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Copywriter
2 years ago
The Discord family is looking for a copywriter in Art School, our in-house creative team. You will work with a team of experienced graphic designers, illustrators, motion designers, and project managers. You will get a chance to create content across all creative projects - brand videos, ad campaigns, blogs, and much more. You may also high-five some people along the way...virtually.
As a member of the creative team, you'll help create content to communicate the Discord brand to the world. We are a collaborative team that focuses on creating high-quality experiences that enhance Discord above everything else. If you love words and working with creative people, you'll fit right in at Discord.
The Team
Your team will consist of two other copywriters and a Copywriting Creative Director, in the greater Art School team that includes Graphic Designers, Illustrators, Motion Designers, and Project Managers. Our primary purpose in Art School is to create compelling and outstanding creative content that meets our mission, to create space for everyone to find belonging.
What you'll do
- Write compelling copy on a variety of creative projects including campaigns, digital ads, social media posts, collateral (online and offline), and much more
- Write both long and short form (non-editorial) branded content
- Maintain our brand voice across all creative projects
- Work with multiple internal clients on how to best engage our customers through copywriting
- Bring empathy and clarity through your words by see things from a customer's point of view
- Interpret creative briefs to understand project requirements as it relates to copywriting
- Work with designers, marketers, and other professionals on large- and small-scale projects
What you should have
- 5+ years of proven creative copywriting experience in an agency, entertainment, gaming, or in-house creative team
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- Experience writing for long and short form content for advertising and marketing
- Adapt your writing style to different audiences and platforms
- Be a highly organized with a high level of craft
- Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
- A portfolio of your writing projects with a detailed description of your involvement
- Good proofreading skills, and experience in brand communications are musts; works and plays well with others, essential
Bonus Points
- Know how to make creatives happy
- Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, or Figma knowledge
Benefits and Perks
- Medical insurance including Health, Dental, Vision
- 18 paid holidays + 4 weeks PTO
- Unlimited sick days
- Parental Leave and fertility benefits
- Supported-employee clubs and Employee Resource Groups
- Commuter Contributions of $270 a month (pretax)
- Daily lunches and unlimited snacks
- Monthly gym and fitness stipend
Benefits and Perks
- Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision (plus up to $20,000 for gender affirmation procedures)
- Mental health resources and quarterly wellness stipends
- 19+ paid holidays, 4 weeks of PTO, use-what-you-need sick days and volunteer time off
- Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits)
- Generous stipends for headphones, your remote work setup, and lunch on a daily basis (while we’re all remote)
- Flexible long-term work options (remote and hybrid)
- A diverse slate of Employee Resource Groups
- Plus commuter contributions and other perks for office-based employees
About Us
Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests — from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.
In a world of polarization, social curation, and loneliness, Discord is working toward an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider. We believe in the value of genuine human connection, which can so easily be lost online. So we’re building a space where everyone can find belonging from the inside out. If this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us!
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