Pepperland marketing is seeking freelance copywriters with experience working in/writing for the career development industry to join the team to help support a broad variety of projects.
These individuals will be assigned between 1-3 long-form blog posts each week, covering a range of topics related to career developmentArticles will typically be focused on readers who want to pursue a specific career or work within a certain industry, but who don’t necessarily know the best way of getting there or making a transition.
The ideal candidate will be someone who has worked directly in a career development role in the past (example: as a member of a university’s career development/career services department or an independent career coach), or who has written content in support of the industry, and who is comfortable advising an audience to reach their career goalsAbove all else, a demonstrated ability to write well, to write clearly, and to write effectively in a number of formats is critical to the position.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
Ability to write quality content, fast
Ability to conduct research for the content that needs to be created (web research, statistical analysis, quick phone calls here or there)
Ability to self-edit before passing the content along for formal editing by supervisor
Experience writing for the web (creating “scan-able” content)
Experience writing in a way that encourages the reader to take action (sign up for emails, download an offer, etc.)
In addition to the above requirements, experience with the following will be helpful but is not required:
Experience with marketing best practices and terminology
Experience with the inbound marketing methodology
Experience conducting photo research/sourcing from creative commons
Experience writing for higher education
Location
We are looking for the best possible in the world, regardless of locationSo, this position is an opportunity to work in a high-growth company with a flexible schedule and location.
Our team is currently distributed across the united states but with plans to expand globally across several continentsWhile the vast majority of our work and collaboration is handled remotely, we offer access to a co-working space in cheshire, connecticut, usa which is often used for company-wide meetings, team brainstorming sessions, and face-to-face meetings with clients.
Applying:
Interested applicants should include 3–5 previously published articles (“clips”) along with their application for evaluationA cover letter is recommendedApplications without these details will not be considered.
