Freelance Copywriter

Overview

We’re looking for a freelance copywriter with a passion for sports, retail, and storytelling to join our client’s creative team. This is a unique consultant opportunity to shape the voice of one of Canada’s most recognized sports retailers—bringing campaigns and seasonal stories to life across digital channels.

You’ll write and refine omni-channel content, including:

• Emails and homepage content
• Digital banner ads
• Social media posts
• Campaign-level messaging (holiday, winter sports, Olympics activations)

This role blends fast-turnaround weekly deliverables with larger campaign storytelling. You’ll collaborate closely with a Copy Manager, designers, project managers, and studio teams to make sure every piece of copy is engaging, authentic, and on-brand.

What You Will Do

• Write engaging, polished copy that connects with Sport Chek’s customers across digital channels.
• Translate vendor and stakeholder input into clear, customer-facing content in Sport Chek’s voice.
• Research sports culture and trends to ensure copy resonates authentically (e.g., skier vs. snowboarder, baseball fans in October, Olympic athletes).
• Support day-to-day channel deliverables while contributing to larger seasonal and campaign-level storytelling.
• Present and articulate copy ideas confidently to stakeholders.
• Work within brand guidelines, copy style guides, and feedback processes to refine and improve messaging.
• Manage deadlines effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven ad-writing and retail/e-commerce copywriting experience. (Sports, outdoor, or active lifestyle brands are a major plus.)
• Strong knowledge of CP style, spelling, and grammar.
• Ability to make copy sound authentic to athletes, fans, and outdoor enthusiasts.
• A proactive mindset—willing to research and go beyond the brief to create copy that resonates.
• Comfortable balancing short-turnaround deliverables with campaign-level storytelling.
• Excellent time management and communication skills.
• Collaborative team player who works well with designers and project managers.
• Passion for sports and/or active lifestyle—either personally or through a demonstrated ability to write for these audiences.

About Aquent Talent:
Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.
Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.