Copy Manager
- Full-time
- Department: Creative Development
Company Description
Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.
Let’s make.
Overview
We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.
At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.
So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.
Let’s make.
Job Description
The Cricut Creative Department is a multi-faceted team of dreamers and doers who bring the Cricut brand to life through exceptional creative content. This in-house team turns business strategy into visual reality with best-in-class, forward-thinking solutions that consider the full scope of consumer touchpoints. The team is comprised of four key areas: Design, Copy, Project Design, and Operations. Together, their work helps people lead creative lives.
The Creative Department’s Copy Team is a highly collaborative group of wordsmiths who embody the voice of Cricut across all consumer-facing touchpoints. This team owns the full scope of the copy process from conceptual work to support the Concept Team through hand-off of approved copy to their various partners. They are accountable for translating Marketing’s messaging into consumer-facing, brand-right copy whether in campaigns, on product pages, in Design Space, and more.
Role Description:
Leadership
• Lead and manage a team of copywriters and editors
• Champion the team's work in Creative and Stakeholder reviews
• Provide direction and feedback on team's work, interpreting leader and stakeholder feedback when relevant
• Work in partnership with the Creative Operations Director to ensure projects are resourced appropriately
Copy Oversight
• Direct the team on best-in-class, brand-right copywriting
• Own, maintain, and evolve the brand voice
• Ensure adherence to brand voice across all consumer touchpoints and projects
• Act as project lead on some projects as needed, including writing copy
Qualifications
• 5-7 years of experience in copywriting; at least 2 years in a manager-level role
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to demonstrate integrity, maturity, and a constructive approach to challenges
• Thrives in a deadline-driven environment with the ability to manage and delegate multiple priority projects simultaneously to consistently maintain on-time deliverables
• Ability to build effective relationships internally and externally
• In-house brand experience a plus
Additional Information
What to Do Next: Please attach your resume, cover letter and include links to your portfolio or other social presence. If you want to show your super powers in other ways – include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut® is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what you’re all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information.
Cricut® is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This position is contingent on successfully completing a Criminal Background Check upon hire. Cricut participates in E-Verify.