Copywriter, Ogilvy Health

New York City, NY (On-site)

$45K/yr – $100K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive high-quality advertising copy across health-focused campaigns by turning briefs into clear, compelling messages, while aligning branding with customer insights and working cross-functionally to refine concepts.

  • Own multiple copy projects from brief to final, balancing speed, accuracy, and brand voice.
  • Collaborate with brand teams and clients to translate insights into messaging that resonates across digital, print, and video.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Capable of creating unique, compelling and strategically sound concepts.
  • Participates in internal reviews and can effectively present their work.
  • Has exceptional writing skills for print, digital and video.
  • Proactively engages team to help further define the projects (brand guidelines, customer insights, etc.)
  • Juggle multiple projects and collaborates with team to prioritize workload.
  • Proactively keeps supervisor apprised and seeks counsel appropriately.
  • Proactively builds knowledge of client and brand.
  • Raises hand when additional support is needed or when they are available to help elsewhere.

Requirements

  • Two years of copywriting experience in the advertising business.
  • Interest in health and wellness space.
  • Interest in learning or basic experience with Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and FDA guidelines
  • Ability to thoroughly dissect client briefs, understand marketing objectives, target audience, and key messages, translating them into effective copy.
  • Digital Platform Awareness: Understanding of best practices and specific writing nuances for various digital channels (e.g., social media, email marketing, web pages, display ads, video scripts).
  • Basic experience with platforms like WordPress, HubSpot, or similar for direct content entry.
  • Ability to juggle multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced agency environment.
  • Willingness to pivot quickly, adapt to changing client needs, and work on diverse types of projects.

Preferred

    Benefits

    • We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.
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    Ogilvy New York

    Ogilvy has been producing iconic, culture-changing marketing campaigns since the day its founder David Ogilvy opened up shop in 1948. Today, Ogilvy is an award-winning integrated creative network that makes brands matter for Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses across 131 offices in 83 countries. The company creates experiences, design and communications that shape every aspect of a brand’s needs through six core capabilities: Brand Strategy, Advertising, Customer Engagement and Commerce, PR and Influence, Digital Transformation, and Partnerships. Ogilvy is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WWPGY). For more information, visit http://www.ogilvy.com/.

    Founded in 1948
    New York, New York, USA
    60 employees (39 in marketing)

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    289.9K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $18
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    49.7%
    Direct
    35.8%
    Referral
    7.9%
    Social
    5.6%
    Paid
    0.7%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~60

    Marketing Team

    Marketing Team Size
    6 (10% of company)
    Median Career Experience
    9 years
    Median Tenure
    2.3 years
    Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
    5

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