Creative Copywriter

Decatur, IL (Hybrid)

$40K/yr – $50K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own multi-channel copy that educates and persuades across social, digital, print, OOH, and web while upholding brand voice and editorial standards.

  • Content Creation: Lead original concepts and copy for integrated campaigns and brand stories.
  • Channel & Calendar Ownership: Shape content calendars and campaign roadmaps across industries, ensuring consistency.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write copy across a wide variety of channels, including social media, digital advertising, print advertising, out-of-home (OOH), websites, email campaigns, blogs and articles, executive thought leadership, video scripts, brochures and collateral, direct mail, and presentation materials.
  • Develop witty, conversational, and audience-appropriate copy that aligns with brand voice.
  • Adapt messaging across multiple industries and client sectors.
  • Edit and proofread content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency while maintaining brand voice and editorial standards.
  • Brainstorm and develop original concepts for integrated marketing campaigns and brand stories.
  • Help shape content calendars and campaign roadmaps.
  • Ensure consistency across traditional and digital media.
  • Stay informed on cultural trends, emerging platforms, and evolving consumer behaviors.
  • Conduct research to understand audiences, competitors, and industry trends to create targeted messaging.
  • Translate technical or complex topics into accessible, engaging content.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, Advertising, or a related field. Equivalent experience considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience: 3 to 5 years of professional copywriting experience within a marketing, advertising, agency, or corporate communications environment.
  • Portfolio: A portfolio demonstrating execution across multiple channels
  • Skills: Exceptional editing, proofreading, and time management capabilities with a proven track record of handling multiple clients simultaneously.
  • Required Software: Familiarity with AI content generation tools and standard digital workspace platforms.

Preferred

  • Experience collaborating across different creative and account teams to build integrated campaigns from scratch.

Benefits

  • Family-owned, women-owned business
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance
  • Company-Paid life & disability insurance
  • 401K
  • Generous PTO
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DCC Marketing

DCC is a high-touch, brand marketing and innovation agency serving clients across the U.S. and internationally in a wide range of industries. Our team provides an integrated marketing and communications approach. We believe true impact comes from a multi-faceted effort that affects your target market with various mediums united by a cohesive message.We execute a truly integrated, full-service approach to communications. The diversity of our services and theindustries we work within position us to help clients execute a comprehensive communications strategy that addresses the needs of their diverse target markets.DCC Marketing brings you a partner that understands:• what truly affects the bottom line for success.• how a brand can be a catalyst for a company to differentiate and position its product offerings.• the evolution and research for market and industry driven trends and buying behaviors• the competitive nature of the industry and the challenges that this presents in clearly defining your brand, product, and marketplace.• a breadth of knowledge in many industries; their services and practices, sustainability positioning, and marketing campaigns that drive sales.

Founded in 2000
Decatur, Illinois, USA
30 employees (17 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
485
Traffic Source Mix
Search
57.5%
Direct
10.9%
Referral
10.8%
Social
19.8%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~30

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (40% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3