Writer I

Position: Writer I

Thinkso is seeking a smart, adept writer who has both excellent grammar skills and is a strong problem-solver. This is a great entry-level position for someone just starting their career or who has 1 – 2 years of professional experience.

Working with our editorial team, you’ll learn from the best while developing skills in writing, marketing strategy, communications, and content strategy across a wide array of media. In this role, you’ll be responsible for a variety of tasks, from proofreading, to writing long- and short-form editorial, to contributing to creative concepting.

To qualify, you must:

• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Have experience in or an interest in DEI issues and best practices
• Be proficient on the Mac platform, Google Docs, and the major social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook).
• Have a can-do and never-let-it-fail attitude.
• Align with Thinkso’s core values.
• Thrive in a remote work environment.

Details on the Role & Responsibilities:

A Writer I at Thinkso has basic responsibilities in each of these areas:

• Client work product
• Thinkso’s own marketing materials
• Administrative support

Specific responsibilities comprise:

• Writing clear, effective, engaging copy for client projects across a range of media, including articles, websites, advertising, eblast campaigns, brochures, and more.
• Refining copy based on feedback from senior editorial staff and partners.
• Proofreading your and others’ work, upholding the grammatical and stylistic integrity of the content that crosses your desk.
• Assisting with the development of creative concepts, in collaboration with the project team.
• Learning Thinkso’s methodology for developing brand strategies and editorial voices.
• Assisting with discovery-phase tasks, such as conducting desk research, writing surveys, participating in interviews, etc.
• Contributing to Thinkso’s own marketing by writing copy for and helping manage the firm’s portfolio and digital communications projects.
• Assisting with administrative tasks, such as updating the firm’s CRM, handling client mailings, or any task assigned by the operations manager or partners.

Overview of Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance, 401k plan
• Paid time off that increases with tenure, and company holidays
• True work-life balance with an average work week under 40 hours
• Participation in our pro bono project, Give a Brand!, during work hours
• Salary: $62,400, non-negotiable*, plus opportunity for annual bonus

* We believe that when we give people the opportunity to negotiate salaries, we reward those people who are skilled at negotiation. Being a good negotiator does not mean you have more job experience or that you will do better on the job. For this reason, we strive to maintain a fixed salary level for all people at the same job level. Our intention is to avoid unconscious bias that leads to pay discrimination.

About Thinkso

Thinkso is a fully remote boutique creative agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2006, we’re a group of progressive strategists, designers, writers, and project managers who love what we do: producing exceptional brand communications and experiences for clients in a range of industries. Our work is strategy- and editorial-driven, using world-class design to bring messages and content to life to help our clients achieve their business goals.

Thinkso specializes in sophisticated B2B professional services, with clients in the finance, technology, legal, and business consulting sectors. To keep ourselves and our portfolio fresh and invigorated, we also work in a wide range of other sectors, including education, nonprofit/mission-driven, athletics, medicine, real estate, consumer goods, and more.

Everything we do is guided by our four core values: delivering excellence, choosing integrity, being scrappy, and enjoying the ride. While we’re all super-efficient, smart, and hard-working, we’re also fun-loving, supportive, quirky, and kind.

As part of our core values, Thinkso continually strives to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees, as well as foster a work environment where colleagues’ different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, gender, and other identities are celebrated.

If you’re someone who wants to do really great work — while avoiding the bureaucracy of the corporate world and the cut-throat culture of big agencies — consider joining our team.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to: jobs@thinkso.com

Before applying, please look at our portfolio to ensure we’d be a good fit.