We're seeking a creative and detail-oriented Copywriter to join the Cartwheel Creative Agency within Maritz. In this role, you'll craft compelling content across digital and print platforms, maintain brand consistency, and collaborate with project teams to deliver high-quality results. You'll also play a key role in quality assurance, ensuring accuracy and adherence to brand standards. With a focus on creative strategy, you'll contribute to brainstorming sessions, branding development, and staying ahead of industry trends.
***A viewable portfolio is required as part of the interview process***
Primary Responsibilities
50% Creative Development:
- Creates clear, concise and compelling copy across digital and print platforms.
- Manages multiple projects, with the ability to switch from one to the other seamlessly.
- Works with project teams to help plan, analyze and execute assigned projects.
- Researches and strategizes with the team on trends, best practices and ways to constantly improve content quality.
- Manages the copy development process from concept to production to ensure the consistency of each communication, with support from senior-level writers as needed.
- Works alongside clients to understand branding and produces high-quality deliverables.
- Maintains stewardship of brand tone, voice, and brand standards by establishing a working understanding of the client’s business, objectives and audience(s).
- Maintains knowledge of industry trends and incorporate new ideas into relevant projects.
30% Quality Assurance:
- Reviews own copy for grammar, syntax and brand style.
- Proofs creative both before it is shared with clients and prior to deployment to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness.
- Keeps detailed copy style guides up to date for each assigned client to ensure multiple writers are capable of maintaining consistency.
20% Creative Strategy:
- Actively participates in brainstorming visual and copy ideas with other members of the Cartwheel Agency, owning the articulation of the concept and tactical approach.
- Contributes to the development of the communications plan.
- Helps develop branding, including naming, brand voice and core values.
- Proactively researches relevant product and category trends, and follows top redeeming brand and industry news, in order to ensure relevant creative.
Qualifications
1. 3+ years of copywriting experience. Marketing writing experience and agency or in-house creative team experience are a plus. Proven written communication and proofreading skills as demonstrated through copywriting experience
2. Bachelor's degree with major in Journalism, English or Communications preferred or equivalent work experience.
3. 2+ years of exceptional portfolio work that demonstrates conceptual thinking and brand-building copywriting experience
4. Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
5. The ability to flex your creative skills – concepting, ideating and, of course, writing for a range of brands, with different tonalities and brand standards with an attention to detail and pride in work, demonstrated through careful editing and proofing as well as a strong work ethic
6. Must have a collaborative mindset and willingness to ensure success amongst fellow team members and clients, but also a self-starter with the ability to work independently with little or no supervision essential
7. Willingness to learn the inner workings of our clients’ brand and category, as well as for our own company
8. Ability to juggle priorities and ever-changing timelines while meeting deadlines. Embraces feedback and a desire to grow, improve and learn
Disclaimer
This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to confirm or be interpreted as a comprehensive summary of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.