Copywriter - Culver City, CA

Job Description

Credit Karma is a mission-driven company, focused on championing financial progress for our more than 100 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. While we're best known for pioneering free credit scores, our members turn to us for everything related to their financial goals, including improving their credit, identity monitoring, applying for credit cards, doing their taxes and shopping for loans (car, home and personal) -- all for free. Credit Karma has grown significantly through the years: we've added more than 70 million members in the last five years alone and now have more than 1,200 employees across our offices in San Francisco, Charlotte, Los Angeles, Leeds, London and soon Oakland. As a member of our growing LA Marketing team, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary group of strategic thinkers, storytellers, designers & brand professionals. We’re looking for a talented Copywriter to help us create under tight deadlines. If you’re open-minded, creative and a witty writer, who wants to connect with 85 million users and beyond, we’d like to hear from you. And if you have a talented Art Director that you enjoy working with and pushes you to do your best work, we’d like to hear about them too. The ideal scenario for us would be a Copywriter/Art Director team who already have a connection with one another.

What you'll do

• You’ll contribute directly to strategic direction and ownership of hands-on writing
• You’re a storyteller at heart, who can craft and orchestrate cohesive narratives across touchpoints, both in the product and in training and business settings
• You’re familiar with the development of design systems and language frameworks
• You’re able to partner with researchers to hone in on and define a strong product voice for a specific yet diverse audience
• You love a no-holds-barred brainstorm as much as delving into the details
• You know how to switch gears between big, fanciful ideas and practical, effective execution
• You possess a keen sense of empathy for the financial industry and a burning curiosity about where it’s headed
• You communicate productively with visual thinkers and will be comfortable advocating for your point of view in our candid, feedback-driven culture

What we're looking for

• 10 years of relevant writing experience: UX writing, content strategy, consumer-focused copywriting, short-form digital
• Experience working on a product design or UX team, and with national or global brands
• Mastery of AP style and the confidence to know when to break the rules
• Ability to think critically about user journeys and content flows
• Demonstrable creativityHighly collaborative and self-directed
• Proficiency in languages other than English and experience in the world of filmmaking are a plus.
• A portfolio of clever copywriting in the digital/email space is required
• Degree in English, Journalism, or Communications—or insanely passionate about creative writing
• Exceptional written communication skills
• Someone who is passionate about email/digital writing and sees it as an opportunity to make great work.
• No one expects greatness from email. Let’s be the first to make email great

Bonus Points

• Worked as a Copywriter at an advertising or marketing agency
• An amazing Blog Experience in, or knowledge of the finance space
• An art director you love working with. Ideally, we’d like to hire a team.

As a part of our team, you'll enjoy

• Stock in a pre-IPO company, we like our employees to have skin in the game
• The hustle of a startup with the impact of a global business
• Tremendous opportunity to solve some of the industry’s most exciting problems

Credit Karma is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that such an environment advances long-term professional growth, creates a robust business, and supports our mission of championing financial progress for everyone. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye single to fostering an inclusive environment that recognizes the contributions of all. We’ve worked hard to build an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and the opportunity for professional growth. As part of the Credit Karma team, your voice will be heard, your contributions will matter, and your unique background and experiences will be celebrated. Credit Karma is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome all candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Our people are everything, our core values are real, and our guiding mission is strong. Join us! Apply for this job