Content Creator & Copywriter
About VIDA
VIDA is a San Francisco-based Public-Benefits Corporation that offers design-forward, highly effective, and sustainable products that serve the health needs of conscientious consumers. Our products have been featured by publications including USA Today, Health, Prevention, VOGUE, Real Simple, Glamour, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Parents, Reader’s Digest, and NPR, among others. VIDA was recognized by Fast Company for the World-Changing Ideas Award of 2021.
About the Role
As we build out and pivot into the consumer health industry and expand our product portfolio, we’re looking for a Content Creator/Copywriter to write, proofread, publish, shoot, video edit, and curate various types of content on behalf of VIDA, such as; blog posts, product descriptions and technical specifications, social media (photography, graphic design, and video), email, SEO copy and metadata, press releases, corporate reports, ad copy, outreach correspondence, community engagement, and campaign briefs. To be successful in this role, you should have experience publishing content across a variety of digital platforms, generating e-commerce traffic, and leads as well as driving revenue and awareness for a brand.
We’re a mission and story-driven company and a team of ambitious dreamers with deadlines. Ultimately, you will help us reach our target audience by delivering both useful and appealing online information about VIDA and our products.
Your responsibilities
- Writing, reviewing, editing, and updating content for company websites, blogs, marketing materials, and similar platforms.
- Conducting research to learn more about current trends, developments, and perceptions about the subject matter, and then contextualizing your findings.
- Assisting the creative team with the design of promotional materials.
- Using social media to engage consumers, respond to questions or complaints, and to promote company initiatives.
- Collaborating with internal departments to establish campaign objectives, complete tasks, and identify and solve problems.
- Writing outreach and correspondence to engage business and consumer partners and prospects
- Monitoring social media and company website metrics.
- Suggesting new ways to promote company offerings and to reach consumers.
- Update our websites as needed
Your background
- A graduate of BSc in Marketing, English, Journalism, or a relevant field
- Proven work experience as a Content Creator, Copywriter, or similar role
- Portfolio of published articles
- Experience creating strong, engaging content.
- Demonstrated excellence in writing, proofreading, and editing.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English
- An ability to fact-check long-form content pieces
- Knowledge of graphic design, video shooting, and video editing
- Time-management skills
- Familiarity with SEO is a plus
NOTE: Please share samples of your work (portfolio or links to published articles) along with your application.
We look for people who
- Create new paths and solutions, rather than follow what everyone else is doing.
- Are honest, open, respectful, and responsible.
- Are hard-working, and ambitious.
- Appreciate beautiful design and craftsmanship.
- Are kind and thoughtful and caring about their impact on the world.
- Are endlessly curious.
We offer
The position is a full-time contractor role, initially reporting to our Head of Marketing, and is 100% remote. Working hours are in the EST time zone. The position comes with competitive compensation and a great benefits package.