Experience: 4–8 years of experience writing in an agency or in-house marketing department.
Topic Experience: General Copy, Inbound Copy, Technical Copy, Direct Response Copy
Uhuru's Copywriters should be equipped with the ability to make even the most mundane details into remarkable and engaging stories.
This copywriter position is responsible for turning client messaging strategies and content schedules into a wide variety of marketing copy deliverables. From website content and e-books to educational blog posts and white papers, you will be responsible for creating compelling, lead-generating copy for Uhuru clients across a wide range of industries.
First and foremost, the Content Marketing Copywriter must possess the ability to brainstorm and develop written concepts within the confines of pre-established marketing strategies for clients across a wide range of industries.
You eat, sleep and dream about marketing copy
Bad grammar makes you cringe
You take punctuation personally
To handle the fast-paced work environment, you should be extremely organized and capable of moving easily between client voices. The ability and desire to work closely with other writers and creative team members is a must.
Our copywriters cover many niches that include everything from tech, finance, and IT to health and wellness. Some of our common writing niches, in order of priority, include:
Technology
SaaS & Software
Finance
Human Resources
Health & Wellness
SEO/Digital Marketing
Insurance
Medical
Legal
Real Estate
Sports & Fitness
You should be fantastic at this type of writing:
Long-form blog posts (like these)
Case studies (like these)
Website copy (like this)
E-books (any of these are examples)
Social media copy
Direct response ad copy
This position will be fully remote. Location independence!
If you have experience working in the inbound or content marketing world, we'd love to talk to you.
** To apply, you must include your portfolio and/or samples of your recent work **
Qualifications
Write clear, succinct, and compelling educational and promotional marketing content for a wide range of clients, with a focus on technology and professional services clients
Create grammatically clean long-form copy as well as effective headlines, taglines, calls-to-action, blog posts, etc.
Write in multiple styles and for multiple formats as required by client style and prospect personas
Collaborate with the strategist, editors, and the client services team to ensure creative concepts, tactics, and copy are in line with client style, voice, and messaging/keyword strategy
Write search-engine-optimized content based on strategically identified keywords
Initiate and participate in consultations with the strategist and client services team to ensure the implementation of smart creative strategies
Complete execution of all copywriting efforts to ensure delivery of client materials while staying on strategy, on budget, and on schedule
Adhere to Uhuru’s standards of creative quality and excellence
Work closely with the strategist and editors to understand and follow established systems and best practices for content creation, distribution, and repurposing
Contribute to Uhuru’s agency content creation efforts, balancing the demands of the role with participation in broader agency initiatives
The Successful Uhuru Copywriter should be able to:
Understand the client’s brand, tone, and industry style
Understand your client’s story and message
Manage multiple clients content production activities with Uhuru's Agile Process
Work with Uhuru Digital Marketing Strategist, Digital Marketing Consultants, and the client to craft a tone that speaks to the client's personas
Develop long-form valuable and useful resources in domains outside your experience
The successful Copywriter candidate should possess the following key traits and attributes:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, English, or a related field
4–8 years of experience writing in an agency or in-house marketing department environment
Deep understanding of social media with expertise in writing for the web, including (but not limited to) websites, blog posts, and emails
Proven examples of past creative concepts and copy that produced measurable results
An enthusiastic proponent of good writing standards and practices; keen awareness of appropriate tone and content of pieces
Eagerness to keep up with developments in the field through both individual research and guided extended learning
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Obsessive attention to detail and an ability to self-edit
Prepared to work full-time for Uhuru
Create a 60-second video explaining why you'd be an amazing fit for this position. Submit a link to the video using Loom, Google Drive, YouTube, etc. If you’re unable to submit a link, email careers@uhurunetwork.com. Use subject line: #UhuruCopywriter - [Your Name]. (The video is a required part of the application.)
By joining Uhuru, you set out to help us create a world-class agency designed around the priorities of not only your clients but also the priorities of your team. We discovered that setting high expectations with low pressure helps team members do their best work.
After all, that’s why we’re called “Uhuru,” as it quite literally translates to “freedom” in Swahili — the freedom for you to not only live a fuller life, but for you to deeply feel how much we, as an organization, trust you.