The Motley Fool · 1 week ago
Direct Response Marketing Copywriter
The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. They are seeking a Direct Response Marketing Copywriter who will inspire members and prospects to take action towards financial independence through compelling copy that generates responses.
ConsultingFinancial ServicesMarketingNewsPublishing
Responsibilities
Developing Big Ideas for our marketing campaigns; working with the investment team on the strategy, and with the creative and product teams on the implementation
Generating fresh concepts regularly (new angles, new formats, new hooks) and bringing them to life with minimal handholding, from first draft through launch-ready execution
Collaborating with designers and fellow copywriters to provide constructive feedback on all creative content before live testing
Testing new variations on control creative to keep it performing at maximum levels. Relentlessly
Proactively identifying opportunities throughout the funnel (email, ads, landing pages, order pages, upsells, etc.) and taking action to improve conversion and member experience
Researching individual stocks, macro-economic and country related themes, and consumer trends, and investor psychology
Using performance learnings and feedback loops to improve current and future campaigns
Contributing to the creative needs of multiple channels including Video Sales Letters, emails, display ads, text placements, landing pages, order pages, microsites... and others we haven’t thought of yet because you don’t work here yet
Qualification
Required
Evidence of persuasive writing ability
Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate and enhance copywriting
Ability to research and write about topics previously unknown
Empathetic understanding of what motivates others
Performance-focused and motivated by results
Data fluent and able to interpret performance signals
Proactive in finding opportunities
Enjoy working as part of a team
Benefits
Flexible, remote work environment
No “vacation policy” (not to be confused with a “No vacation” policy)
Generous fully-paid parental leave
$1,000 annually to invest in stocks of your choice
Super low premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage
Comprehensive compensation package, including company equity
Company
The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool is a multimedia financial services company providing websites, books, newspaper columns, TV appearances, and newsletters.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$25.7M2009-11-01Private Equity· $25M
2000-07-27Seed· $0.7M
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