Copywriter- Retail

Aquent; Portland (OR); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a freelance copywriter to join their restructured team for a 3-month contract role. The candidate will craft customer-facing content across digital channels, ensuring brand voice consistency while producing engaging copy for social media, emails, and websites. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of experience, familiarity with SEO practices, and the ability to adjust tone for various media. This position is remote with a commitment of approximately 10-15 hours per week.

Benefits

Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans

Paid sick leave

Retirement plans with a match

Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience writing customer-facing copy across channels.
• Familiarity with SEO best practices and digital-first storytelling.
• Strong communicator who can manage feedback.

Responsibilities

• Write clear, compelling social media, email, and web copy.
• Produce SEO-optimized product and landing page copy.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure brand voice consistency.

Skills

SEO best practices

Copywriting

Communication

Adaptability

Tools

Notion

Google Docs

Figma

Job description

We’re on the lookout for a versatile freelance copywriter who thrives on crafting sharp, customer-facing content across digital channels. Our newly restructured team is ramping up efforts to tell a more cohesive, compelling brand story—and you’ll be a key part of that voice. You’ll write everything from social captions to SEO-driven web copy, email content, and advertising copy. Ideal candidates are equally confident telling a story in 280 characters or 3 paragraphs, can shift tone with ease, and know how to balance wit with clarity and brand voice.

What You’ll Do:

Write clear, compelling social media, email, web, and ad copy in line with new brand guidelines

Produce SEO-optimized product and landing page copy

Contribute to blog content and ongoing storytelling across the brand

Adapt tone and messaging across platforms and audiences

Collaborate with the team to ensure brand voice consistency while evolving the messaging

Apply feedback quickly and revise with precision

What We’re Looking For:

3+ years of experience writing customer-facing copy across channels

Experience in D2C or retail brands is a major plus

Ability to write concisely with a balance of cleverness and clarity

Skilled in writing in different tones to suit different media

Familiarity with SEO best practices, ecommerce, and digital-first storytelling

Strong communicator who can manage feedback and shifting priorities in a fast-paced remote team

Nice to Have:

Experience in fashion, beauty, eyewear, or lifestyle industries

Comfort working in tools like Notion, Google Docs, Figma, or similar

Commitment:~10–15 hours/week (approx. 40 hours/month) | 3-month contract (potential to extend)
Location:Remote (open to all U.S. time zones – must be available to work PST hours)

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $30to $35an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training throughAquent Gymnasium .More information on our awesomebenefits !

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.