Remote Marketing Content Specialist / Copywriter wanted (worldwide) | $40- $50 per hour

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE MODERN TRIBE  

The Modern Tribe Agency Marketing Content Specialist will be our lead  copywriter for all communications supporting the agency business.

We’re  looking for an absolutely stellar copywriter—a creative mind who can  understand audience needs and craft a compelling narrative that  resonates. You’re great with grammar and comfortable with both  conversational and technical tone. You ask thoughtful questions about  the goals of a piece and its intended audience. You’re comfortable  speaking with subject matter experts, building a narrative and  extracting the information you need to support your story. You are  familiar with using a brand’s guidelines, voice, and strategy to deliver  a message. You start with outlines, ensuring a thoughtful information  architecture for your copy. You understand what it means to write for  SEO/keyword strategy, and you know how to do it. You infuse creativity  and intentionality into your work, and you’re capable of taking complex  technical subjects and making them approachable for broad audiences. You  dig writing, you’re really good at it, and you have solid experience  copywriting in a marketing capacity.

You’ll work  closely with the rest of our marketing team on content creation for  campaigns, blog posts, websites, and events. You’ll collaborate with our  marketing producer to ensure that our content is thoughtful, creative,  and speaks to specific goals and audiences. You’ll work with our  internal discipline directors to gather input for content pieces, and  you’ll partner with designers to ensure that copy and design work in  concert to create high-value content.

TL;DR: We’re  looking for a talented and experienced copywriter who’s passionate about  messaging and connecting with audiences across a variety of channels.  You’re excited to collaborate with other team members to produce  high-quality content that engages your audiences. You understand what it  means to “write for marketing.” You’re a *creative,* motivated, and  organized self-starter.

Modern Tribe believes in  quality. In our products. In our relationships. In our lives. We are  100% distributed and close as can be.

WHO WE ARE

Modern  Tribe, Inc. is a rapidly growing software & design company. We  develop custom solutions for some of the world’s largest companies,  government institutions and smaller growing organizations. We pride  ourselves on our ability to bridge people and technology and to bring  the passion and dedication of an entrepreneur to every project. Our team  is composed of talented employees and freelancers around North &  South America (and a smattering across the globe).

Specifically,  this opportunity fits in with our core marketing team, working on all  things related our newest SaaS calendar product (Loxi) as well as our  long-established TheEventsCalendar.com WP plugin and other related  endeavors. The common threads in marketing for our digital products are  WordPress and events marketing strategy. Most of our products today  focus on the intersection of the two. Moving forward, we are exploring  development of new products as well.

Modern Tribe is  committed to a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion. We foster  an environment of collaboration, open engagement, fairness and respect  regardless of differences in age, race, disability, national origin,  gender identity, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status. As a  hybrid workspace ranging from distributed contractors to traditional  employees, we value the unique perspectives and experiences of our  global team.

We come from all walks of life. We are  small business owners. We are tattoo aficionados and 80’s movie buffs  and ex-pats. We are homeschool teachers. We are single parents. We are  musicians, college drop-outs, and entrepreneurs. We are travelers,  feminists, runners, volunteers, and makers. We are a Modern Tribe.

Everyday we strive to fulfill our motto: live well and do good work. We hope you will consider joining us.

WHO YOU ARE

We  love working with each other because we have built a culture that suits  us well. We work primarily with freelancers and coordinate their  talents for large projects. To be on our team, you must be:

• Happy: Where there is a will, there is a way. Having a positive  disposition allows us to achieve great things and to support each other.
• Helpful: Always looking for ways that you can help others.
• Curious: It is essential that you have a passion for learning.  Technology changes daily, and life has a way of constantly raising the  bar.
• Accountable: Our clients expect us to get the right thing done on  budget and on time. Communicating expectations and meeting them is the  cornerstone of success.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong communication and/or experience working as part of a remote team
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, strong organizational skills, with a methodical approach to all tasks
• Ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight
• Fluent English speaker

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 3-5 years copywriting experience with a focus on content  marketing and a portfolio that demonstrates the ability to translate a  strategic brief into engaging and compelling content
• Experience writing for SEO/keyword strategy
• Experience writing for B2B audiences
• Experience conducting independent research for content
• Highly creative, able to put self in audiences’ shoes (empathetic)
• Excellent understanding of various marketing channels and how to optimize content for each
• Super-solid organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Collaborates well in a team environment; self-starter who asks  questions when need be and isn’t afraid to dig in to contribute at a  fundamental level

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (BONUS POINTS)

• Experience writing about technology or other complex industries
• WordPress experience (either experience working in the ecosystem or experience publishing content within the platform)
• Content strategy development experience
• Ability to translate ideas to various channels and formats,  including short-form web copy, social media, emails, blog posts, and  long-form content assets like ebooks or white papers

RESPONSIBILITIES

Want more? Here’s a breakdown of how we see someone like you spending their time.

• Content Concepting and Development
  • Collaborate with Agency Marketing team to brainstorm content ideas based on key priorities and opportunities for agency growth
  • Collaborate with Marketing Producer on brief/outline for each piece —  content goals, audience definition, topics/outline definition, etc.
  • Conduct research for marketing content, including interviews with  internal subject matter experts, sourcing third-party reference  material, or contributing to questionnaires or surveys for broader  input.
  • Collaborate with designers on creative content direction (intersect of design and copy)
  • Source appropriate curated content and content inspiration
  • Contribute to broader content strategy as opportunities allow
• Copywriting
  • Write original blog posts, social media posts, landing pages, content marketing collateral (whitepapers, ebooks, etc.)
  • Optimize copy for goal and audience
  • Optimize copy for platform
  • Ensure adherence to established voice and tone, as well as brand standards
• Copyediting and Optimizing
  • Provide editorial review of content if content is authored by another contributor
  • Proofread content and ensure consistency with AP Style
  • Tag, classify, and organize content
  • Optimize existing content optimization work (SEO or accessibility optimization, for example)
• Evaluating
  • Assess and uphold content quality standards (written, visual, etc.)
  • Assist in identifying what content types and topics are providing the most value
  • Provide recommendations for content improvements

LOCATION

Work from anywhere and join our  distributed team working across the globe. If your timezone is outside  of US business hours, but you work at least 3-4+ hours of overlap each  day, let’s chat. You should be fluent in English and just need a  computer and a strong wifi signal to support daily video chats with the  Tribe.

COMPENSATION

The content  specialist role at Modern Tribe is a freelance contract role. Pay range  is between $40-50 USD per hour commensurate with qualifications and  experience. We are currently looking for freelance contractors about  15-20 hours a week for this gig.

PERKS

We  believe in learning from each other and fostering personal growth. You  can expect to learn a lot while working with us and we have a benefits  package for full time employees.

(Also, if you work enough with us, we’ll bring you on the team trips.)

JOB SUMMARY:

• Looking for: Agency Marketing Content Specialist
• Location: Work from anywhere and join our distributed team working across the globe
• Compensation: $40-$50 per hour commensurate with qualifications and experience

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Original job posting: Click here

Website: https://tri.be/