Financial Copywriter

About this role:

We are seeking a financial copywriter to work exclusively with a top client specializing in trading education. Our client is an industry leader in stocks and options trading, financial publishing, and investment education. Over the last few years, they’ve experienced rapid growth and have helped thousands of investors worldwide enhance their performance in the financial markets.

As the financial copywriter, you will fill a key role in leading copywriting efforts across advertising, social platforms, and websites as well as various marketing campaigns in support of the brand, products, and lines of business. The ideal candidate is a team-spirited, skilled, and imaginative writer with a keen eye for detail.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Strategize and execute marketing pieces

• Write clear and concise copy for advertising, social platforms, websites, and internal campaigns

• Inform and engage target audiences

• Collaborate with creative/design, multimedia, social & search, content, and channel marketing teams on large- and small-scale marketing projects (e.g. email campaigns and landing pages)

• Bring a clear and connected voice to work across marketing teams and platforms

• Offer insight across a variety of strategic marketing initiatives

• Discover new ways to engage with customers to help them throughout their trading journey

• Proofread content developed by the marketing, design, and business team

Expected Deliverables

• Newsletter content

• Landing page copy

• Nurturing email series copy

• Social media (short form) copy

• Sponsored email messages

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability and flexibility to write brand-related copy as well as more detailed, product-related

• Creative approach to product narratives, messaging, and overall architecture of marketing pieces

• Ability to champion a natural language approach to brand voice and style

• Confidence in the ability to write creative copy for marketing campaigns

• Knowledge of online content strategy and creation

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills

• Collaborative spirit

• Excellent time management; organized and able to balance multiple projects simultaneously

• 2+ years of financial copywriting experience within agency, or brand.

• Strategic thinker with a creative mindset and strong analytical abilities.

• Experience in writing direct response copy

• Detailed research skills to ensure the accuracy of financial concepts and stay updated on market trends.

• Strong writing skills and an understanding of financial concepts with the ability to translate complex content into understandable language.

• Crafting compelling copy that motivates readers to take action, like trading education or purchasing a financial product.

• Understanding of SEO and the incorporation of relevant keywords to optimize content for search engines.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, English, journalism or related field

Location

• Our client has offices in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Chicago. While candidates within a nearby radius are highly desired, we are open to remote applicants with the right experience.

Compensation:

• $60,000 + Bonus

Strikepoint is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Please note, that in order to be considered for this role, candidates must currently reside within the United States. We are unable to offer international employment opportunities at this time.