Senior Copywriter

Detroit, MI (Hybrid)

$60K/yr – $140K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the premium copy engine for luxury-brand storytelling across multi-channel campaigns and experiences, with a bias toward human, high-end tone and performance-driven testing.

  • Creative Ownership: Lead concept-to-copy with Art Directors for integrated campaigns.
  • Channel & Experience: Write for web, email, ads, and experiential with a focus on premium narratives.
  • Testing & Optimization: Build messaging matrices and refine copy based on performance data.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Brainstorm & Build: Partner with Art Directors and Designers to co-create fresh, integrated campaign concepts from scratch.
  • Translate Briefs: Turn strategy and insights into compelling, human stories that span digital, print, and experiential channels.
  • Master the Premium Voice: Elevate the client’s brand narrative by injecting a sophisticated, luxury tone into every piece of copy.
  • Craft Web Journeys: Write engaging, high-performing copy for websites, landing pages, and interactive digital spaces.
  • Actionable Writing: Create sharp calls-to-action (CTAs) and write intuitive microcopy to enhance the user experience.
  • Organic Reach: Blend premium storytelling with SEO best practices to keep content discoverable yet sophisticated.
  • Thumb-Stopping Ads: Write snappy, impactful copy for paid social, display banners, and search engine ads.
  • Test & Learn: Collaborate on messaging matrices to test different creative hooks and refine copy based on performance data.
  • Engaging Email: Write compelling subject lines and narrative flows for premium lifecycle, promotional, and automated email campaigns.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of copywriting experience, ideally within an agency or fast-paced creative environment
  • Luxury Tone: write with a high-end, premium aesthetic—knowing how to make a brand feel exclusive and aspirational
  • Multi-Channel Portfolio: portfolio showing thinking across multiple media channels
  • Tech Stack: Fluency in Figma for collaboration, Confluence for documentation, and experience working with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Collaborative Spirit: ability to work with strategists, project managers, and clients
  • Onsite Hub: Detroit office based
  • Split: collaborate onsite 3–4 days a week, with remaining days hybrid/remote

Nice to Have

  • Automotive experience is a huge plus, but not a dealbreaker!

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package
  • We 2 are hybrid in office with teams in the office an average of four days a week
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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.

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