Senior Copywriter, Reedsy
$60-90k
Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations. 0% – 0.2% equity
A place for authors to learn, create and market the best indie books
Posted today
A place for authors to learn, create and market the best indie books
21-100 employees
Posted today
$60-90k
Salary in US currency, may vary in other locations. 0% – 0.2% equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To change the way books are published by giving authors and publishers access to talented professionals, powerful tools, and free educational content.
Role
Who you are
- Both very analytical and highly creative, at ease developing new ideas and tracking their impact through analytics and data crunching
- Experience creating conversion copy for large-scale campaigns (email and ads) at a fast-growth startup
- A varied portfolio of copy, with examples across print and digital, from short form to long form and everything in between
- Proven experience shaping brand guidelines and tone of voice
- Familiarity with the publishing industry and writing craft concepts
- Experience with email marketing, conversion optimization and A/B testing
- Track-record creating significant growth for an early stage company or a scale-up
- Familiarity with Google Analytics and other analytics tools; and
- Native-level English speaker
Desirable
- Fluent in multiple languages. Reedsy welcomes applicants of all cultures and backgrounds
- A good dose of ambition, a willingness to learn, and a great sense of fun
- Your writing has been published in some shape or form
What the job involves
- Your role is to develop new concepts and craft world-beating copy that convert traffic into eager and knowledgeable users of our products
- Develop a consistent voice and tone for Reedsy’s brand across multiple channels
- Write copy for our landing pages, lead magnets, email campaigns and social media ads
- Come up with new creative ideas to convert our traffic
- Report on modal A/B tests, email campaign stats (open/click rates and goal conversions), and social media ads performance
- Help us segment our audiences to tailor our messaging; and
- Work closely with a team of content creators (writers, illustrators, animators, and YouTubers) on ad and modal copy, graphic assets, storyboards and video scripts
Our take
Reedsy helps authors find top publishers, editors, designers, translators and marketers. The company has built a community of over 1 million authors and due to the innovation of its service, it has been funded by the European Union through the EU's Horizon 2020 R&I program.
Reedsy stands out through helping authors at every stage of the publishing journey. The company offers various free tools in order to support authors - it offers insights into the writing craft on its blog, free writing courses on Reedsy Learning and its publishing professionals answer FAQ via video on Reedsy Live.
Reedsy also differentiates itself through its commitment to take climate action by reducing its carbon emissions - its a fully remote company that rarely organises in-person meetings, it supports responsible business travel by choosing trains over planes with economy class flights only and it supports vegan catering and snacks.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"With not much experience in community management, everything was new to me. But this meant that I had the opportunity to learn a lot. And even..."
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2016
$1.3m
GRANT
Jul 2014
$0.1m
SEED
Total funding: $1.4m
Company benefits
- Work remotely from (almost) anywhere!
- Meet the team in person in our yearly get together -- sometimes skiing in the Alps and others hiking in the South of France.
- Paid parental leave.
- Get paid by referring your next team member.
- Private health insurance. 🇬🇧
Company values
- When we set out to build Reedsy, we want to help more people bring their ideas into life and publish in a professional fashion. We didn't have a clear idea of what our culture should be — our focus was on the product, and the successive hires we made helped us define our culture
- Today, we have a multicultural team of over 40 people, who come from all continents and speak over 15 languages. They're concise communicators and autonomous individuals. They care about being excellent at what they do. Lastly, they have a sense of meaning — Reedsy's goal is to support a whole generation of creators
- We’re entrepreneurs, designers, writers, hackers, bikers, engineers, runners, developers, soccer analysts, musicians, photographers, readers, travelers, gardeners, knitters, hikers, campers, and hard workers. Come make this list longer :)
Company HQ
London, UK
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Leadership
Emmanuel Nataf
(CEO)Previously studied at York University - Schulich School of Business.
Matthew Cobb
(Lead Designer)Previously Freelance Designer at Virgin Gaming for 3 months and Web and GUI designer at Personal Web Design Work for 2 years.
Ricardo Fayet
(CMO)Studied International Business at HEC Paris. Previously Marketing Analyst - Trainee at Hermès for 6 months.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Reedsy
Emmanuel Nataf (CEO)
- As over 2.5m people visit Reedsy's website each month, we make sure that our content is as diverse and inclusive as possible.
- We're a team of 47 with people from all colors, religions, sexual orientation, etc.
- 50% of the company is female/male.
- We speak over 15 languages.
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