Senior Copywriter

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 80000 - 110000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Copywriter

Ifyourereading thisyoureprobably scrollingon your phone. .

The Weber Shandwick Collective(TWSC)islooking for aSenior Copywriterwho lives and breathes the internet to join our team in Chicago. If you have a running theory about the next big TikToktrendor can spot a meme format beforeitsviral you might just have found your calling.

Thisisnta role for someone who dips their toes into media trends;itsfor someone who dives headfirst. Imagine yourself crafting groundbreaking campaigns that spark joy ignite shares and earn a permanent spot in peoples lives. We want the kind ofideasthatdontjust ride the wavebutthat create the wave.

Letsbe clear: this is not the job whereyourecranking out uninspired taglinesand the same old rinse-and-repeat ideas. This is the joband the agencywhere ideas meet cultural currency. Whereyoullcreate the campaignthateveryonesharesbefore becomeaward-winning workthatsdiscussed around the country.

Soletstalkspecifics.

WhatYoullDo (Other than Make Everyone WishTheydCome UpWithThatIdea)

Be a builder:Youlldriveideation of attention-grabbing alongside various disciplines from strategy to account to media relations and analytics (to name a few) co-building to ensure your ideas transcend platforms and break the internet. All the whilementoring and fostering junior creative talent.

Own the voice: Be a guardian of tone whether writing for a luxury brand a nonprofit or a tech disruptor.

Balanceart and strategy: Stay playful but always purposeful. Your copyand ideasdontjustentertaintheydeliver results.

Be the pulse of culture: You need to know before anyone else what Gens Alpha and Z aredoing onsocial channels why brands are jumping all over a memewhat conversations are capturing the attention of journalists (and why) and who is poised to become the next big thing in the cultural conversation. These inputs will shape the ideas you develop and bring to teams and clients.
Monitor the Zeitgeist: Research platforms subcultures emerging media and niche communities to unearth untapped opportunities.

WhatYoullBring (Besides a HypotheticalPrizefor ViralSocial Copy)

Obsessive curiosity: About trends people platforms memes and the mechanics of why certain thingsjust work.

A social media sixth sense: You know which platforms matter most what kind of content works where and how to surprise people within the context of their scroll.

Pop cultureproficiency: From mainstream moments to niche internet corners you stay plugged into whateveryonestalking aboutand whattheyreabout to.

Experience:5yearscopywriting points ifyouveworked on social-first campaigns or for culturally relevant brands.

A sense of humor: If youcantlaugh at yourself (or at leastatthe internet)werenot the place for you.

WhyYoullLove It Here (Other than the Snacks)

Youllwork with some of the best creatives in the businessa team fueled by bold ideas cultural insights and enough caffeine to power a small city.

Youllhave the freedom to experiment fail forward and redefine what earned-first creativity means.

Youllcreate work that matters to brands to audiences and to culture at large.

Final Thought (Because Were Big on Storytelling)

This jobisntjust about understandingwhat makes goodcopyor why certain catchphrases become being thecreativewho reshapes how brands communicate in this endlessly scrolling algorithm-ruled showing up every day with fresh ideas and a love for the maybe justmaybeitsabout finally justifying all the hours you spend on TikTok.

If this sounds like youletscreate something worth bookmarking.

Send us your portfolio résumé and a list of the accounts and trendsyoureloving right now. Because ifweregoing to shape culture we want to knowyourealready in it.

Cue the end slate music. Lets make some magic.

NYC Salary range: $80000 - $110000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on among other factors actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employees/applicants background pertinent experience and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race color religion gender age ethnic or national origin protected veteran status physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity marital status or citizenship status.

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Senior CopywriterIfyourereading thisyoureprobably scrollingon your phone. .The Weber Shandwick Collective(TWSC)islooking for aSenior Copywriterwho lives and breathes the internet to join our team in Chicago. If you have a running theory about the next big TikToktrendor can spot a meme format beforei...