Senior Copywriter

We are currently seeking a Senior Copywriter to join our team!

Summary of the Job: 

We are looking for a Senior Copywriter with a high level of written craft and experience pushing conceptual boundaries that will continue our clients’ and agency’s legacy of award-winning work. This candidate will be a strong collaborator that treats our clients’ business goals as their own, approaching all creative assignments with exceptional writing ability and a deep understanding of your assigned client’s business. This candidate has demonstrated experience writing TV/OLV, digital, social, and print, and will bring strong, industry-disruptive conceptual and tactical thinking to their teams. 

Our next Senior Copywriter will have a desire and proven experience balancing curiosity and innovation within client campaign work that honors both client and agency legacy. Exceptional collaboration, communication, presentation, and mentoring skills are celebrated. They will embody, join, and uphold our company mission through their creative work, strategic thinking, and partnership with teams: Come Together, Stand Apart.  

Essential Functions/Principal Accountabilities of the Job:

1. Day-to-day responsibilities of the Senior Writer include but are not limited to:

• Own creative assignments including (but not limited to) video, digital, social, experiential, and print in collaboration with partnered Art Director, prioritizing craft and execution that is in-line with client tone, voice, objectives, and KPIs.
• Develop a strong understanding of assigned client(s) business with guidance from your Creative Director, Account Management, and Brand Planning teams. 
• Has strong written, presentation, and communication skills.
• Coordinates production work through the relevant departments; working effectively with outside suppliers and guiding the selection of directors, photographers, typography, cast, voice talent, sound design and music as required.
• Communicates and collaborates daily with Creative, Account Management, Brand Planning, Project Management, Social Strategy, and Director of Creative Operations to ensure project success.
• Ability to engage with creative and account leaders to translate contextual, strategic, and business goals of designated client through your writing expertise.
• Actively ideates and pitches integrated campaign ideas for designated client(s) to Creative Directors.
• Actively participates in the ad community by attending seminars, volunteering for CL-sponsored events, and referring your best and the brightest creative peers to the agency.
• Actively participates in and contributes to Carmichael Lynch’s culture by attending company-wide events, jumping at opportunities to celebrate your colleagues, and maintaining a positive, inclusive, all-in attitude.

Note: These are the major functions and accountabilities required of the position and are the predominant criteria by which performance will be assessed.  OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED

Working Relationships, Autonomy, and Supervision:

The Senior Writer must interact with and effectively collaborate with all personnel of Carmichael Lynch. For this role, you will regularly work with the following teams: Creative, Project Management, Account Management, Social Strategy, PR, Brand Planning, Production, Studio, and Content Lab. 

Management/project oversight comes from: Creative Director(s) and/or Group Creative Director.

Assigned projects come from: Director of Creative Operations. 

Required Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge:

1. Education:
   1. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in advertising, journalism or a closely-related field.  

1. Skills and Experience:
   1. A minimum of 3-4 years experience and a portfolio that demands attention.
   2. Strong leadership abilities with a desire to mentor junior creatives.
   3. Some supervisory experience preferred.
   4. Associated with highly awarded creative output.