Copywriting Director

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Creative, Digital, Public Affairs, and Strategic Communications teams to develop strong campaign concepts and ideas for client work across public affairs, corporate, and consumer campaigns
• Craft sharp copy for campaign concepts, visual creative, and client-facing materials
• Help the firm consistently produce strong campaigns, and contribute to the brainstorming structure and culture that make that possible
• Teach and coach colleagues outside the creative team on what strong ideas and copy look like, through training, working sessions, and in-the-moment feedback
• Review and elevate creative and copy across teams, giving clear, constructive direction
• Translate complex policy and business issues into the right angle, message, and story for each audience
• Adapt brand personality and tone to fit each client and campaign
• Engage in client consultation and strategy development, leveraging creative and digital to accomplish client goals
• Jump into active client campaigns where creative and copy support is most needed

Requirements

• 5-9 years of experience in creative concepting and copywriting, with a portfolio of campaigns that shows strong ideas and proven results
• Experience developing big-picture campaign concepts, ideally at a larger agency or on large-scale campaigns
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to take complex ideas consistently across a larger campaign
• Demonstrated ability to adapt brand personality and tone across clients, audiences, and channels
• Interest in public affairs and the ability to apply creative skills to policy, advocacy, and reputation work (this is not a speechwriting role)
• Proven ability to coach, train, and elevate the work of colleagues
• Ability to simplify what makes an idea or piece of copy effective into plain terms so others can apply it
• Experience collaborating with creative, digital, and strategy teams on campaign development
• Experience working with clients
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Collaborative team environment with exposure to high-impact work across public affairs, strategic communications, marketing and digital
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision, 401(k) corporate match, and paid time off
• Participation in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Professional development and growth opportunities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Hybrid work model with flexibility: this role requires in-person work at our HQ located in downtown DC on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays