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Role Description
The Dropbox Writing Studio is looking for an accomplished copywriter, editor, and story strategist to shape and strengthen the Dropbox voice within our high-impact marketing initiatives.
The role sits on the newly centralized Writing Studio sub-team within Comms and Brand, which is responsible for the quality, consistency, and excellence of brand messaging across the company. This person will play a key role in how Dropbox shows up in the world for our customers by writing and editing campaign messaging, landing page copy, emails, long-form stories, product updates, and other highly visible marketing assets.
They’ll collaborate closely with leaders and teams across the company—including Integrated Marketing, Brand Marketing, Sales, Communications, PMM, Engineering, and Legal—to ensure content is as clear, engaging, and brand-aligned as possible.
Responsibilities
Write highly visible and impactful marketing content across the customer pipeline
Edit content drafts, including campaign messaging, emails, customer stories, and other prominent marketing assets
Partner with cross-functional teams to shape project strategy, align on timelines, and set the foundation before writing begins
Solicit feedback and obtain approvals from stakeholders (including senior leaders) across the company
Navigate stakeholder feedback while prioritizing writing excellence and our brand voice
Requirements
6+ years of experience in either copywriting, editorial content, or journalism, with a minimum of 2 years at a tech company
A proven track record of writing excellent content; you have a stellar portfolio of engaging and diverse content, including campaign messaging, web page copy, emails, narrative stories, and more
Superb communication skills and a collaborative spirit; you know how to solicit and reconcile feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, and you can work across teams to develop content that elevates our brand
Organized and process-oriented, you know how to stick to deadlines but can also be flexible when plans change
Demonstrated passion for writing on every dimension: voice, style, rhythm, structure, language economy, and grammatical precision
A curiosity for technology and how it impacts the way we live, communicate, and work
Preferred Qualifications
You’ve worked as both a writer and an editor in your career
You’ve written marketing copy in a fast-paced agency setting, servicing a variety of internal and external stakeholders
You bring a healthy mix of brand copywriting, tech marketing, and journalism experience; we’re looking for someone who’s experienced all of these areas, not specialized in only one
Writing has been at the heart of your career. This is a role for a highly skilled storyteller, so we aren’t looking for a content strategist whose primary focus has been governance, distribution, SEO, or other areas of content strategy that are less copy-oriented.
Compensation
US Zone 1
This role is not available in Zone 1 US Zone 2 $145,000—$196,200 USD US Zone 3 $128,900—$174,300 USD
The range(s) listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE (On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.
Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.
Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
Dropbox takes a number of factors into account when determining individual starting pay, including job and level they are hired into, location/metropolitan area, skillset, and peer compensation. We target most new hire offers between the minimum up to the middle of the range.
Dropbox uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current US Zone locations are as follows:
- US Zone 1: San Francisco metro, New York City metro, or Seattle metro
- US Zone 2: California (outside SF metro), Colorado, Connecticut (outside NYC metro), Delaware, Illinois (Chicago metro), Indiana (Chicago metro), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (Chicago metro), New Hampshire, New Jersey (outside NYC metro), New York (outside NYC metro), Oregon, Pennsylvania (D.C. metro), Pennsylvania (outside NYC or DC metro), Texas (Austin metro) Virginia (DC metro), Washington (outside Seattle metro), Washington DC metro, West Virginia (DC metro), Wisconsin (Chicago metro)
- US Zone 3: All other US locations
Company Description
Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.
Team Description
The Dropbox Communications team brings the Dropbox story to life and shares it with the world. We turn ideas into impact by crafting authentic narratives that build trust, spark engagement, and bring our mission to life. We are purposeful storytellers, creating alignment and clarity across channels and audiences to shape powerful messages that strengthen our brand both inside and outside Dropbox. Whether we're launching products, amplifying customer voices, or securing strategic speaking opportunities, we remain true to our values of transparency and authenticity. If you're a storyteller excited about helping people inside Dropbox and around the world connect with our product, brand, and vision, join our Communications team.
Areas of work include Public Relations, Internal Communications, Executive Communications, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Crisis Communications, and Thought Leadership.
Benefits
Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) plan with a generous company match and immediate vesting
Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance
Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance
Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Child and Adult Care, Day Care FSA, Fertility Benefits, Adoption and Surrogacy Support, and Lactation Support
Access to over 10,000 global co-working spaces through
Gable.to , making it easy to book flexible workspaces for collaboration or individual work
Quarterly Cell phone and internet allowance
Mental health and wellness benefits
Disability and neurodivergence support benefits
Additional benefit details are available upon request.
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Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.