Copywriter

About the role

A contract position available, with potential for full-time. Location: New York or remote (EST preferred). Contract rate: $80–$125/hr | Full-time base salary: $85,000–$125,000 (base).

Why This Role Exists

Early-stage companies often need a clear product message and a compelling brand story. Copywriters play a crucial role in translating these elements into effective communication strategies.

About Little Plains

Little Plains is a modern brand and product studio focused on early-stage companies, providing brand, product, and go-to-market work that scales as companies grow. We work in healthcare, biotech, SaaS, and consumer products.

What You Will Do

• Write and develop copy across brand touchpoints such as websites, product UI, campaigns, pitch materials, and social media.
• Develop voice and tone guidelines to define how a brand sounds across various contexts and audiences.
• Create copy systems and templates for consistency and efficiency.
• Build prompt libraries and language frameworks for AI tools and internal teams.
• Collaborate with brand strategists and designers to ensure copy aligns with positioning and visual aesthetics.
• Apply editorial judgment to AI-assisted drafts, deciding when to use them and when to start from scratch.

How We Work

The brand narrative is developed concurrently with design, strategy, and product decisions, integrating AI tools as part of the writing process.

The Bar for Craft

This role requires the ability to develop diverse voices across various industries. Unique perspectives, fresh thinking, and proactive approaches are valued.

What We're Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience in copywriting, brand writing, or related fields.
• A strong portfolio of written work across different brand contexts.
• Experience developing voice and tone guidelines.
• Comfort writing across multiple formats, audiences, and tones.
• Active use of AI writing tools as a drafting and exploration tool.
• Experience working at early-stage companies or agencies is a plus.

Benefits (Full-Time)

• Quarterly profit share tied to studio performance.
• Equity participation for long-term team members.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (50% employer-covered).
• 15 days PTO (Year 1, increases by 2 days/year).
• One week paid office closure every summer.
• Paid office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
• Parental leave: 12 weeks (birth parent), 6 weeks (non-birth parent) at full pay.
• Prenatal leave: 20 hours paid per year.
• $1,000/year craft and tools stipend.
• $200/month coworking stipend.

Equal Opportunity & Fair Chance

Little Plains is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider all applicants with criminal histories fairly.

Apply Now

If you're interested in writing copy that is distinctly human, unmistakably on-brand, and actually gets used, please submit your resume or LinkedIn profile, writing samples, and a note on the kinds of writing problems you want to work on next.