Freelance Senior Copywriter

Kansas City, MO (Hybrid)

$65/hr – $80/hrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end copy, content strategy, and messaging across digital products and campaigns, collaborating with UX, design, and strategy teams to build scalable, accessible content systems and measurable outcomes.

  • Own voice, tone, and editorial standards
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration for cohesive experiences
  • Leverage AI for content exploration, testing, and optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic copywriting and content strategy across digital ecosystems, campaigns, CRM programs, products, and customer journeys.
  • Develop compelling, audience-centered messaging that translates brand and business objectives into meaningful experiences.
  • Define and evolve voice, tone, editorial standards, messaging frameworks, naming systems, and content principles.
  • Write and refine campaign concepts, headlines, body copy, UX/UI content, CRM communications, calls to action, and other customer-facing experiences.
  • Prototype and iterate language directly within design environments, collaborating with UX/UI designers throughout the creative process.
  • Partner with UX, UI, CX, CRM, strategy, data, technology, creative, and project management teams to create cohesive end-to-end experiences.
  • Contribute copy and content thinking across both UX and UI workflows, bringing a strong understanding of user-centered design and the consumer journey.
  • Create scalable, modular content systems that support consistency and efficient production across platforms and channels.
  • Ensure content meets accessibility standards and is optimized for usability, engagement, and relevant search practices.
  • Use AI tools to generate, test, synthesize, compare, and refine content concepts while applying strong editorial judgment and maintaining brand integrity.

Requirements

  • 5–7+ years of professional copywriting, content design, content strategy, or closely related experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, advertising, or a related discipline; master’s degree preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience in an advertising agency, marketing communications, or experience-design environment; agency experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional copywriting, content strategy, UX/content design, campaign, and digital experience work.
  • Experience developing content across campaigns, digital products, CRM, and multi-channel customer journeys.
  • Proven ability to develop and manage voice, tone, editorial, messaging, and naming systems.
  • Working knowledge of UX/UI design principles, user-centered design, responsive digital experiences, accessibility, and modern content practices.
  • Experience working directly with designers and prototyping content within Figma or comparable design tools.
  • CRM experience and an understanding of campaign management, customer journeys, optimization, and personalization.
  • Healthcare and/or pharmaceutical client experience is highly desirable, including familiarity with regulated environments and complex stakeholder requirements.
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VML HEALTH

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce, to create connected brands that drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work with blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester WaveTM Reports, which name WPP a “Leader” in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. In addition, VML’s specialist health network, VML Health, is one of the world’s largest and most awarded health agencies. VML’s global network is powered by 28,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. VML is a WPP agency (NYSE: WPP). For more information, please visit www.vml.com, and follow along on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. #WeAreVML

652 employees (226 in marketing)

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$65/hr – $80/hr

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Freelance Senior Copywriter

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