Senior Copywriter at Culture Communications

Duties and responsibilities

• Liaising with clients and interpreting their briefs
• Developing creative ideas and concepts, often in partnership with the art director;
• Presenting ideas to colleagues and clients
• Familiarizing themselves with their clients' products and services, the target audience and their competitors' activities
• Writing clear, persuasive, original copy
• Updating digital media
• Proofreading copy to check spelling and grammar
• Amending, revising or redeveloping adverts or campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director, account team or clients
• Overseeing campaigns through the production stage to completion
• Working on several campaigns at once, sometimes under pressure and often to tight deadlines
• Casting actors for tv and radio work and listening to voice tapes
• Liaising with production companies, photographers, typographers, designers and printers
• Keeping up to date with popular culture and trends
• Monitoring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Qualifications

Education:

B.Sc., B.A or HND Mass Communication, English, Journalism, or a background in social science

Skills and personal qualities;

• The ability to write good, clear copy in a variety of styles with accurate spelling and grammar
• Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills
• Logic, creativity and imagination
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Strong organizational skills
• Self-motivation, flexibility, stamina and the ability to adapt
• Confidence, enthusiasm and determination
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• The resilience to accept criticism of your work
• Commercial awareness with the ability to understand the target audience
• An interest in popular culture, new trends and styles
• Good research skills
• Administrative, IT and proofreading skills.

Experience:

 3-5 years in Advertising Agency in similar position.

Work Location: Lekki, Lagos