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About this Senior Copywriter - Contract role at Skylight

Skylight · Remote · United States

Skylight is a technology startup building the OS of the family. We make Skylight Calendar, the smart calendar loved by millions of families (plus Wired and the Wirecutter). Our latest product is Calendar 2, which just launched to rave reviews.

Our mission is to connect loved ones by creating the world’s simplest products and services that improve family life. Our founders are former venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs who have scaled this business to $300M+ in annual revenue while being completely bootstrapped and profitable. We get to grow a happy, healthy company focused on making products our customers love without investors breathing down our necks.

We’re seeking a senior-level contract copywriter to help us during our Q4 season. This role will support senior staff in creating important growth creative work, with a focus on e-mail and paid social. The ideal candidate is a self-starter that is organized and agile, with a strong background in performance creative — and has a portfolio to demonstrate those skills.

A portfolio of work is required for consideration for this role.

Responsibilities:

  • Working with senior staff, including Principal Copywriter and Senior Graphic Designers to autonomously execute e-mail and paid social creative, as well as other ad-hoc channels where marketing needs require it.
  • Collaborating with channel partners to test and iterate on ideas quickly, leveraging data and insights to inform creative decision-making.
  • Adhering to Skylight’s style guide and tone of voice to create marketing materials that adhere to brand identity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience
  • Experience in Figma, or similar design systems
  • Background in writing for e-mail and paid social creative, with a portfolio to demonstrate those skills
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Highly collaborative, a self-starter, and low ego

Nice to Have:

  • Experience with online retail marketing
  • Experience writing copy that serves our demographic: parents of younger children
  • Experience working on paid social in a high-growth company or agency environment

Benefits

  • Hours: 20 hours with up to 40 hours through the end of Q4.
  • Pay: $50-$70/hr
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How this Copywriter salary compares

This role pays $124,800/yrabove the typical range for Copywriter roles.

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Typical range $80,525–$118,650/yr, from 42 comparable Copywriter listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Copywriter salary insights →

About Skylight

Skylight is a technology startup based out of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Our mission is to make technology that brings families together. We make consumer products, like Skylight Frame and Skylight Calendar, that are loved by millions of people across the globe. Our founders are former venture capitalists and serial entrepreneurs, who have scaled this business to $100M+ in annual revenue while being completely bootstrapped. We think often about the millions of smiles we are able to put on our customers’ faces each day, and it fills our hearts with purpose. That’s why we have been working hard to expand our team and invent, so that we can continue to bring the magic of Skylight to millions more loved ones throughout the world.

At Skylight, we have three core principles that guide our work and help us manage the business day to day: autonomy, rigor, and care. These principles show up early and often and help guide the work we do and the way we work.

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