Amazon is looking for a Senior Copywriter to join an exciting project team working to build a best-in-class product. This is a green-field opportunity where you will own and execute a UX content strategy, and lead the development of key marketing messages and go-to-market campaigns working closely with UX design, UX research, product, and marketing teams to implement.
The Senior copywriter thinks strategically, operates methodically, and demonstrates extreme customer empathy with their writing. They are inspired by tackling new creative challenges, are a self-starter and comfortable with ambiguity. The Senior Copywriter has strong attention to detail, and will define and create standards, patterns, and mechanisms to create net new copy that is crisp, clear, and customer-centric. They are obsessed with understanding how our customers think, and they fiercely advocate for the best possible user experience for them. They strive to ensure that customers have the right information, when they need it. They develop content frameworks, voice and tone guidelines, product narratives, and other deliverables that help gain cross-functional alignment of their writing and content strategy. They also lead collaboration with curiosity to partner with internal teams to test, learn, and optimize creative performance.
Key job responsibilities
• Help to define the practice of content strategy and design in our organization.
• Maintain and evolve voice and copy guidelines.
• Work with Design and Product to influence product strategy and deliver precise UX guidelines and patterns.
• Data-driven and obsessed with understanding customers and making work that delivers results
• Partner with marketing and creative teams to develop bold campaigns that speak to our target customers and drive both awareness and conversion.
• Partner with channel managers and key business partners across Amazon to develop best practices for paid asset creation.
• Contribute to the professional development of colleagues across the team, improving their writing skills, knowledge, and best practices.
A day in the life
• Partnering with design to determine best-in-class UX
• Working through copy feedback with Legal
• Copy-editing educational content
• Writing social copy
• Writing home and product detail page copy
• Presenting campaign concepts
• Writing a script for a TV spot
About the team
We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting-edge advances in technology and to solve real-world problems that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. As a Senior Copywriter, you will be working with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Amazon.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 7+ years in customer-facing copywriting or similar role.
• Degree or certification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Online portfolio URL preferably in your resume.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Successful delivery of multi-channel content strategy
• A portfolio of samples demonstrating: Content strategy, Brand voice development, UX Writing, and marketing.
• Obsession for driving a best-in-class experience for customers
• Experience writing long-form content
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Familiarity with accessibility best practices
• History of independently owning ambiguous projects
• Experience working cross-functionally with a passion for collaboration
• A history of creating simple and clear messaging related to complex technical products
• Experience with medical writing, copywriting, digital content creation, information architecture, content marketing, and/or other content specialties.
• Experience with Design Systems, Design Guidelines and/or UI Components documentation.
• Experience with web standards and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $90,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $178,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.