About You

You're a gifted writer with a penchant for research. Psychology fascinates you. You're an experienced copywriter, and while you're adept at writing clever headlines that inspire action, you're a poet at heart. You thrive on helping brands discover their essence and put their purpose into brief, memorable, magnetic words. You like writing words that are useful and believe that form and function should be besties.

Mission, vision, purpose statement, big idea, manifesto, purple cow – it seems every branding agency has its own terminology for the first half of branding. Whatever you like to call these word-bundles, you understand that it's all for naught if brands cannot clearly describe why they exist, what sets them apart, and why people should care.

You've helped clients develop everything from competitive analysis to core positioning statements, voice and tone, content strategy, taglines, and marketing copy from websites to print collateral.

You've worked closely with designers and appreciate the interplay between words, letters, and images.

You've spent years studying how people read and hear online, in print, and across time – and you know how strong brand identity can tie it all together.

You are proactive, self-motivated, and organized. You're comfortable presenting work to clients and listening to what they're not saying. You can defend your decisions with confidence and professionalism. You are curious, empathetic, and – most importantly – willing to set your ego aside for the greater good of clients and teammates.

The Role

The Brand Writer will work closely with our creative, project management, business development, and leadership teams to help service the company & our partners' needs. Typical tasks include

• Researching partner materials and competitive landscapes to summarize highlights and opportunities.
• Facilitating stakeholder interviews with problem-finding in mind.
• Writing key discernment summaries to capture research insights and analysis.
• Working with teammates and helping to facilitate collaborative workshops with clients.
• Establishing the who, what, and why it matters of brand messaging guidelines.
• Developing strategic recommendations for naming, messaging, and identity design.
• Facilitating transitions from verbal to visual milestones with designer(s).
• Collaborating with design to establish core and directional ideas.
• Sharing keen observations, opinionated viewpoints, and objective feedback with teammates to ensure our solutions are world-class.
• Writing taglines, headlines, and content for various deliverables from print to web.
• Working with our partners navigating conflict, staying on target, developing relationships, and building partnerships
• Assist with internal writing and editing needs such as case studies, articles, social posts, and more.
• Time management and budgeting, scope: Establishing good self-editing, time management, budgeting, and scoping skills.
• Communicating well in both written and spoken forms.

This is a full-time, remote, salaried position commensurate with experience. We are a fully distributed team. Occasional travel is required. This job is currently open to residents of the United States. We are unable to offer work visa sponsorship at this time.

The Opportunity

At Parisleaf, we write and design all kinds of things, but it always revolves around the brand. And we're on a mission to help our partners fundraise to help fuel their mission. Alongside our Creative Director, the next brand writer at Parisleaf will help us carry out this mission. You will work with our multidisciplinary team on projects ranging from competitive analysis and stakeholder interviews to verbal identity and interaction strategy. You'll put that strategic content to work through copywriting for brand guides, print collateral, web, video, and environmental design.

Though you will spend many hours writing in sweet solitude, this position is collaborative and client-facing. We are looking for someone who enjoys developing ideas with clients and colleagues and can then hunker down and write powerful copy that meets our partners' needs, tell their truth, and exceed their expectations.

P.S. – We're an Oxford comma shop. No need to apply if you disagree. ;-)

Background/Requirements

5+ years of experience in a brand strategy and/or copywriting role at an agency, working on projects that include messaging, web, and print.

This is a full-time remote salaried position commensurate with experience. We are a fully distributed team. Occasional travel is required. We are only accepting applications from candidates currently residing in the United States. We are committed to building a diverse and passionate team. We encourage creative-minded individuals to apply for this position.

Parisleaf is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. We embrace and celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage all qualified individuals to apply.