The Smule mission is to connect people all over the world through the joy of making music at massive social scale. Music is much more than just listening… It's about creating, sharing, discovering, participating, and connecting with people. It is a social network with the power to break down barriers, touch souls and bring people together from all over the world.

In 2008, we set out to create apps that enabled anyone to create, discover, love and enjoy music. Today, 1.5% of the world's population (that's 125 million people and counting) have used Smule's apps. And they are creating communities, meeting new like-minded friends, and having fun making music together on Smule. 

So if you wake up humming, play a mean air guitar or anything in between, then Smule is for you―anyone can do it, no previous experience required.

We are looking for an excellent writer and communicator who loves grammatical challenges and can help scale a copywriting pipeline in a start-up environment. You live our mission and ensure terms and tone are consistent across channels, including product, social, communications, and can organize projects over task management software. This is a contract role out of our Los Angeles office. 

What You’ll Do

• Manage product copywriting pipeline (including product flows and features)
• Manage marketing and communication copywriting
• Responsible for developing and editing copy in support of product development and marketing campaigns, as well as brand and PR communications
• Copy edit and proof different content in various formats, as requested by internal clients
• Develop and create compelling copy including, but not limited to: new product features, product launches and updates, blogs, case studies, emails, newsletters, promotional materials, video headlines/text/captions, training materials, press releases, product features, bios, social media, and advertisements
• Submit work for review and approval, coordinate and implement edits, manage versioning, update status of work in progress and delivery dates, and coordinate task handoff
• Help develop and implement procedures, styles and standards

About You

• 2+ years in professional copywriting, preferably in product, marketing, communications and/or public relations 
• 2+ years at an agency or with a tech company
• Exceptional writing/editing skills
• Strong grammar, spelling, and punctuation skills
• Results-driven content strategy experience a plus
• Ability to successfully work on multiple projects, prioritizing work and time efficiently
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as organizational skills
• Deep knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words and proper use of grammar, punctuation, acronyms
• Intuitive understanding of context, as it relates to word choice and sentence construct, especially for language translation

Required

• 3-5 writing samples
• Product, advertising and social writing test

Bonus

• Experience with Jira
• Writing fluency in other languages (please include in your cover letter)
• Experience interviewing subject matter experts and collaborating with team members to draft intelligent, compelling content to support product and marketing across multiple platforms
• Working knowledge of social media platforms and best practices in writing marketing content, using hashtags