Marketing and Communications Junior Copywriter

Greenville, SC (On-site)

$42K/yr – $61K/yrEntry Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end copy development process from audience research through revisions and final production, partnering with the Creative Director, MarCom team, and stakeholders to deliver brand-aligned messaging across channels while balancing regulatory requirements and deadlines.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Write clear, compelling, and audience-focused copy across a wide variety of channels.
  • Revise copy based on stakeholder, legal, compliance, and creative feedback while maintaining message effectiveness.
  • Ensure all copy reflects the bank’s brand voice, messaging standards, and style guidelines.
  • Work with the Creative Director, MarCom team members, and line of business stakeholders to understand business objectives and recommend messaging solutions.
  • Conduct interviews and/or research to understand products, audiences, competitors, and market trends.
  • Proofread and edit content for grammar, clarity, brand consistency, and accuracy.
  • Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines or providing advanced notice of a needed schedule change based on scope change or competing priorities early in the project.
  • Contribute ideas during creative brainstorming sessions and campaign development.
  • Balance creativity with regulatory and compliance requirements.
  • Work within an established creative process.

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, or a related field
  • Experience: Up to 2 years of professional experience in copywriting, content creation, marketing communications, or a related discipline, with demonstrated written communication and storytelling skills.
  • Portfolio showcasing strong writing capabilities across multiple formats such as technical writing, long-form and short-form advertising copy, editorial content, interviews, and scripts.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills with the capacity to prioritize multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.
  • An understanding that a collaborative mindset is necessary to make better creative work.
  • Receptive to constructive feedback and committed to continuously refining work based on input.

Preferred

  • Internship or professional experience within an advertising agency or in-house creative/marketing team.
  • Experience with marketing project management systems
  • Familiarity with writing for digital marketing channels, including web, email, and social media.
  • Exposure to financial services or another highly regulated industry is preferred but not required
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United Community Bank

3.8 Glassdoor

Since 1950, United Community has been driven to provide best-in-class service as we work to improve the financial well-being of the people and communities we serve. As a top 100 U.S. financial institution, we offer comprehensive banking, wealth management, and mortgage services, serving clients across the Southeast with more than 200 locations throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.Our commitment to service has earned us numerous accolades, including ten J.D. Power awards for #1 in customer satisfaction in the Southeast, and consistent recognition from Forbes, including multiple appearances on their lists of World's Best Banks and America's Best Banks. We were also recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Most Trusted Companies and are a multi-year recipient of American Banker's "Best Banks to Work For" award.We are an Equal Housing Lender and Member FDIC. For a better banking experience, visit your local United Community branch today. For more information about our products and services, please visit ucbi.com.

Founded in 1950
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
2.4K employees (33 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
81% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$519.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
18.2%
Direct
78.8%
Referral
2.6%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
27 (1% of company)
Median Tenure
4.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

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