Senior Copywriter

San Jose, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 10 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and craft copy across campaigns and product surfaces, collaborating with design, product marketing, and growth to translate strategy into messaging while iterating on performance-driven variants.

  • Lead copy across brand and performance channels to meet strategic goals
  • Incorporate data-driven insights to refine concepts and optimize results
  • Adhere to tone of voice and guidelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write copy across campaigns, digital experiences, social, CRM, web, video scripts, product surfaces, and performance channels
  • Contribute ideas alongside designers, art directors, and content strategists
  • Craft headlines, short-form copy, product messaging, and performance-driven variants
  • Write and iterate quickly across structured formats, including messaging matrices and testing frameworks
  • Apply McAfee's tone of voice and copy guidelines consistently across your work
  • Flag gaps or inconsistencies in guidelines as products and channels evolve
  • Take feedback from senior writers and creative leads to sharpen craft over time
  • Write and test copy variants for paid social, search, and other performance channels
  • Use performance data and learnings to inform revisions and future concepts
  • Balance brand consistency with what the data shows is working

Requirements

  • 6 – 8 years of copywriting experience, including time in-house/client-side (not agency-only)
  • Some experience writing for performance marketing — paid social, search, or similar channels where copy is tested and iterated against data
  • Portfolio demonstrating range across brand and performance work (required)
  • Experience writing for consumer brands; tech or subscription experience is a plus
  • Strong fundamentals: clean, clear writing with good editorial instincts
  • Comfortable taking direction and feedback, with a desire to grow craft and scope over time
  • Collaborative and proactive in a lean team environment
  • Able to manage multiple projects and shift between conceptual and structured writing

Benefits

  • Bonus Program
  • 401k Retirement
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support and Community Involvement
  • 14 Paid Company Holidays
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off for Exempt Employees
  • 96 Hours of Sick Time and 120 Hours of Vacation for Non-Exempt Employees Accrued Each Year
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McAfee

We’re creating what’s next in online protection. As technologists, creatives, and people who thrive on looking forward, we make life online safe, so everyone can enjoy it with confidence—in all the ever-shifting forms it will take.Just as life online is full of possibility, life at McAfee is as well. You’ll have the freedom to explore challenges, take smart risks, and reach your potential in one of the fastest-growing industries in the world—backed by a team that supports and inspires you.

Sunnyvale, California, USA
5.6K employees (326 in marketing)

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2022
    Debt Financing
  • Mar 2022
    Private Equity
  • Sep 1991
    Private Equity

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.5M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$894.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
19.3%
Direct
71.7%
Referral
5.4%
Social
0.7%
Paid
2.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~5.6K

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Senior Copywriter

McAfee · San Jose, CA · Hybrid