Social Media Copywriter (Contract)

District of Columbia, USA (Remote)

$5K/mo – $6K/moEntry Level4+ years expContract

Posted 19 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the creation and coordination of Future Caucus social media and brand voice across multiple platforms, including clipping video content, drafting posts, and supporting newsletters, while aligning with AP and brand guidelines and collaborating with the digital team on deadlines.

  • Lead social media copy across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook
  • Review long-form video to select clips and draft promotion content
  • Help refine and codify Future Caucus' brand voice with the communications team

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write social media captions for Future Caucus video content across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook, in alignment with the organization's brand voice and content calendar
  • Review long-form video content to identify short clips for social media
  • Draft social media posts promoting Future Caucus' earned media coverage
  • Contribute copy to the organization's newsletter as needed
  • Participate in voice-development exercises with the communications team to help refine and codify Future Caucus' brand voice
  • Ensure all copy adheres to AP style and Future Caucus style and brand guidelines
  • Coordinate with the Senior Manager, Digital Content on priorities, deadlines, and revisions; be generally available during core hours (10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ET)
  • Perform other related duties as needed

Requirements

  • 4+ years of professional copywriting experience, ideally including social media copy for organizations, campaigns, or brands
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating versatility — you've successfully written in multiple organizational voices and can point to examples
  • A track record of producing clean, publication-ready copy that requires minimal editing
  • Excellent command of major style guides, with an emphasis on AP style
  • Genuine interest in and working knowledge of U.S. politics at the federal and/or state level
  • Self-directed and highly organized: you manage your own workload, hit deadlines without prompting, and communicate proactively
  • Passion for bipartisan cooperation and cross-partisan dialogue

Preferred

  • Experience with brand or voice development is a strong plus
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Future Caucus

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Future Caucus is a national, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to activating Gen Z and millennial policymakers to foster cooperative political leadership and revitalize our democracy.In 2013, Future Caucus (formerly Millennial Action Project) organized the nation’s first and only caucus for young Congressional members of both political parties, called the Congressional Future Caucus. This group forms a unique entrepreneurial governing environment for the next generation of leaders. Future Caucus scaled this model into the states, currently in 36 state legislatures, with leaders creating pragmatic, post-partisan solutions on future-oriented issues. Future Caucus and its work have been featured in: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NBC’s Meet The Press, CNN, MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Ronan Farrow Daily, ABC News, USA Today, POLITICO, National Journal, The Hill, Roll Call, BuzzFeed, C-SPAN, Al Jazeera America, and more. The national Advisory Board includes Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., Governor Jennifer Granholm, former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, and others.

Founded in 2013
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
28 employees (7 in marketing)
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