Social Copywriter

This is a Full Time Job

Social Copywriter (Contract)

Los Angeles (Hybrid)

Position Overview

The ideal candidate is exceedingly creative, collaborative, strategic, and obsessed with social media and marketing trends. You will support the Associate Creative Director and Creative Team in shaping efforts on pitches, accounts, and brand and marketing campaigns. This person will be responsible for leading group brainstorms, ideating independently, developing concepts, crafting voice and tone, and writing scripts and copy inclusive of post captions and on-screen supers.

The Copywriter will take the lead on certain initiatives with some collaboration and oversight from the Associate Creative Director (ACD) to maintain alignment throughout the process. Externally, you'll be client-facing and help make sure the ACD’s vision is executed. Internally, you'll collaborate across all teams at Saylor–partnering with Strategy, inspiring Accounts, and working closely with Creative Production (Design/Editorial) to elevate individual assets and entire campaigns. Throughout, you'll verify all creative aligns with strategy and brand voice through copy, design, and execution.

Location and Salary

This is a full-time contract role with a salary of $75-$110K, depending on experience. This contract will end at the end of December 2026, with the possibility of extension into 2027. The ability to come into our Echo Park (Los Angeles) office twice weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays is a plus.

Responsibilities
• Heavy ideation and articulate concepting for everything from lo-fi reactive content to high-lift social-first campaigns.
• Taking creative guidelines from ACD and CD and performing execution accordingly.
• Quickly concepting ideas from an existing content library to generate high volume, always on social marketing.
• Plugging into and adapting a legacy IP brand voice while keeping it sharp and social-first.
• Attending client meetings and presenting creative ideas, frequently serving as a creative liaison between Saylor and our clients.
• Social media copywriting, deck copywriting, and other writing tasks as they arise.
• Crafting of tone and voice that will inform high-visibility campaigns and pitches.
• Partnering with Creative Production, Strategy, Creative, and Editorial teams on bringing high-quality creative to life through scripting and production kick-off meetings.
• Providing strategic insight on content executions and relevant internet language to ensure the project is backed up by sound creative tactics and up-to-date best practices.
• Working with Saylor’s Account and Strategy teams to help maintain and execute the visual and written language for brands/campaigns.
• Facilitating the creation of storyboards, scripts, and creative mockups that serve as the foundation for visual direction.
• Reviewing all creative assets before they are sent to clients or released, providing actionable feedback and quality control.

Qualifications
• 3-5 years of experience in an agency setting or in-house at a studio or brand, with experience creating and leading marketing/branded content.
• High-level understanding of 360 campaign creative; social-forward aesthetic and storytelling thinking is a must.
• Proven ability to consistently write sharp, social-first copy across various formats and platforms.
• Incredible storytelling skills, with the ability to assist on pitches and sell the creative in the room to our clients.
• A knack for juggling multiple brand voices and crafting copy for social posts, pitch decks, and voice-intensive projects.
• An eye for strong ideas and executions with the ability to communicate its effectiveness.
• Finger on the pulse of creative culture across platforms and able to pull references from diverse sources.
• Ability to seamlessly bounce between projects of varying complexity.
• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet tight, high-volume deadlines.
• Honed ability to give and receive constructive criticism.
• Attention to detail especially in regards to proofreading and MLA-level formatting.

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