Copywriter

Pinch Provisions, the leading purveyor of personal care kits and premium emergency essentials, is seeking a part-time Copywriter to join its growing creative team. The copywriter will be responsible for both technical and creative writing, with ideal candidates possessing both a gift for wit and detail.

This is a part-time, off-site position. On occasion, on-site meetings at our Elk Grove Village, IL office will be required. This position starts immediately and will report to the creative director.

Responsibilities will include:

• Technical Writing. Writer will draft product copy to pass to the design staff, and then proof designs with extreme attention to detail. Our products are tiny, jampacked with information, and painstaking. Candidates must be extremely detail oriented, and thrive on finding and correcting the smallest of errors and inconsistencies.
• Creative Writing. Writer will develop playful and witty brand copy and content for all channels, including but not limited to website, marketing emails, social media, product packaging, and catalogs.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have a four year college degree, preferably in English, Journalism, or Marketing 
• Demonstrate 3-5 years of experience writing in a professional capacity; copyediting experience a strong plus 
• Demonstrate interest in the fashion, beauty, and/or lifestyle industries 
• Strong command of MS Office required; knowledge of Basecamp is a plus 
• Reside in the Chicagoland area.