Marketing Copywriter

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.  

We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.  

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!   

Key statistics:

• 1,100+ Team members
• 950+ Consultants
• 640+ Ph.D.s
• 90+ Disciplines
• 30+ Offices globally

Exponent’s fast-paced Business Development and Marketing team is seeking an experienced B2B Copywriter in Oakland, California. This role will help bring Exponent’s high-impact work to life across a variety of print and digital materials, including thought leadership, industry news, case studies, social media posts/campaigns, and presentation and pitch decks.

• Producing copy that shines across multiple types of deliverables — especially long-form articles that showcase Exponent’s innovative solutions and value proposition to clients. This is a role for an experienced, sophisticated, efficient writer who is ready to be inspired and challenged by a near-endless buffet of topics and assignment types. When we say Never Boring, we mean it.
• Conducting interviews. You know how to research topics and prepare the right questions to help our consultants articulate their technical capabilities — but you’re equally comfortable jumping into new conversations cold. You’ll help us bring our most innovative, forward-thinking services to life, tying together the details of engineering and scientific excellence with big-picture impact in the real world. 
• Synthesizing technical content. You’re comfortable diving into technical scientific topics and keen to distill their importance and relevance across audiences and formats, without compromising integrity or accuracy.
• Shepherding content through highly matrixed approvals, including resolving feedback efficiently and bringing your experience and stakeholder management skills to the table to suggest creative solutions and overcome roadblocks, as needed.
• Developing knowledge of Exponent’s business continuously, connecting the dots between strategic messaging and evolving priorities, and bringing those nuances to bear on our content in real time.
• Creating client-ready pitch materials, ranging from qualifications packages to presentation decks.
• Supporting broader marketing operations as needed, including copyediting and proofreading of other copywriters’ work to keep our pipeline running smoothly.
• Contributing to interdepartmental process documentation and optimization inside our fast-evolving department.

• 10+ years of professional writing experience
• The ability to juggle multiple assignments fluidly and efficiently
• A portfolio of meaningful writing samples that MUST include long-form articles and B2B experience 
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field of study
• A knack for distilling complex technical capabilities into content that resonates with our target audiences at the right level – our stakeholders are experts in their own right
• Top-notch interviewing skills and the ability to quickly spot which topics are ripe for thought leadership, case studies, white papers, are well-suited to graphics, etc.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability – you thrive on connecting the dots, hunting down answers, and keeping projects moving with some degree of autonomy
• An agile, growth mindset – our team is evolving, which requires team members who are ready to test new ideas, adapt to changing needs, and roll up their sleeves and get the job done when shifting priorities and deadlines demand it
• Excellent communication skills – both verbally and written, as needed to communicate and chase down actions with our internal clients with
• Working knowledge of AP style highly preferred
• Strong familiarity with PowerPoint and best practices in presentation and slide development
• Basic SEO experience and knowledge of optimization tools such as SEM Rush a plus
• This is an Oakland, CA based position. The successful applicant must live (or be willing to relocate) in the San Francisco Bay Area and be enthusiastic about regularly working in the office

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for​ building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment.

The pay rate for this position is dependent on experience and capabilities which will be assessed during the interview process.

Access benefits information on our Life @ Exponent page:
https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.