Senior Copywriter

At SimpsonScarborough, we spend our days building brands that endure, inspire, and elevate the all-important work of colleges and universities in shaping our future. Recognized as a leader in the higher ed marketing industry, our company runs a fully remote team of approximately 70 employees coast to coast.  

We are a growing team looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic new member. We expect a lot from our team members and champion their successes.  
 
Requirements: 

• Write compelling headlines, copy, and ‘calls to action’ for a range of brand creative deliverables, including media campaigns, social media content, printed materials, environmental branding, audio ads  

• Write brand narratives that support and sell the underlying creative idea of a brand or campaign concept to the client and stakeholders. Contribute fresh, conceptual ideas that communicate a client’s strategic message in bold and engaging ways. 

• Define brand voices that are joyfully disruptive and unapologetically distinctive in the market. 

• Produce and deliver consistently high-quality creative work that’s smart, strategic, and human in a way that communicates the real emotional benefits of the messages our clients need to communicate. That’s how SimpsonScarborough produces results. 

• Create effective verbal systems for brands and campaigns, as well as rubrics for use via brand guidelines. 

• Work collaboratively with peers to sharpen conceptual ideas and executional details so that we’re consistently delivering high-value, high-impact creative work that the agency can take pride in. 

• Provide words and phrases to collaborators on other teams who could use some support from a professional writer to make their work as powerful as possible for our clients. Share your contributions in these exchanges with your manager for visibility. 

Qualifications: 

• 2- or 4-year degree in relevant field and/or any combination of education and relevant work experience.  

• At least four years of agency copywriting experience is required. 

• A competitive portfolio of creative work (copywriting) from the past four years. 

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.  

• Ability to prioritize tasks and escalate deviations and changes when appropriate.  

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and, at times, stressful environment. 

• Comfortable collaborating with remote project teams nationwide. 

Salary, Perks & Benefits: 

Salary starts at $70,000.00 and will be commensurate with experience. 

• SimpsonScarborough offers a full benefits package, including nationwide health coverage, dental, vision, employer paid life insurance, flexible time off (FTO), student loan reimbursement after waiting period, and voluntary benefits such as critical illness and accident insurance, 100% paid parental leave, and a 401k with employer contribution after waiting period.  

• Perks include flexible work model including Flexible Fridays, telework stipend, weeklong agency closures (summer and winter), and a day off for your birthday. 

At SimpsonScarborough, we believe diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are central to our core values, cultural norms, and critical to our long-term success. We believe this work is a continual effort that requires consistency, intentionality, vulnerability and accountability for ourselves and others. Through our efforts we strive to make impact in our work, in our workplace and in our industry. 

SimpsonScarborough is an equal opportunity employer. We have a strict anti-harassment policy and a no tolerance non-discrimination policy. We welcome employees of all backgrounds regardless of nationality, race, religion, gender identity, veteran status, and all characteristics protected by state and federal law.