Social Media Writer

The Shipyard is a leading independent agency that builds performancedriven brands audiences cant help but love.

By applying modern mindsets to established models we fuel brand and marketing decisions that are more courageous and more validated.

Our ability to align bold creativity with individual consumer motivations lets us do more than hope for brand love we methodically engineer it throughout the consumer journey. Thats how we activate the synergistic power of brand building and performance marketing.

Engineering Brand Love through the courageous ambitions of our people and our clients.

The agency has significant momentum and were still growing. Come join our team!

SUMMARY

We are looking for a smart experienced and motivated Social Media Writer to join our Columbus team.

The Social Media Writer brings socialfirst creative instincts and craft skills to creative problem solving expanding the agencys strategic creative capabilities.

This is a hybrid work from home/office position (inoffice attendance is required on Tuesdays & Thursdays) and the candidate must live near Columbus OH.

At The Shipyard we know that its your unique talents backgrounds and perspectives that make you who you are just like our team who come from various career paths and experiences. We believe we cant be truly diverse without bringing your most authentic self to the agency.

Studies show that people from marginalized communities may not always apply for positions if they dont meet every single requirement in a job posting. At The Shipyard we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet all the requirements. We believe that your passion for what we stand for our values and purpose is just as important as meeting every checkbox.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Imagine creative ideas that leverage social media channels and culture
• Understand and draft off of a brand creative platform
• Concept with other creative talent and present ideas to creative directors
• Build social assets that are socialplatform ready
• Create social assets in social platforms as appropriate
• Effectively use brands social voice in content community management or other social venues
• Write and build (and in a pinch design) social assets
• Use generative AI to gap fill executions or for other uses
• Utilize basic animation and/or basic video editing for social executions
• Understand client brands in order to create assets that are on campaign
• Be a connoisseur of social trends platform dynamics and mobile technology

WHAT YOULL BRING

• 12 years of experience in a social writing and/or copywriting role or equivalent
• Exceptional writing editing and proofreading skills tailored for social media platforms
• Ability to craft compelling concise and engaging copy that aligns with brand voice
• Experience with writing for various formats (captions tweets threads shortform articles etc.)
• Deep understanding of major platforms (Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn TikTok Threads) and their best practices
• Ability to work closely with marketing design and content studio team

WHAT YOULL GET

• The overall target range of base compensation for this role is $64500 $70000. Compensation offered will be determined by additional factors such as location and experience
• Open PTO
• Flexible work hours and remote work
• Paid holidays holiday closure between Christmas Eve and New Years Day
• Companypaid medical dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance and disability benefits
• 401k program with employer matching
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Employee bonus referrals
• Companyprovided snacks and beverages (yes beer/wine included)
• and lots more!

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for visa sponsorship