Interim Senior Copywriter

Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care; United States; Hybrid; USD 68,880 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

A leading beauty brand is seeking an Interim Senior Copywriter to manage social and e-commerce copy needs. The role involves writing, editing, and proofreading engaging copy while ensuring that all content is on brand and accurate. You will collaborate closely with the Executive Copy Director and work with other departments to meet marketing goals. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience in copywriting, particularly in the beauty sector, and be skilled in project management and social media engagement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a copywriter, beauty brand and agency background preferred.
• Knowledge of beauty and skincare products, including ingredients and trends.
• Self-starter who can proactively manage copy deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Write and manage deadlines for e-commerce campaigns.
• Respond to daily e-commerce copy requests.
• Edit and proofread copy for social assets.

Skills

Copywriting

Social media engagement

Time management

Communication

Organization

Beauty industry knowledge

Project management platforms

Tools

Google Workspace

Workfront

Adobe

Job description

Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care

Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care is looking for an Interim Senior Copywriter to join our dynamic, fast-paced team. This will be a temporary family‑leave backfill for approximately three months.

As the Interim Senior Copywriter, you will be responsible for managing and fulfilling social and e-commerce copy needs, ensuring that copy is engaging, accurate, on brand and on time. Reporting to the Executive Copy Director, you will also assist with a variety of projects and deliverables, translating project concepts and briefs into compelling copy based on marketing and business objectives.

Base pay range

$50.00/hr - $75.00/hr

Responsibilities:

• Write copy and manage deadlines for Peter Thomas Roth, Naturally Serious, and June Jacobs e‑commerce campaigns, shepherding copy through the approval process.
• Respond to daily e‑commerce copy requests for PDPs, landing pages, customer service answers and other site needs.
• Review, edit and approve all e‑commerce creative on Workfront, a project management system.
• Write, edit and proofread copy for organic and paid social assets and captions, working closely with the Executive Copy Director, Marketing, Creative and Social.
• Write scripts and onscreen text for Social and Education videos.
• Manage online copy for retailers, completing copy forms and infographic text.
• Write press sheets and educational training sheets for new product launches.
• Help proofread product packaging in design stage to ensure copy is accurate and free of errors.
• Spearhead copy and marketing review of vendor packaging proofs, routing signed PDFs to Creative when approved to print.
• Assist the Executive Copy Director in brainstorming new product names and campaign concepts.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years as a copywriter; beauty brand and agency background preferred.
• Knowledge of beauty and skincare products, including ingredients, usage and trends.
• High engagement on social media to follow beauty and cultural trends.
• Deadline‑driven with excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Self‑starter who can proactively set copy deadlines with creative project manager.
• Able to adhere to workflow processes while quickly adapting to changing priorities as needed.
• Ability to track projects and apply Marketing copy feedback at every stage.
• Strong conceptual skills with knowledge of how copy relates to design, graphics and video.
• Competitive knowledge of the beauty and skincare industry landscape.
• General knowledge of Google Workspace, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.
• Familiarity with project management platforms such as Workfront and Asana.
• Experience with back‑office website management related to copy needs.
• Ability to work on‑site at our headquarters in a hybrid office model of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

Company and Compensation:

An influential segment leader in the beauty industry for over 30 years, Peter Thomas Roth continues to corner the clinical market as a groundbreaking, results‑focused innovator. Ingredients sourced from all over the world are formulated at the highest percentages possible to provide maximum results for flawless, healthier‑looking skin. Today, Peter Thomas Roth products are sold globally and nationwide at retailers such as Sephora and Ulta Beauty and have developed a loyal “PTR Cult” following made up of millions of clinical skin‑care enthusiasts spanning generations, ethnicities, skin types and concerns.

The hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting is $50 - $75 / hour. Offered compensation will be dependent on numerous factors such as work experience and qualifications for the role, skillset, subject matter expertise and work location.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that this interim role may be required to perform, and the interim role may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.