Freelance Senior Copywriter

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$4K/wk – $5K/wkSenior Level5+ years expContract

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the UX and product copy for a regulated financial services experience, combining hands-on writing with component-level systems thinking and AI-assisted strategy to move across discovery to activation.

  • Copy across digital products and services, including UX content, interface writing, headlines, and long-form content for web and mobile
  • Contribute to content operations deliverables beyond copy output, including content governance guidelines, workflow documentation, editorial frameworks, and agent prompts and playbooks
  • Collaborate closely with design, UX, strategy, and product teams to ensure copy and experience are working in concert, with hands-on work directly within Figma as a core part of the workflow

Job Description

Own the UX and product copy for a regulated financial services experience, combining hands-on writing with component-level systems thinking and AI-assisted strategy to move across discovery to activation.

  • Copy across digital products and services, including UX content, interface writing, headlines, and long-form content for web and mobile
  • Bring a combination of strategic, conceptual, and copywriting skills to each brief, delivering work that is both purposeful and resonant
  • Develop compelling copy that is clear, human, and appropriate for a highly regulated financial services context without sacrificing creativity or craft
  • Write and organize copy at the component level, thinking in discrete, field-mapped units such as headlines, eyebrows, body copy, and CTAs rather than flowing prose, with an understanding of how copy lives inside CMS-driven page structures
  • Apply or develop familiarity with AEO and GEO writing principles, crafting content that is optimized for discoverability across AI-driven search and answer engines, not just traditional search ranking
  • Contribute to content operations deliverables beyond copy output, including content governance guidelines, workflow documentation, editorial frameworks, and agent prompts and playbooks
  • Collaborate closely with design, UX, strategy, and product teams to ensure copy and experience are working in concert, with hands-on work directly within Figma as a core part of the workflow
  • Work within sprint-based delivery cadences, committing to and meeting copy milestones with the discipline and velocity that agile product development demands
  • Engage directly with client stakeholders in a professional and collaborative manner, including navigating review cycles that involve brand, legal, and compliance partners
  • Approach every brief with curiosity and a desire to find the most distinctive and effective solution
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AKQA

3.8 Glassdoor

AKQA is a creative company at the intersection of imagination and technology, with a global presence across 19 countries, and 30 locations. For more than three decades, AKQA has pioneered what’s next. From the dawn of digital to the rise of AI, AKQA is globally recognised for its creative excellence and innovation. The company has earned top honours including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Grand Prix for Digital Craft 2023, Design and Glass 2024, and Innovation 2025, alongside seven Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards and three World Changing Ideas Awards.

Founded in 1994
San Francisco, California, USA
2K employees (657 in marketing)
74% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
130.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.7%
Direct
39.2%
Referral
9.9%
Social
4.9%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
215 (11% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$71M
Last Raise
$71M
Series Unknown, 25 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2001
    Series Unknown • $71M

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