Creative Copywriter

Major Responsibilities:

• Work with Senior Copywriter and other team members to produce concise and grammatically correct copy that meets brand standards and aligns with a request's strategic purpose.
• Research subject matters as they relate to request and provide team with key findings to ensure deliverables are impactful, relevant, and effective in communication.
• Collaborate with designers to ensure copy and design are working together to tell a story.
• Develop relevant copy in support of all types of writing assignments including product, flyer, general advertising, video scripts, email content and subject lines, web copy, social media, speeches, business letters, white papers, newsletter articles, feature stories, sales materials, and other marketing and educational materials.
• Understand and organize data, research and information provided by business partners and structure it into a compelling story that engages and motivates the end user.
• Create copy that is crisp, clean and to the point. Simplify complex terminology.
• Participate in proofreading efforts (spelling and grammar) and overall alignment of output to original request.
• Provide relevant and accurate estimates of development efforts as it relates to copywriting and research.
• Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and online and traditional retail marketing research as it relates to user experience across different mediums including email, web, video and print.
• Understand and demonstrate Essendant’s Core Values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills/Knowledge Required:

• Highly creative copywriter with balance of concept development, story-telling, research, and execution process for different mediums including email, web, video, and print.
• Thorough understanding of marketing, creative and production processes/concepts and the role copy supports in each.
• Strong written and oral communication skills which reflect logical thinking, and are accurate, concise, persuasive and customer-service oriented.
• Strong understanding of user-experience and customer journey psychology as it relates to shopping behavior.
• Extremely organized; multi-tasking expert; calm under pressure.
• Creative problem-solver that embraces “what’s possible” thinking.
• Comfortable as an independent, innovative and self-starting individual capable of looking at old problems in new ways.
• Comfortable utilizing online tools and software to work collaboratively with team members, including project management and digital whiteboard tools.
• Strong aptitude to learn and adapt to new software, processes, and protocols.
• Fluent in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 5 years of applicable experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating development of copy content across different mediums including digital (email, web), video, print, blog, social, long-form, and short form.

Benefits:

• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• 401k with matching
• Company Holidays
• Overtime Pay for hourly employees
• Paid Vacation, Floating Holidays, and Sick Time
• Maternity and Parental leave benefits
• Employee discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)