The Freelance Writer/Copywriter creates engaging content with a focus on brand strategy, collaborating closely with the Bonfire Labs team while maintaining attention to detail and fitting within budget constraints.
About Bonfire Labs:
Bonfire Labs has been in business for over two decades and currently has 25 full-time employees and a rotating team of temporary staff. Our team of artists, producers, directors, and technologists collaborate to create impactful content across all media platforms. Always design-focused, we like to build the stuff we dream up. Most importantly, our creative spark drives everything we do, both through our client work and in how we work, think, and run our business.
Actively engaging as a member of the Bonfire Labs team requires knowledge of production, design, creative processes, and workflows. We’re a tight knit company, which means everyone here makes a big impact on who we are and what we do. Being a strong contributor to Bonfire’s culture is essential to success.
About the role:
Must haves:
- A portfolio with video and/or TV experience included
- You can creative platforms and ideas
- You're a strategic thinker - you understand why the work is on brand/strategy
- Collaborative, nice, and flexible
- Experience working within a budget
- Skilled with words and detail oriented
- Open and responsive to feedback (no egos allowed)
- You can write in more than one voice/brand
- You're able to work autonomously
Pluses:
- Presentation skills - you can present the work you created
- You have some branding work in your portfolio
- Experience working with technology clients
- You've written long-form for video
- An understanding of the production process
- Experience making (i.e. filmmaking, editing, designing etc)
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