Copywriter (Hybrid) - WashU Medicine Marketing & Communications
St. Louis, MO (Hybrid)
Posted 8 days ago
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Job Summary
Own and deliver compelling marketing copy across channels, guiding concepts from brief to production while ensuring brand voice and accuracy.
- Lead copy across short and long-form formats from concept through delivery.
- Collaborate with Creative Directors and teammates to present concepts and refine messaging.
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Develop all written marketing and advertising communications.
- Provide strong writing proficiency in a variety of capacities with a devotion to grammatical and material accuracy.
- Deliver the right message in the most effective way to reach the target consumer at the appropriate time – in both short-form and long-form copy.
- Write for a wide variety of marketing tactics and communication channels that correspond to the client’s needs as directed by Creative Directors, Design Directors, Sr. Art Directors, and the Executive Creative Director – all while staying true to the brand voice.
- Monitor projects through all phases of production.
- Handle multiple assignments effectively at one time and adhere to client budget and time constraints.
- Proofread all copy for quality assurance.
- Conceptualize and develop creative solutions routinely that effectively communicate the strategic intent of an assignment and solves the client’s business and marketing challenges.
- Interact with members of the creative team, especially art directors and creative directors, to develop creative concepts and executions of assigned projects(s) and present them to internal team members.
- Possess solid understanding of the market dynamics and challenges of the medical and higher education categories.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Relevant Experience (3 Years)
- No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
- A driver's license is not required for this position.
Preferred
- Advertising
- Challenge Driven
- Creative Process
- Detail-Oriented
- Digital Media
- Fast-Paced Environments
- Health Care
- Higher Education Administration
- Industry Trends
- Leading by Influence
Benefits
- Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
- Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
- WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
- Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
- We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
- WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
- For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/
Washington University in St. Louis, a medium-sized, independent university, is dedicated to challenging its faculty and students alike to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world. The university has played an integral role in the history and continuing growth of St. Louis and benefits in turn from the wide array of social, cultural and recreational opportunities offered by the metropolitan area to its more than 2.8 million residents.The mission of Washington University in St. Louis is the promotion of learning — learning by students and by faculty. Teaching, the transmission of knowledge, is central to our mission, as is research, the creation of new knowledge.
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- Sep 2024Grant
- Dec 2023Grant • $4.8K
- Jan 2019Grant
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