Copywriter

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$45K/yr – $90K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the social creative concepting engine from insight to episodic formats across TikTok/IG/YouTube Shorts, shaping voice and storytelling that hits current culture and trends.

  • Concept and copy that adapt across formats, channels, and brand voices, translating insights into stories, scripts and formats.
  • Collaborate with Art Directors, producers, strategists, and creators to move fast and hit moments with social first activations.
  • Stay plugged into platform language, memes and emerging formats to guide ideation and your creative POV.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Concept ideas grounded in human insight, cultural relevance and platform behavior
  • Craft compelling copy across all formats: captions, on-screen-text, content series, campaigns, creator briefs and more
  • Adapt to a range of brand voices and tones while maintaining clarity, personality and consistency
  • Partner with an Art Director to bring concepts to life across platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest and more
  • Collaborate with creative leads, strategists, producers and social managers to translate insights into compelling creative, as well as creators to make work that moves fast and hits the moment
  • Participate in brainstorms, writers’ rooms and quick-turn ideation
  • Present work internally and externally with clarity, confidence and a strong creative POV
  • Stay plugged into trends, formats, memes, platform language and culture

Requirements

  • Strong conceptual instincts with a portfolio that shows social work, campaign thinking and tonal range
  • Experience creating conceptual campaigns and social-first activations for brands
  • Deep understanding of social platforms and how to write for each including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, Pinterest, etc.
  • Experience shaping brand voice and tone across formats and content types
  • Ability to turn insights into stories, scripts and formats that resonate
  • Familiarity with influencer/content creator workstreams and how to brief or collaborate with them
  • Proven ability to work solo and collaboratively across disciplines
  • Fluent in cultural trends, internet aesthetics and emerging formats
  • Strong communication skills and collaborative energy
  • Exceptionally organized, detail-oriented and able to juggle multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

  • Bonus: comfortable with lo-fi content creation, editing apps, or have a social presence and regularly post original content

Benefits

  • Passionate, driven people | We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
  • Consciously cultivated culture | We aim to embody the behaviors to build an inclusive community that is in it together, bringing both positivity and active listening into the workplace as we simultaneously strive to empower creative bravery.
  • Competitive benefits | What we offer full time hires ranges from the full spectrum of group health coverage options (medical, dental, vision) to a generous 401k match (100% dollar-for-dollar match, up to 5% of salary contribution), and a variety of paid time off offerings that reflect our investment in all aspects of your overall life balance and wellness.
  • Growth-minded opportunities | We aim to nurture a culture of real-time feedback, growth-oriented mindset, and plenty of training opportunities through VML and WPP, so you can continue to grow personally and professionally.
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VML

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VML is a global powerhouse born from the unification of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R — two of the world's most powerful and accomplished creative agencies with complementary capabilities and geographic strengths. We have an industry-unique opportunity to provide our client partners with a fully integrated offering across brand experience, customer experience and commerce practices — powered by deep data and technology experience. For more information, visit www.vml.com.

Founded in 2024
New York, New York, US
33K employees (8,368 in marketing)
67% recommend to a friend
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