If copy is the bridge between our product and the world, excellent copy is like the Brooklyn Bridge or Venice’s Ponte De Rialto.

Good copy communicates what our product does; excellent copy educates widely, evokes a feeling, establishes our brand’s point of view, and takes root in the mind of the reader.

Good copy might describe Mercury as a bundle of financial services; excellent copy would evoke, in just a few words, that Mercury is a home for a startup’s money where they can send currency around the world, issue cards with custom permissions, and get a taste of banking with a touch of magic – from that first check to millions in revenue.

Come help us write excellent copy.

As our newest copywriter, you’ll help tell Mercury’s story across platforms and polish the high-quality work we do.

We encourage you to try our demo site if you’re interested in applying for the role.

Some things you’ll do:

• Work cross functionally with product and marketing teams to shape the language that informs people’s first impressions of Mercury and seamlessly carries them onward through the customer journey.
• Craft impactful, empathetic copy that speaks to founders in various places and formats, including webpages, email, digital ads, blog posts, billboards, guides, and social media.
• Partner closely with product marketers to refine messaging, accurately communicate value props, and connect product narratives across channels.
• Collaborate with visual designers to find the most effective way to deliver a message using copy and design.
• Think creatively about the introduction of new formats — e.g., podcast and video — to evolve Mercury’s storytelling.
• Learn, question, and enhance the Mercury voice, while seamlessly flexing tone as appropriate.
• Think deeply about how the words we choose reflect our values.

The right person can come from a variety of backgrounds, but we think that these qualities would help:

• You have 2–3 years of experience as a copywriter for a startup or ecommerce brand, and understand the tech ecosystem well enough to detect what type of language should be used where.
• You have a strong ability to prioritize, work independently, and execute quickly.
• You’re incredibly organized and are capable of balancing multiple projects at once.
• You know how to work with editors and iterate on feedback.
• You have strong opinions about language and grammar, including the use of Oxford commas (yes), exclamations (rarely), and em dashes (abundantly).
• You have a knack for distilling complex topics into engaging, useful copy and content.
• You appreciate the Mercury brand: intuitive, refined, with a dash of intrigue.