Freelance Social Media / Digital Copywriter

​Sarah Best Strategy is seeking freelance social / digital copywriter. The ideal candidate is a multi-skilled writer who is willing and able to hit the ground running. This role will be responsible for planning, writing, and editing sharp social media posts and copy that closely follows client briefs (on language, tone, message), across multiple social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. The ideal candidate will also be able to plan and write copy for blogs, newsletters, and website landing pages. This work is remote.
 
We are an award-winning digital marketing agency. We work with companies in a variety of sectors, including Fortune 100 companies, global and regional nonprofits, and small- to mid-sized businesses. Our mission is to give all companies the tools and strategies they need to succeed, within each organization's unique vision and constraints. We are a fun team that values having a flexible schedule, cheering each other on, and making a difference in our communities.
 
While projects range in scope, typical projects may range from 4 hours on a monthly basis, to 30 total project hours over a few months. Successful writers are assigned multiple projects. The work is remote.
 
Responsibilities:

1. Planning, writing, and producing engaging content for social channels including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram (this includes paid and organic posts)
2. Planning, writing, and producing content for blogs, newsletters, and websites
3. Planning and writing copy that always carefully considers the audience’s motivation for reading the content
4. Participate in, and lead, client brainstorming meetings
5. Optimizing copy (language, tone, message) based on client’s goals and objectives
6. Clearly and effectively communicate with clients, proactively manage writing projects, moving them from concept to execution, while staying on deadline
7. Search for stock photography, create tracking links, and implement keywords within copy

 
Qualifications:
 

1. 3+ years of digital copywriting experience for websites, online publications, or social media, either in an in-house or freelance capacity
2. A degree in writing, communications, advertising, journalism or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
3. Motivated, self-starter with an action-oriented and can-do attitude
4. Proactive ability to problem solve
5. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and juggle diverse tones, messages, and writing demands, sticking to deadlines and ensuring high-quality error-free output
6. Flexibility to write on a number of different topics, for a number of different B2B and B2C audiences
7. Familiarity with Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft Word, and Basecamp
8. Experience with SEO and Hubspot a plus
9. Willingness to use tools like Basecamp and Zoom videoconferencing to communicate with team

 

To be considered for opportunities, please send the following:

• Your resume and references
• Your hourly rate
• Writing samples: social media content, website, and blog content
• Candidates will be asked to take a writing test
  
  

Location
Remote.

Job Type
Freelance / contractor position, 2-10 hours / month.

Rates
Rates vary based on experience and length of time working with us.

To Apply
Please send the materials requested above to sarah@sarahbeststrategy.com.