Product Copywriter
- Lead the creation of copy for all of our products – online, mobile and the behind-the-scenes tools that keep the GrubHub Express on the rails.
- Assist in creating copy for all other areas of this mythical engine that could, can and will.
- Maintain a well-respected, established brand voice*, while adding your own flair and communicating what needs to be communicated.
- Ensure that copy is consistent and up-to-date across our entire product suite as well as optimized for each platform.
- Keep the copy portions of the product style guide up to date.
- Be flexible. It will help you stay upright on this always-moving train.
- Rub elbows with the designers and writers from both Marketing and Product, working collaboratively to ensure incredible s#!t gets done.
- Be a strong advocate for the importance of great copy and an even stronger advocate for testing copy to find out what’s great.
Our ideal candidate also has this stuff going for ‘em:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a writing-related field. Like journalism, creative writing or literature.
- Three to five years of real-world writing experience, ideally focused around writing for the web.
- A strong understanding of grammar and punctuation, along with the ability to proof and edit text with those principals in mind.
- An interest in – or knowledge of – pop culture, digital trends, product marketing and alcohol consumption.
- The ability to shift styles seamlessly, delivering on-brand writing that also accounts for subtle nuances between channels or platforms.
- Ideas. Big ideas, small ideas, in-between ideas. All of the ideas.
- Your friends would describe you as “a good person” who is “incredibly talented,” “smart” and “not at all creepy… to me.”
- Well-versed in the subtleties of writing for web and mobile. So, a master of brevity with a knowledge of SEO and, if possible, some basic HTML skills.
- Ready to juggle multiple projects at once, often on tight deadlines. This place moves fast, and the right fit will handle that with aplomb.
- Distaste for the word “aplomb.” And “hangry.” You’re too smart to like “hangry.”
Oh, and we’re going to need to see some examples of your past work before we’ll consider you. So… take tomorrow off to prep your portfolio?
*According to our other copywriter, who likes to pretend it’s true.