Leased Employee, Copywriter

Team Rubicon (TR) is seeking a Leased Employee, Copywriter to join our Brand & Communications team! The Leased Employee, Copywriter will develop compelling, on-brand copy across digital and print channels, support campaign messaging, and help bring Team Rubicon's voice to life across brand & comms initiatives. This role requires strong writing and editing skills, creativity, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate across teams in a fast-paced environment.

Every day will be a challenge, but every month brings new opportunities for an organization that is quickly becoming a household name in disaster response. This position reports to TR's Director, Brand and is based remote anywhere within the United States.

This is a temporary assignment lasting 6-months and will be managed through a third-party staffing agency partnered with Team Rubicon.

Project: TR BrandComms Copywriting Support

Duration: Immediate – November 2026

Expected Hours Per Week: 10-15

Duties:

  • Draft clear, compelling copy across various Team Rubicon channels, including digital and print advertising, video scripts, social media, email, web, and print collateral.
  • Partner with the Director of Brand and cross-functional members of the Brand & Communications (BrandComms) team to support creative concepting and message development.
  • Provide copyediting and proofreading support to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to Team Rubicon's brand voice and editorial standards.
Education and Background:
  • 4-7 years of professional copywriting experience ideally within a mission-driven space
  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, Communications, Public Relations, or Creative Writing
  • Experience working on a multidisciplinary creative team, such as an in-house Creative or Marketing team preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style for a variety of audiences
  • Demonstrated ability to concept and write across a range of formats and channels
Special Requirements:
  • This is a contingent; REMOTE position and can be based anywhere within the United States and provides a flexible & non-traditional work schedule
Job Type:
  • Contingent; hourly, non-exempt
Pay Range:
  • $28.00 - $38.00 per hour
The hiring range reflects where in the range we most likely intend to hire for this role. Additionally, compensation within that range can vary for several reasons including market conditions, cost of living, skills/capabilities, experience, etc.

Cultural Values:

  • Mission First, Greyshirts Always: Anyone joining TR must understand that our mission to provide disaster response comes first
  • Step Into The Arena: TR needs leaders who aren't afraid to dare to be great
  • Everyone Has A Role Know It: Ability to successfully navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment and solve problems in the face of ambiguity
  • GSD: We are entrepreneurial, resourceful, and determined no matter how chaotic the situation
  • Change Your Socks: We take care of ourselves and each other so we are best equipped to serve those in greatest need
  • Adults Only: Every team member is an adult until proven otherwise
  • Your Mother's A Donor: Every leader must be committed to fiduciary responsibility, transparency, and financial stewardship
Learn more about Team Rubicon:
  • Website: Team Rubicon USA
  • LinkedIn: Team Rubicon
  • Facebook: Team Rubicon
  • X: @TeamRubicon
  • YouTube: Team Rubicon
  • Instagram: @teamrubicon
  • Threads: @teamrubicon
  • TikTok: @teamrubicon
Team Rubicon is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to not only including but actively seeking out a diversity of lifestyles, experiences, perspectives, and voices in order to foster inclusion, growth, and innovation. Your candidacy will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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