Freelance Senior Social Copywriter

We are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior Social Copywriter to support our team 16-20 hours/week during Assembly's working hours (9-5ish, local time). Focusing on agile and always-on content, this role will bring the culture, trends, and expressions of social into the language of technology. Tech writing experience and an interest in AI, software and cloud services are a must. This is a client- facing, energetic, and highly collaborative role for daily content production. 

The job 

As a Social Copywriter, you will be responsible for bringing Microsoft’s product(s) voice to life on social—everything from share-worthy Threads updates to on-asset TikTok copy and community engagement comments that bring Microsoft into more FYPs. You will use your creative writing, understanding of social and passion for technology together to make our clients stand out from the crowd. Organization, presentation, and tracking your work will be key elements to daily content production for one of the world’s largest technology brands. 

Who are you? 

You love to take smart, calculated risks, proposing bold copy and storytelling that moves the needle. You are highly-collaborative and love to take initiative; you have experience partnering directly with clients each day, along with a core team of a social content creator and trend-miner—to bring brand-enhancing work to market, across all social channels. You possess a working knowledge and a passion for technology, especially AI. You are highly organized across a volume of social content needs, and you love social media; you’re that Chronically Online friend™️, your FYP is filled with fire trends and you’ve always got the group chat laughing. 

*Please note that freelancers are hired as W-2 temp employees. We are not able to contract folks through personal LLCs, sole proprietor businesses, or the like.

*Assembly occasionally converts freelancers to full-time-employees to support this growing business. Please note that potential for conversion is limited to candidates willing to work a hybrid schedule at an Edelman office.

*Submissions without portfolios will not be considered

• Create social copy and content both individually and in partnership with other creative team members from brief to final execution.  
• Be a copy leader on setting tone and technique across several brands in a global social media ecosystem.  
• Craft share-worthy (and award-worthy) copy for TikTok, Threads, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and X, as well as emerging channels 
• Contributes to ideas and drafts in-asset overlays 
• Partner directly with clients on social marketing teams daily 
• Collaborate with a wide range of specialties including account, strategy, project management, and creators/influencers 
• Maintain high levels of organization and clear communication across the team and clients to produce content efficiently.  

• 6+ years with a copy background in advertising, or conceptual field, including creative and social media writing  
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience  

•  Proficient in Microsoft applications, specifically Microsoft 365 apps 
• Technology & B2B creative experience a huge asset 
• A working knowledge and passion for technology, especially AI  
• Experience in organic social communities, with a deep familiarity with social platforms and formats  

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Assembly is an integrated agency providing purpose-built communications to Microsoft – bringing strategy, creative, research, social and digital, and influencer marketing together to drive tangible business results and advance Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

We advocate for ideas based on real audience insights and sound strategic opportunities and bring them to life with creative executions that earn attention. We are the team behind some of Microsoft’s most exciting work across Surface, Xbox, M365, and Windows to name a few. We are the lead agency for the Microsoft brand across social; the global PR agency of record for Xbox; and the influencer agency of record for Xbox, Surface, M365 and Windows. Assembly is also a strategic partner for executive communications across Microsoft Store and several executives across the company.

Our results are a direct reflection of our culture and people – we believe that bringing together diverse perspectives enhance creativity and innovation, and we embrace and celebrate differences both in our organization and through our work. We’ve partnered with Microsoft for 27 years, across 17 countries around the world.  Come be a part of our collective story as we partner with Microsoft to enable each other to achieve more.

Assembly Media was founded in 2014 under DJE Holdings to exclusively service Microsoft. In 2019 our parent agency, Edelman, was recognized by AdAge as one of the top 10 creative companies in the U.S. and recognized as a 2019 Best Place to Work.

Assembly is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.