Interim Senior Copywriter

Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care is looking for an Interim Senior Copywriter to join our dynamic, fast-paced team. This will be a temporary family leave backfill for approximately three months.

As the Interim Senior Copywriter, you will be responsible for managing and fulfilling social and e-commerce copy needs, ensuring that copy is engaging, accurate, on brand and on time. Reporting to the Executive Copy Director, you will also assist with a variety of projects and deliverables, translating project concepts and briefs into compelling copy based on marketing and business objectives.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong written and verbal communication skills. This person should be a sharp, detail-obsessed editor and proofreader, as well as a creative writer. The role requires a high level of organization and the ability to dig into project briefs and ask the important questions, proactively partnering with cross-functional teams including creative, social media, product marketing, campaign marketing, e-commerce, education and sales. Previous experience working in the beauty industry and a knowledge of clinical skin care is preferred.

This position is located in our Midtown East offices in New York City. We are currently working in a hybrid office model of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

Responsibilities:

• Write copy and manage deadlines for Peter Thomas Roth, Naturally Serious and June Jacobs e-commerce campaigns, shepherding copy through the approval process.
• Respond to daily e-commerce copy requests for PDPs, landing pages, customer service answers and other site needs.
• Review, edit and approve all e-commerce creative on Workfront, a project management system.
• Write, edit and proofread copy for organic and paid social assets and captions, working closely with Executive Copy Director, Marketing, Creative and Social.
• Write scripts and onscreen text for Social and Education videos.
• Manage online copy for retailers, completing copy forms and infographic text.
• Write press sheets and educational training sheets for new product launches.
• Help proofread product packaging in design stage to ensure copy is accurate and free of errors.
• Spearhead copy and marketing review of vendor packaging proofs, routing signed PDFs to Creative when approved to print.
• Assist Executive Copy Director in brainstorming new product names and campaign concepts.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years as a copywriter; beauty brand and agency background preferred
• Knowledge of beauty and skincare products, including ingredients, usage and trends
• High engagement on social media to follow beauty and cultural trends
• Deadline-driven with excellent communication, time management and organizational skills
• Self-starter who can proactively set copy deadlines with creative project manager
• Able to adhere to workflow processes while quickly adapting to changing priorities as needed
• Ability to track projects and apply Marketing copy feedback at every stage
• Strong conceptual skills with knowledge of how copy relates to design, graphics and video
• Competitive knowledge of the beauty and skincare industry landscape
• General knowledge of Google Workspace, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe
• Familiarity with project management platforms such as Workfront and Asana
• Experience with back-office website management related to copy needs
• Ability to work on-site at our headquarters; we are currently working in a hybrid office model of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home

Company and Compensation:

An influential segment leader in the beauty industry for over 30 years, Peter Thomas Roth continues to corner the clinical market as a groundbreaking, results-focused innovator. Ingredients sourced from all over the world are formulated at the highest percentage possible to provide maximum results for flawless, healthier-looking skin. Today, Peter Thomas Roth products are sold globally and nationwide at retailers such as Sephora and Ulta Beauty and have developed a loyal "PTR Cult" following made up of millions of clinical skin care enthusiasts spanning generations, ethnicities, skin types and concerns.

The hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting is $50 - $75 / hour.
Offered compensation will be dependent on numerous factors such as work experience and qualifications for the role, skillset, subject matter expertise and work location.

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that this interim role may be required to perform, and the interim role may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.