Copywriter

Zero is a creative studio founded in NYC. We have offices in New York, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles, as well as working virtually across the world. We intend to create an environment where multidisciplinary teams can solve problems for progressive and contemporary brands. We aim to constantly re-evaluate what it’s like to work with a studio and provide a high degree of value and service to our clients and our team.

Our studio seeks an individual with a diverse creative background and the ability to operate with a wide array of personalities (both internally and client-side). We believe that process is at the center of our success and are continually seeking to evolve ours to get the most out of each engagement. The unique and complex problems our clients face call for fresh and strategic thinkers.

As a Copywriter at Zero, your primary focus is to develop thoughtful, original ideas that are on strategy. 

Conceptualize the emotional “why” behind brands and how to express it across all creative media. Your specialty is written and verbal communication, but as a Strategist it’s imperative to think beyond your medium, developing a platform and brand world that is extendable across disciplines. Develop the persona, set the voice & tone, and provide thoughtful copy explorations that are actionable against brand goals, reflective of the target audience, and culturally aware. 

From naming to marketing email subject lines and global ad campaigns, you’re responsible for developing copy that speaks the brand’s language and offers a fresh new perspective within the brand’s industry. Whether developing the brand tone or working within a set of established guidelines, you are able to plug into the brand mindset and articulate it. Impeccable attention to detail, understanding, and skill as it relates to grammar and spelling are required. Ability to modulate your voice to fit a variety of personas/brands is a must. 

With a focus on the digital landscape, you are required to stay up to date on fast-moving trend cycles and culturally relevant topics to understand what will resonate with brands online and help you succeed in this role. You have a natural affinity and passion for the internet and will consistently bring this awareness and thinking to the team at large. 

You’ll be expected to approach the day-to-day with a positive, solutions-oriented mindset. We believe the traits of kindness, respect, and empathy are vital to the role, and a high degree of collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking will be key to success.

Strategic Collaboration 

• Contribute to the social media discovery phase through market research, audience interviews, and any additional tactics that add value
• Social research, social media audits, social listening, platform/channel determination, messaging, and target audience identification  
• Collaborating in brainstorming workshops with the creative and social teams to concept and execute content that drives engagement, which is in brand voice
• Develop presentations that clearly and effectively tell the story of our work, collaborate with the team on creating those presentations, and present the work to our clients 

Copywriting Content Creation 

• Collaborate with the creative and social leads to define the unique voice and tone of the brand
• Independently write copy for social posts and videos across various social platforms and channels
• Collaborate closely with UX and Visual Designers on brand applications such as packaging, website, emails, and other media to support the brand world

Process

• Work closely with PMs to define website language and a systematic approach to writing copy across medium to highly in-depth sites
• Collaborate closely with the creative and social leads to write social copy
• Effectively manage your time to meet internal deadlines and goals
• Approach every project with a solutions-oriented mindset, clear purpose and ensure all executions meet business and user goals
  

Brand Copywriting

• Collaborate with the team to develop brand strategies that are unique to the market, ownable to the brand, and can be used to guide all creative work
• Developing brand voice and tone at a high level, inclusive of taglines, headlines, and copy
• Assist in developing and presenting brand presentations in conjunction with the team
• Collaborating with clients to make any needed refinements
  

Campaign Concepting & Development

• Be a contributing and collaborative part of the creative team in developing campaign concepts and ideas for clients
• Participate in developing campaign strategies, helping develop key communication points and defining target audiences
• Concept creative platforms and ideas that are on brand and on strategy, write copy and headlines that align with those creative platforms
• Write any caption copy for paid social ads and all other copy for advertising tactics 

• An affinity for being online and a passion for the internet and cultural trends
• Attention to detail, understanding, and skill as it relates to grammar and spelling
• Ability to modulate your voice to fit a variety of personas/brands
• Keen eye for detail and a high degree of familiarity with internet trends 
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive, taking initiative and responsibility for tasks 

• 3 to 5 years of cumulative experience writing brand copy, social content, marketing materials, and digital advertising.

• The position reports to a Creative Director

• Zero has physical studio spaces in Brooklyn and Milwaukee. Staff located in these areas are expected to occasionally work in these studios during the work week. Additional details can be discussed during the interview process.

• Annual salary range between $65,000 - $95,000 determined by experience and seniority level
• Multiple medical plans with up to 80% of premiums covered by Zero
• Multiple dental plans fully covered by Zero
• Three weeks (15 days) vacation
• Seven days of paid sick time
• Twelve paid holidays
• Paid holiday break between Christmas and New Years
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with match after (3) months of full-time regular employment
• Charitable Match & Employee Milestone Programs
• Commuter Benefits
• Additional benefits are available with details provided upon request or during onboarding

• This posting will be unpublished on Friday, April 3 unless candidates are identified sooner. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted on a rolling basis.