Sr Copywriter
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Education – Bachelors Degree with a focus in advertising, communications, marketing or equivalent
Experience – 5+ years relevant experience
· Must have a thorough knowledge of writing techniques, creative writing approaches, English, and grammar. Must be able to adapt writing style to a variety of audiences. Must be able to synthesize vast amounts of information from a variety of sources in order to arrive at the key benefits about a product. |
· Must have excellent project management skills in order to adapt quickly and effectively to changing priorities and regional needs. |
· Requires ability to motivate and influence others; ability to work in team environment; ability to evaluate client direction in terms of objectives and purpose and solve problems. Must be able to work on several projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. Must be able to keep an open mind when it comes to input from others, and maintain flexibility in consolidating multiple points of view. |
· Must possess excellent organizational and oral and written communication skills, including strong interpersonal and presentation skills. Must be detail oriented and have the ability to be factually accurate. |
· Must have good working knowledge of word processing software (preferably MS Word) and PowerPoint in order to prepare articles, presentations, etc. |
· Must have innate creative and conceptual abilities and the ability to develop and motivate personnel to produce the finest quality and most creative materials possible. |
· Excellent presentation skills are required in order to interact with marketing personnel in the development of marketing communication strategies and materials. |
· Ability to coach, facilitate, and empower team members; motivate, train, and supervise staff/contractors; interface with individuals to develop/execute communication pieces. |