Senior Copywriter

Kettle Open · verified Sep 13, 2026

San Francisco Los AngelesNew York Full-time Senior Copywriting

Senior Copywriting role at Kettle. San Francisco · full-time · $110,000–$150,000 base.

SalaryStated by Kettle

$110,000 – $150,000

Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.

This role, from KettleOur estimate for the market: $126,000–$165,000

In line with the market median of $135,000 for senior copywriting roles in San Francisco.

Worked out from 5 postings that stated pay, median $135,000. Last updated Mar 10, 2026.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Write website copy and campaigns for launches, seasonal promotions, and other digital projects
Develop campaign ideas and carry them across multiple touchpoints
Create long-form copy, scripts, names, wayfinding, and pitch materials
Lead copy-centered work, shape team ideas, and explain concepts clearly

What you bring

At least five years of copywriting experience, including work at a digital agency
Experience writing product and long-form content for websites and corporate communications
The ability to adjust voice and tone for different clients and brands
Campaign ideation and execution experience across several touchpoints
An optimistic, collaborative approach with strong remote and in-person presentation skills

Who this fits

This role suits a senior conceptual digital copywriter who enjoys working with agency and client-side creatives. Specific projects require onsite work five days a week for two to three months, while the team is remote at other times. The role is based in San Francisco.

From the employer

Kettle is a team of passionate, fearless creatives focused on delivering great products, redefining best-practices, and providing new opportunities for our clients.

We are hiring Senior Copywriters to join our team writing compelling copy for end-to-end digital website projects for one of our largest clients, a Bay Area based creative tech company. In this embedded role, you’ll partner with other agency and client side creatives to write copy and campaigns for product launches, seasonal promotions, and more. If the term conceptual digital copywriter resonates, then this role may be for you.

These roles require team members to be onsite 5 days per week, for 2-3 months at a time, for specific projects. At other times during the year, the team is remote.

Candidates should have:

At least 5+ years of copy experience, including time at a digital agency
Campaign ideation and execution, across multiple touchpoints
Product and longform copy experience, writing for websites, corporate communications, etc.
Ownership skills to help lead copy-driven work and write up a group’s ideas
Ability to shift voice and tone to write for a broad range of clients and brands
An optimistic and collaborative attitude; genuinely cares about doing great work and working with great people
Comfort in fluently/logically presenting remotely and in person if needed

We’d like to know that you can write:

Long Form: Apply journalistic sensibilities to pull the lead and thread a narrative, from articles to manifestos
Conceptual Campaign Copy: Can brainstorm in creative groups (not just with one visual partner) and generate creative ideas and campaigns that are on-strategy and answer briefs; Nuance a campaign message across multiple platforms and contexts
Scripts: Compose vivid treatments and scripts that tell stories through both voice over and supers
Naming: Brainstorm to produce names and rationale that exhibit strategic, linguistic creativity
Presentation and Pitch Decks: Effectively explain conceptual ideas and develop an argument with impactful cadence
Wayfinding: Your work could live in experiential environments, where leading the way, in unique contexts, is key

The target range of base compensation for this role is $110k - 150k. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.