Marketing Copywriter

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DSG is seeking a Marketing Copywriter to join our Creative Services Team. As a Marketing Copywriter, you will be responsible for writing across marketing campaigns, technical/product content, and internal communications for a B2B distributor serving contractors in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC, waterworks, and onsite sewer & well trades. Partnering closely with the Creative Services Manager, this person will also help shape how we talk about our customers and our value — building messaging strategy, customer personas, and on-brand campaign and customer communications.

At DSG, we are dedicated to building futures one job at a time. Starting with yours. As an ESOP, we are a community of peers, first and foremost. And we focus on cultivating an environment of respect, teamwork and growth. Where your career path is rich with possibilities. Where every success is shared. And where every challenge is overcome together. For more than a century, we’ve delivered more than supplies, we’ve offered true partnership and valuable solutions. By continuing to empower the future of our vendors and customers, we will empower a future of ongoing success for all of us.

A Typical Day in the Life of a Marketing Copywriter at DSG:

• Write clear, engaging, and brand-consistent copy for digital and print assets including email campaigns, social media, website content, product descriptions, landing pages, ads, and brochures
• Collaborate with the Creative Services Manager to bring larger campaign themes and concepts to life across multiple channels
• Collaborate with teams across the company to develop marketing materials
• Translate complex or technical subject matter into customer-friendly, benefit-driven copy
• Proofread and edit copy for accuracy, clarity, grammar, and brand alignment
• Collaborate with design and marketing teams to ensure copy and visuals work seamlessly together
• Optimize copy for SEO, readability, and user engagement when appropriate
• Adapt content for different audiences, channels, and campaign goals
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and competitor messaging to help position the brand effectively
• Support internal communications (presentations, announcements, internal newsletters) as needed
• Develop messaging frameworks and tone-of-voice guides to ensure consistency across all communications
• Adapt voice appropriately across audiences (contractors, internal employee owners) without losing brand consistency
• Support development of messaging strategy and customer personas
• Partner with Creative Services Manager and cross-functional stakeholders (marketing, sales) to translate strategy into language customers and internal audiences respond to
• Conduct light research or interviews to inform messaging and ensure credibility
• Help pressure-test messaging for clarity and jargon before it goes externally

A Successful Marketing Copywriter Typically Has:

• 7+ years of professional copywriting experience
• Experience in advertising, communications, marketing, journalism, writing or related field
• Proven experience writing marketing and advertising copy
• Strong portfolio showcasing work across multiple formats
• Ability to balance creativity with strategic business objectives
• Excellent grammar, editing, and attention to detail
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word
• Ability to work with stakeholders who may not have marketing backgrounds–patient, clear collaborator

At DSG, We Offer Benefits Built for You:

• We are proudly 100% employee owned, which means your hard work and decisions directly benefit not only the success of the organization, but also your individual Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• We are highly committed to your training and development, offering personal and professional development opportunities and unlimited growth potential.
• We offer competitive compensation packages based on your experience and potential.
• You will receive generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Medical Leave (EML) allowances.
• Our comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision, also offers a multitude of other perks such as life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution, among many others.
• We know the importance of family, and offer various family planning and childcare savings opportunities, including paid parental leave, adoption assistance, infertility assistance, and a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Build your financial future through multiple retirement savings opportunities, including a 401(k) with employer match and ESOP.
• You will receive a discount on all DSG-supplied products.
• We believe in giving back to our communities and hope that you will too, which is why we offer paid volunteer hours in addition to PTO.