Kikoff

Copywriter (Contract)

Location: Remote (US-based)

Contract: 3–6 months | Up to 40 hours per week

About Kikoff

Kikoff is a high growth consumer fintech startup offering credit-building solutions that are affordable, accessible, and educational. Our core product, the Kikoff Credit Account, has helped over 1 million customers build better credit. Kikoff has been featured by Nerdwallet, Forbes, Buzzfeed, Business Insider, CNBC, and others; and our app has a 4.9 rating amongst thousands of reviews. But Kikoff is more than just a credit builder: we are a long-term financial partner for our customers, and we have an exciting product roadmap of solutions to help our customers reach their financial goals.

We’re growing fast, and we’re looking for a creative, detail-oriented Contract Copywriter to help shape the voice of our brand across channels, from Lifecycle to Product Marketing to Paid and beyond.

Please include a portfolio of your work.

What You’ll Do

• Write clear, high-coverting copy across a wide range of touchpoints including email, app, website, social, and ads.
• Support projects across teams—Lifecycle, Product Marketing, Enterprise, Partnerships, Brand, and Web.
• Help define and refine Kikoff’s voice and tone to ensure consistency and clarity across channels.
• Serve as a compliance steward—ensuring all copy meets regulatory and brand standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, marketers, and product managers to bring ideas to life quickly and effectively.
• Pitch, conceptualize and strategize ads for production within budgetary and compliance restraints under tight deadlines.

Who You Are

• 3–5+ years of professional copywriting experience, preferably with B2C brands.
• Skilled at translating complex, technical, or financial concepts into approachable, human language.
• You know how to write compelling hooks, subject lines, landing pages, and product UI in your sleep — but choose to do it with a cup of coffee (or tea) in hand.
• Fast, efficient, and highly organized—you can balance multiple projects and hit deadlines without losing attention to detail.
• A self-starter who takes initiative and thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
• Adaptable—you know how to adjust tone and style to fit different audiences and channels.

Bonus Points

• Experience in fintech, financial education, or other regulated industries.
• Familiarity with compliance review processes.
• Strong editorial instincts and a passion for clear, impactful storytelling.

Kikoff: A FinTech Unicorn Powering Financial Progress with AI

At Kikoff, our mission is to provide radically affordable financial tools to help consumers achieve financial security. We're a profitable, high growth FinTech unicorn serving millions of people, many of whom are building credit or navigating life paycheck to paycheck. With innovative technology and AI, we simplify credit building, reduce debt, and expand access to financial opportunities to those who need them the most. Founded in 2019, Kikoff is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by top-tier VC investors and NBA star Stephen Curry.

Why Kikoff:

This is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Kikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

Please reference the following for more information.

If you need reasonable accommodation for a job opening please connect with us at talent@kikoff.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Kikoff will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.