Responsibilities

• Develop fearless, un-ignorable creative concepts that help solve our clients’ business problems.
• Effectively apply creative solutions to a wide range of tactics, including video ideas and scripts; digital advertising (banners, paid social video and static, rich media, etc.); print ads, poster and outdoor; events, activations, and non-traditional tactics; logo design and branding, packaging, collateral systems; printing technology and art; digital interfaces (web, app, etc.); UI and UX design; etc.
• Apply strategic insights in ways that solve assignments with creative ingenuity
• Prepare work for internal presentations, client presentations, and presentations to vendors for production
• Present and sell outstanding creative work to clients
• Lead and guide the copywriting and storyline aspects for assigned projects
• Apply feedback with thoughtfulness, creativity, and intelligence
• Work closely and cross-departmentally with all other Cacti through all the phases of a project
• Work with internal teams to manage all vendors, freelancers, and artists
• Simultaneously accomplish multiple complex assignments with overlapping timelines, never sacrificing quality or commitment to excellence

Requirements

• 3-6 years of experience as a creative copywriter within an advertising agency setting is required
• Portfolio and reel that demonstrate the talent, judgment, imagination, and ability to generate consistently outstanding creative concepts, campaigns, copy solutions, and other communications ideas for a variety of brands
• Schooling in creative advertising and conceptual development (advertising degree preferred, but not required)
• Writing experience across several forms of media
• Knowledge of the mechanics of writing and grammar: punctuation, spelling, structure, and content organization
• A flexible approach and willingness to adapt your ideas to the needs of clients
• A passion for advertising, creativity, and commercial art
• The resilience to perform under pressure and deliver high-quality work amidst tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Consistently optimistic and solution-oriented team player