Copywriter

The Copywriter understands our clients’ business challenges and generates integrated creative strategies, ideas, scripts, headlines and storytelling that help our clients move their businesses forward.

ABOUT THE GIG:

• Understand our clients’ business challenges and generate integrated creative strategies, ideas and copy that help our clients move their businesses forward 
• Help foster a fun and energetic working environment that ultimately enhances our marketing initiatives 
• Always meet deadlines and requirements, regardless of the time frame 
• Deliver on the brief, but also continue to push the boundaries to find new and better ways to improve our clients’ businesses 
• Manage radio and TV sessions, as well as talent and clients, by being prepared and confident 
• Perform other duties from time to time to meet the changing needs of the agency

Relationships

• Build, manage and maintain effective working relationships with all co-workers, clients and vendors who interface with the agency 
• Assure that agency work meets or exceeds the client’s and agency’s quality standards, is presented in a positive manner, delivered in a timely fashion, and within the client’s budget 
• Become a recognized expert in the client’s business, including company business goals and objectives, products, markets, industry, distribution, etc. 
• Understand clear, measurable goals and objectives for client programs and projects, as well as action plans for implementing strategies to measure the agency's effectiveness 
• Build client confidence in the agency 
• Always over-deliver!

Communication

• Keep all members of account and creative teams informed of the agency’s work 
• Keep creative directors and associate creative directors current on issues that may affect the client-agency relationship, especially any problems or indications of dissatisfaction with the agency's performance 
• Be a positive influence on all of our vendors and partners

Business Development

• Seek out opportunities to generate additional Periscope products and services, or to penetrate new areas of the client organization 
• Always be alert to any business development opportunities 
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of new business pitches as requested by manager

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• 1-3 years of marketing, communications, and/or advertising experience (agency experience a plus but not a requirement), or equivalent 
• Strong creative ability 
• Excellent command of the English language 
• Ability to handle high-stress situations with effective results 
• Flexibility to work and communicate effectively with different types of people 
• Good intuition and social skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 
• Excellent attention to detail 
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and multitask 
• Creative problem-solving and decision-making skills; excellent judgment 
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team