Job Description

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal’s 325 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money, and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo and Xoom enables consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

In 2018, iZettle became part of the PayPal family. iZettle is on a mission to help small businesses succeed in a world of giants. Tens of millions of small businesses worldwide are still being underserved by the traditional players. By giving small businesses the tools to get paid, sell smarter and grow, we’re empowering them to reach their full potential. Together with PayPal, we can reach 24 million merchants across the world with more of the affordable tools they need to thrive. Join us in putting an end to the ordinary way the world defines financial freedom.

An iZettle Web Copywriter will drive and formulate communication hypotheses, create communication strategies and concepts based on research. The Web Copywriter will also punch the way we sound in written text by being a strong advocate for the soft values in human psychology, but also by knowing and understanding the various stages of the sales funnel in the user's journey. 

As a Web Copywriter you’re comfortable talking about communication within the organisation, from concepts to hands on sentences and words. You have a strong foundation in the way you communicate that is based on the way humans react to the written text in a digital environment. 

Build our brand on social and beyond

An iZettle Web Copywriter has a good knowledge of content. What is it that earns traffic, engagement, conversions and how to tie in SEO. What is it that makes the audience react and take action? You will be driving and supporting different communication directions, concepts and strategies. Working in partnership and close collaboration with all design competences within the team plus creatives, tech, different marketing teams. 

You will also work in close collaboration with other copywriters to create a joint tonality around iZettle way of communicating. Creating guidelines on how to design with text and how that supports and builds the flow and structure of the web content. Constantly improve our future communication as we grow. Test communications hypothesis on new, current and churning customers. Being part of the mission and vision initiative.

We hire people. Not CVs.

To succeed in this role you will be strong advocates for the Mobile first thinking in the way we communicate in written text. You put words to visions and concepts and are part of aligning brand, product and marketings way of communicating. You take responsibility for how we sound and talk on the web. You reinvent, redesign and constantly iterate and question everything we have, to see what we can improve. 

• Extensive experience of working as a Web Copywriter preferable both at agencies and internal agencies as employed or as a consultant.

• Experience from working with or at big international companies.

• Feeling comfortable presenting communication concepts and visions to top leadership as well as to the rest of the company and team.

• Used to working in an agile environment

• Have experience of working with localisation and translations.

• Experience of leading with copy.

Small minds never helped small businesses

It takes originality and an open mind to start a small business. That’s why small minds have no place in ours. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and together we uphold PayPal’s One Team Behavior, striving to be a place where everyone can benefit from equal access to professional development and bring their whole self to work.

We're a purpose-driven company whose beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We hold ourselves to our One Team Behaviors which demand that we hold the highest ethical standards, to empower an open and diverse workplace, and strive to treat everyone who is touched by our business with dignity and respect. Our employees challenge the status quo, ask questions, and find solutions. We want to break down barriers to financial empowerment. Join us as we change the way the world defines financial freedom.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

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