Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower students with financial support and supercharge their ability to pay down their debt, so they can get on the right financial track, fast.

We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:

Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.
Student loan refinancing - break free from high-interest rates or monthly payments.
Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.

Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together!

What makes an “Earnie” culture:

Drivers – Drivers are satisfied by making things happen, not coming along for the ride. They feel a strong sense of ownership for their projects and teams and demand high standards from themselves and others.
Humility – Humble team players check their egos and consider the team’s needs above their own. They are self-aware of their strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Growth Mindset – People with a growth mindset approach challenges and failures as learning opportunities. They seek feedback to improve, give feedback to others, and genuinely want to perform well.

The Associate Copywriter position will report to the Visual Design Lead.

As an Associate Copywriter, you will:

As an Associate Copywriter at Earnest, you will play an integral part in shaping the customer experience, helping to drive highly visible campaigns across email, social, and other mediums, and helping define and build out the Earnest brand. You’ll work with all parts of the business, including design, product, content and marketing, compliance, and more to create marketing copy that will embody the brand from the first marketing touches and throughout the loan and payoff journey.

Your Impact:

Support the development of copy for high-visibility, high-impact projects, working closely with designers to ensure headlines and visuals work hand-in-hand and are consistent to the concept.
Write compelling marketing copy that builds awareness, educates consumers on the benefits of Earnest’s product, and drives them to action.
Produce clear and compelling copy in the Earnest brand voice for our website, landing pages, performance marketing channels, and within the product.
Work closely with teams (Marketing, Design, Product, and Compliance teams), understanding business partners and their marketing objectives.
Be able to collaborate on a project so that the best results are achieved.
Provide creative support in developing a consistent brand voice.
Support copywriters during peak workload periods, ability to pivot quickly and catch curveballs.
Engage with high-level copy strategic projects like copy mapping, audits, and copy optimization/A/B testing.

About You:

1-3 years experience in copywriting.
Ability to think in campaign-oriented ways. How do things connect? You’re able to think through a long-term and cross-platform conversation with customers.
Ability to follow and understand product messaging houses and content calendar production schedules.
Ability to work cross-functionally with PR, marketing, social, and product.
Experience working with design and digital marketing.
Interest in healthcare, tech, finance, or relevant market focus.

Where:

This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
While you’ll enjoy the flexibility of remote work, we also love to see our Earnies face-to-face! We ask you to join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration and some fun. It’s a chance to connect, share ideas, and maybe even grab some coffee together!

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A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Pay Range

$84,000—$95,000 USD

Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:

Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
Robust tuition reimbursement program
$1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
Competitive days of annual PTO
Annual “my day”
Pet insurance!
Competitive parental leave
Plenty of Earnest swag, in-person team gatherings, picnics, celebrations, and plenty of fun virtual events

At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.

Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or genetics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.

Associate Copywriter

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