Remote Direct Response Copywriter – AlgaeCal — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
AlgaeCal explicitly states that remote working is okay, which opens the door for location-independent professionals — but with important caveats. The job description doesn't specify timezone requirements, though the Vancouver HQ (Pacific Time) and the team culture around weekly lunches and monthly events suggest some synchronous overlap will likely be expected.
Async-friendliness: Copywriting is inherently an output-based role, which tends to suit async and remote arrangements well. However, the collaborative nature described (working closely with marketers, designers, video editors) implies regular check-ins or meetings — likely during Pacific or at least North American business hours.
Visa considerations: Since hiring appears limited to Canada and the US, visa options for non-residents are limited. Canadians could work from anywhere within Canada; Americans may be able to work remotely depending on AlgaeCal's payroll setup. Standard digital nomad visas in Portugal, Spain, or Costa Rica would not resolve work authorization for a Canadian employer.
Nomad destination cost context: Salary is not disclosed, but "above-market" for a senior DR copywriter in Vancouver typically means CAD $80K–$120K+. At that range:
- Lisbon: Very comfortable — monthly costs ~$2,000–$2,800 USD for a good lifestyle.
- Bangkok: Excellent purchasing power — $1,500–$2,200/month covers a high-quality setup.
- Medellín: Strong value at $1,400–$2,000/month. However, work authorization and timezone (ET-adjacent) could be manageable.
Bottom line: this role suits a North American-based remote worker more than a globe-trotting nomad.
Salesman With A Keyboard: You write to make people act. You know how to find the big idea, enter the conversation already happening in the customer's head, and build a persuasive case from headline to call to action. You can turn a clinical study, customer frustration, product USP, or half-formed brief into a promise people want, proof they believe, and an offer that feels too good to ignore. You understand leads, mechanisms, objections, risk reversal, urgency, and the difference between copy that sounds good and copy that sells. Because the work isn't finished when the sentence is polished. It's finished when the customer responds.
If that sounds like you, here's your next big opportunity:
We want a Direct Response Copywriter to help us write high-performing, conversion-focused copy across ads, emails, sales pages, social, video scripts, blogs, and more.
Small print: We're looking for a direct response copywriter. If you can't show us examples of direct response copywriting, this isn't the role for you.
This job will give you ALL the feels:
We create clinically supported, natural solutions for some of the biggest health challenges women over 40 face today. Your words will help more women discover those solutions.
Your copy will help a menopausal woman understand her body better, feel more confident in her choices, take action, and maybe even change the way she thinks about her health, her future, and what's possible for her.
If that excites you, you'll find no better place to continue your copywriting career than here.
This job might be for you if you've got…
- Solid direct response experience. When we look at your portfolio, we'll see a full spectrum of ads, emails, and sales pages that converted. Your copy SELLS.
- A Makepeace-like ability to turn product features into customer benefits. You don't stop at "contains calcium, magnesium, boron, and vitamin D3." You ask: Why does that matter? What does the customer already believe? What are they afraid of? What have they tried? What do they need to understand before this feels worth buying?
- A brain that can find the story in the science. You dig through clinical studies, spot the strongest marketing nuggets, and turn them into a compelling product story. You connect ingredients, doses, mechanisms, and results in a way that is clear, accurate, persuasive, and easy to understand. Bonus points if you've done this in health, wellness, supplements, or women's health.
- A performance-driven approach to writing. You want to know what worked, what didn't, and what to test next. CTR, CVR, CPA, open rate, click rate, rankings, traffic, revenue — these numbers sharpen your instincts, not bruise your ego.
- The ability to write both short and long. You can write a 12-word ad hook, a 90-character description, a PWAT-style email, a 6,000-word sales page, or a VSL-style script without losing the thread. You know when to be punchy, when to explain, when to agitate, and when to get out of the reader's way.
- A healthy respect for compliance, claims, and accuracy. We work in the health space — "sounds convincing" is not good enough. Your copy needs to be truthful, sourced, compliant, and trustworthy.
- The ability to use AI without letting AI use you. You're comfortable using AI tools for research, ideation, outlining, variation, and speed — but you still bring the strategy, taste, judgment, empathy, and final polish.
- A collaborative, receptive attitude. You'll work with marketers, designers, video editors, stakeholders, and other writers. You'll get feedback — sometimes a lot of it. You listen, revise, improve, and make the work better.
- A genuine curiosity about the customer. You want to know what she's worried about, what she's tried, what she believes, what she secretly fears, and what would make her trust us.
Other Qualities You'll Need
At AlgaeCal, we insist that you have these 3 qualities:
- Humble — you put the team and others' needs ahead of your own.
- Hungry — you want to learn more, improve your craft, and keep getting sharper.
- People Smart — you're a thoughtful, communicative, generous teammate.
If you're missing one of them, be honest — save yourself headaches and look for a role that's a better fit.
What Will You Earn?
We believe in rewarding top talent. Salary will be discussed once we've had a chance to get to know you better. Rest assured, we're generous and offer above-market pay for the right person.
You'll also enjoy the following benefits:
- Monthly team events and activities
- Flexible Stat Holidays with the option to bank days for later use
- Weekly team lunches if you work from our Vancouver office
- Incredible dog-friendly Yaletown office, one block from SkyTrain
- Remote working is okay too
Above all, you'll join a team that you'll never want to leave. Culture is everything to us.
How To Apply
To make sure our future Direct Response Copywriter is the real deal and will thrive at AlgaeCal, we ask a little more than a run-of-the-mill job application.
Please respond with your resume, cover letter, and writing sample.
Write a cover letter addressing all of the following:
- Why are you the best Direct Response Copywriter for this role? Give quantifiable examples of related achievements.
- Describe why you fit perfectly with our values. Read them here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1deCCJZ6tiDiOSlr_W0UdCuM_V_ahzPBs/view
- What's the toughest challenge you've ever overcome in your life? How did you overcome it?
- Tell us about your direct response copywriting training. How did you learn the craft, what courses did you do, who mentored you, and how do you stay current?
- What are the last three books you've read?
- What do you do for fun?
- Explain what you're doing now for a job:
- If you don't have one, explain why.
- If you have one, explain why you're looking elsewhere.
Upload your cover letter and resume together as one file.
You must also attach a piece of copy you've written — specifically, a direct response sales page that clearly demonstrates your understanding of direct response marketing. Please include the results it produced, if available.
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page and upload your cover letter, resume, and writing sample.
Note: Applications without a cover letter will not be read. We are looking to hire as soon as we find the right person, so act quickly.
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