULTURE

Friendly, MD (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New Grad2+ years expContract

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the storytelling engine for art and culture clients across social, web, email, and editorial, balancing institutional voice with engaging audience copy.

  • Content Creation & Adaptation: write storyboarded copy for organic/paid social, web pages, newsletters, and exhibition texts; tailor tone for diverse art contexts.
  • Editorial Collaboration & Quality: support article drafts, edits, and feature writing; incorporate feedback while upholding brand voice and cultural fluency.
  • Workflow & Tools: publish with CMS support, coordinate revisions with managers/designers, and stay deadline-focused in a remote team.

Job Description

  • Write and refine storyboards and copy for organic and paid social media, web pages, email newsletters, artist profiles, exhibition descriptions, and digital ads, including shortform video.
  • Adapt tone and style across institutional, editorial, and social contexts for a range of art and culture clients.
  • Support editorial production, including contributing to article drafts, interview edits, and feature writing as needed.
  • Incorporate feedback from account managers, designers, and clients efficiently through multiple revision rounds.
  • Maintain brand voice consistency and uphold high standards for clarity, accuracy, and cultural fluency.
  • Assist with CMS publishing and quality control as needed.
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Digital Counsel

Digital Counsel is a New York creative agency founded by experts in the fields of contemporary art and media. We provide advertising by artists. Our services encompass digital marketing strategy, content creation, including editorial and artist commissions, social media management, paid media advertising, and guerilla marketing. We also offer branding, website design, and full stack development. Select clients include Hyundai Artlab, Rockefeller Center, Harmony Korine’s EDGLRD, The Armory Show, Aspen Ideas: Climate, a partnership between the City of Miami Beach and the Aspen Institute, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA).We are the first official affiliate of Cultural Counsel, the “big tent” (Vanity Fair) communications firm that provides media strategy for the world’s top institutions, art organizations, and brands, including A24, Mellon Foundation, and Times Square Arts. Together, our sister companies bring an innate understanding of trends and cultural themes sharpened by decades of working in the art world.As a social-first firm led by artists, we understand the nuanced distinctions within the contemporary art world—as well as an instinctual plan to communicate key narratives to the wider public. We deliver premium services designed to amplify earned media, as well as a full suite of advertising and digital marketing tools.

Founded in 2022
New York, New York, USA
10 employees (5 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
262
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28.6%
Direct
53.6%
Referral
6.6%
Social
9.9%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (20% of company)
Median Career Experience
7 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4