Copywriter

Tovala

Copywriter at Tovala reinventing home cooking through compelling storytelling and brand voice consistency across marketing channels. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance customer engagement and retention.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write clear, engaging, and on-brand copy across a variety of marketing channels, including email, social, web, and paid media
Learn and apply Tovala’s brand voice and tone across different touchpoints in the customer journey
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to develop creative work that supports Tovala’s mission
Be the voice of the customer. Leverage learnings from consumer insights to inform your work
Edit and refine your work with a focus on brand voice, clarity, and consistency
Explore different creative approaches and contribute ideas during brainstorming and concept development
Stay curious about industry trends, culture, and the competitive landscape to help inform creative thinking
Manage multiple projects and deadlines while staying collaborative, organized, and eager to learn
Use emerging technologies like AI as a research and exploratory tool to quickly understand market and consumer trends, storytelling inroads, and other information that can provide efficiency in developing your broader creative thinking

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5 years of copywriting experience in-house or at an external agency
The ability to simplify complex ideas into messaging that is easy to understand
A portfolio showcasing strong writing skills and creative thinking across D2C marketing channels
Basic understanding of key marketing channels, and excitement to keep learning how creative drives performance
A strong grasp of tone and the ability to write with clarity, personality, and purpose
Strong storytelling instincts, and an ability to write in a way that connects with customers
Clear communication skills, strong curiosity, and willingness to ask the right questions to learn
The understanding that feedback is a gift, and desire to grow through collaboration and mentorship
A collaborative, proactive attitude and excitement to contribute ideas to the creative process
Curiosity to think beyond the brief and explore opportunities that strengthen the brand and customer experience
An ego-free attitude, and willingness to dive into tasks big, small, and everything in between
A learner mindset with enthusiasm for building both creative and strategic skills over time

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible paid time off (with a minimum of 15 days off you are highly encouraged to take)
Comprehensive healthcare coverage we really invest in
401k with match
Free Tovala Smart Oven and discounted Tovala meals
Paid holidays and our winter holiday office shutdown where the offices and facilities close for a week around Christmas and New Years
Various other perks - recognition programs, continued learning stipend, casual dress code, in-office coffee, snacks and drinks, and Tovala swag

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Hard Skills & Tools

copywritingcreative writingD2C marketingstorytellingeditingbrand voiceconsumer insightsmarketing channelsproject managementcontent development

Soft Skills

clear communicationcollaborationcuriositycreative thinkingorganizational skillsproactive attitudewillingness to learnfeedback receptivenessmentorshipadaptability