United States Department of Defense

Copywriter

United States Department of Defense

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $52,900 - $70,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

About the role

  • Deliver High-Impact Creative: Concept and write best-in-class creative across digital, social, and video touchpoints, with a strong focus on visual storytelling and performance.
  • Support Video + Content Production: Contribute to pre-production planning, support on-set shoots, and collaborate with art directors and production teams to bring ideas to life.
  • Partner Across Disciplines: Work closely with art directors, strategists, producers, project managers, and client teams to ensure creative aligns with brief goals, brand voice, and business objectives.
  • Manage Creative Execution: Own your work from end to end—delivering polished, on-brand, and performance-minded assets on time and on brief.
  • Be a Problem Solver: Navigate ambiguity with confidence, adapt to shifting priorities, and bring proactive solutions to creative and production challenges.
  • Embody Team Culture: Lead with curiosity, kindness, and accountability. You’ll play an active role in fostering an inclusive, collaborative team environment

Requirements

  • +2 years of experience in copywriting, with a strong portfolio showcasing digital campaigns, social-first content, and video-driven work.
  • Big Ideas. You can think strategically about how brands show up to consumers and use it to fuel creative concepts that are both emotionally resonant and drive performance.
  • Top-notch copywriting skills—you can write the same headline 25 ways, come up with a killer video script, iterate on your ideas and wordsmith your way to great creative work. This is an atypical copywriting role that necessitates a strong capability for visual storytelling in conjunction with great writing.
  • Global thinking. You have experience developing creative for international audiences and can tailor messaging to support multicultural viewpoints and lifestyles.
  • Strong client presentation and communication skills—you can confidently present ideas, take feedback in stride, and advocate for great creative.
  • On-set and content production experience (domestic or global), including working with video directors, talent, and producers.
  • A proactive, collaborative mindset—you bring energy to brainstorms, jump in where needed, and support your teammates with generosity and respect.
  • Flexibility—you can pivot your thinking quickly, adjust to shifting priorities, and keep pace with fast-moving projects and deliverables.
  • Previous agency experience and a track record of working on high-volume, high-visibility accounts. Bonus if you’ve worked on global campaign creative or a major tech brand.
  • A creative portfolio that shows your creative range. You can be as hilarious as you are heartwarming and speak to both hyper-local and global audiences
Benefits
  • Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 401k plan, plus matching
  • PTO
  • Paid Company Holidays
  • Parental Leave

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
copywritingvisual storytellingdigital campaignssocial-first contentvideo productioncreative conceptsclient presentationcontent productionscriptwritingmulticultural messaging
Soft skills
problem solvingcollaborationcommunicationflexibilitycreativitycuriositykindnessaccountabilityadaptabilityenergy