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Language Designer
Snapchat
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our products empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
We’re looking for a Language Designer to join Snap Inc! Working on the Marketing team in our Venice, CA headquarters, you will write, manage, and hone our voice in copy for our Business and Consumer products. You’ll spend your time designing and writing intelligent, logical flows for communicating information — be that in a marketing site about Lenses, an email about Geofilters, a how-to video for Ad Manager, a Story in Discover about new Snapchat features, or even copy for a feature in Snapchat itself.
What you’ll do:
• Manage and write how-to articles, tweets, feature copy, brand guidelines, and more related to Snapchat’s consumer products
• Manage and write ad sales collateral, email marketing, decks, websites, case studies, and more related to Snapchat’s ad products and business products
• Work with graphic designers, video creators, product managers, and marketers to achieve team goals
• Internalize the Snapchat voice, and distribute it across all of your work to cultivate a fun and consistent tone :)
What we’re looking for:
• Writing test required — see below
• 3+ years professional copywriting experience is mandatory
• A master of colloquial language, breaking things down, and explaining what things mean
• Experience writing taglines, collateral, and other materials for mass-market consumer products and brands
• Familiarity with writing about ad products and B2B products
• Strong perspective on what makes a great user experience — in an app, a book, or an appliance. Everything we create, from decks to billboards, is a product!
• An incredibly detail-oriented and organized person who never misses a period or an oxford comma
• An ability to adapt quickly and compromise with others (including members of the Legal team) without compromising our voice and integrity
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work under the pressure of tight deadlines and changing priorities
*PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS WITH YOUR RESUME. HAVE FUN!*
1. Write a simple step by step for capturing, editing, and sending a Snap. Start with a quick summary of what a Snap is up top, and include a step by step walkthrough below.
2. Write a brief email marketing pitch to a small business on why they might want to buy an On-Demand Geofilter for their shop. Feel free to suggest ideas for visual creative to include in the email.
3. Write a new tagline for each of our ad products: Filters, Lenses, and Snap Ads.
4. Write three tweets as if you were @SnapchatSupport educating Snapchatters about three of your favorite Snapchat features.
5. Write 1-2 paragraphs on why you believe we are a camera company, and what that could mean for us in the future.
6. Write one sentence answering this question: “What is Snapchat?” Feel free to explain your reasoning afterward.
7. Write one paragraph on what makes for an engaging and effective Snap — be it a Snap Ad or a Snap inside one of our Publisher Stories (like CNN, ESPN, etc).
8. How much do you care about grammar, spelling, typos, etc? — And why do you feel that way?
9. What marketing campaign and/or brand’s writing are you most into right now? What are they doing right?
10. What piece or pieces of writing are you most proud of? Please provide links or samples.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and contact us at accommodations-ext@snap.com.