Company Description
Saatchi & Saatchi X are experts at turning shoppers into buyers. We’re a team of makers and tinkerers who collaborate closely with each other and our clients to do our best work. We take pride in elevating the expected and embracing the new, the next, and the complex. We prove our creative works by building strategic ideas that execute flawlessly at retail. We believe nothing is impossible and rally behind “if you can shop it, we can do it.” Our product is our people and talent is at the heart of everything we do.
We’ve built a team of the most talented Xers from around the world and are looking for the next storyteller to join our crew!
Learn more about who we are at saatchix.com and reach out to us to see our latest work.
Job Description
Overview:
We are seeking an on-site copywriter who is passionate, curious, and constantly exploring new ways to elevate the creative through stories that help turn shoppers into buyers. This writer will work closely with art directors and other teams to create and execute concepts and own specific copy deliverables. The copywriter is expected to demonstrate ownership in contributing to the development of ideas, content, and copy and create polished, final deliverables. Must be someone willing to stay on top of trends in our brands’ categories, competitive brands, and the physical and digital retail landscape.
Key Responsibilities
There’s no “day to day” in your job because every day is a new medium, a new message, and a new chance to make brilliant creative. But here are a few things you can be expected to deliver consistently:
- A love of collaborating with your team members – creative directors, art directors, designers, coders and other equally talented eccentrics – to consistently deliver polished, award-worthy work
- Understands and follows brand style guides
- Iterates copy options and ideas to get to the best possible output
- Supports an assigned business account (may help other creative teams/businesses and in pitches as capacity allows)
- Completes revision orders and assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Experience on large cross-channel and/or direct-marketing initiatives across media, both online and off
- Experience writing long-form corporate communications or editorial content as well as short-form copy and social media content
- Demonstrates SSX’s high quality standards across all deliverables.
- Partners with senior creative or project leads to ensure copy tone and style are consistent with the brand and retailers’ tone of voice
- Solves problems with a “nothing is impossible” attitude
- Participates in brainstorms and able to provide a creative POV, grounded in the creative brief
- Uses internal creative reviews for practice presenting and articulating the “why” behind the copy
- Partners with the art director in concepting and bringing ideas to life through art and copy that tell a holistic story
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in journalism, marketing, or similar field is required
- 3-5 years in an advertising or marketing agency (traditional or interactive) preferred
- Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking
- Exceptional portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking
- Outstanding writing skills, including the ability to write in a range of voices and styles
- Successful experience in editorial and long-form
- Expertise in strategic brainstorming, campaign development and creative execution
- Acute attention to detail within tight turnarounds and demanding deadlines
- Technologically proficient with an understanding of social media and other web-based platforms
Additional Information
The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:
- Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
- Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
- Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
- Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
- Tuition Assistance
- Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
- Matching Gifts programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
- Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.
Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation Range: $64,000 – $75,000. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off.