Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
About our team
The Studio team at Okta functions like an internal agency within the Marketing org. We are composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. As a partner to the Digital team, we strive for shared KPIs, strategies and processes to activate our brand on our digital experiences and push the brand and business forward.
About this role
Okta is looking for an inspired copywriter to join our Digital Studio team to help us evolve our digital experiences across okta.com and auth0.com. Reporting into our Digital Art Director, Copy, this person will partner with other copywriters and designers to evolve our digital experience.
The right person for this role will be a passionate copywriter, a highly-motivated individual that loves digital storytelling, and has the experience, ability, and drive to manage multiple projects seamlessly. They must enjoy working cross-functionally, collaborating across multiple teams within Marketing.
What you will do
- Work closely with the Art Director, Copy and other digital copywriters on content strategy, ideation, and copy execution across digital creative briefs
- Create breakthrough digital copy that is aligned to strategy and built to stand out
- Work cross-functionally with Brand Strategy, Digital Strategy, Content, Campaigns, Product Marketing, Development, SEO, Web Production, and Events to connect and bring to life brand and product stories on our digital experiences
- Partner with UX strategy and drive content strategy
- Collaborate closely with designers and work in Figma to create innovative storytelling experiences
- Leverage deep industry knowledge and a keen understanding of different audience types to write thoughtful and relevant copy across okta.com and auth0.com
- Help establish and apply the Okta voice and tone across all work; ability to guide other writers / project owners on the voice and tone
- Ensure consistency of the brand and apply the highest quality of copywriting across all projects
- Tell product stories in a simple, interesting, and engaging way
- Create, concept, inspire others, and roll up your sleeves while bringing creative ideas to life; deliver and receive feedback
- Ability to apply systems thinking and understand user journeys and personas
- Must be a self-starter while being comfortable working in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment with internal partners, freelancers, agencies, and production partners
- Ensure the consistency of the brand and highest quality of copywriting across all projects
- Develop messaging frameworks that meet project KPIs; test and iterate when necessary
What experience you have
- BA or BFA in Copywriting or related field
- Extraordinary writing skills
- World-class portfolio of work
- 5+ years experience in copywriting in a creative agency or client-side group; B2B / tech experience is a plus
- 3+ years experience in marketing work with best in class portfolio
- Hands-on expertise in developing creative solutions and campaigns across all mediums: advertising, film, websites, mobile and graphic design, Corporate ID, interactive, social campaigns, content marketing and events
- Outstanding presentation skills and proven ability to produce and pitch world-class strategic presentations to all levels of an organization
- Passion for copywriting, language, and creative direction
- Experience managing marketing and editorial projects; experience in scriptwriting for video and voice a plus
- You have the ability to think big while operating at the lowest level of detail
- You should be a self starter while being comfortable working with teams, freelancers, agencies, and production partners
#LI-Remote
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/can.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:
$86,000—$130,000 CAD
What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.
Okta Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office
401 Bay St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 2Y4
