Senior Writer

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$90K/yr – $100K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 17 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and develop concept-driven content and messaging for client projects, collaborating with Designers and Creative Directors to shape voice, tone, and strategy across multiple channels while meeting deadlines.

  • Drive concepting and placeholder copy in group and solo settings.
  • Align with brand positioning and business objectives through structured content.
  • Coordinate with subject-matter experts and manage deadlines.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work independently to develop unique concepts and content that solve clients’ business and brand challenges.
  • Think visually as well as verbally, contributing from the outset to the structure, look and feel of a client project.
  • Interact closely with Designers and Creative Directors to create and refine content for a chosen design direction, identifying alternative message strategies for achieving clients’ objectives.
  • Perform effectively at concepting, group brainstorming, and writing of placeholder copy, working both independently and collaboratively.
  • Collaborate in the development and definition of the “voice” for a client, a program or individual project.
  • Establish and/or interpret brand positioning, tone and attributes effectively.
  • Demonstrate use of logic in structuring content, and offer the creative team strategic thinking and knowledge of business and marketing principles.
  • Interact effectively with subject-matter experts on client staff to obtain background information, and skillfully interview and gather information directly.
  • Contribute to and edit creative or strategic briefs presented to clients.
  • Contribute to solutions to sensitive or difficult client issues in conjunction with Engagement Lead and Project Manager.

Requirements

  • 3 to 6 years of experience in communications, business, marketing, advertising, journalism, or a related field.
  • Experience in an agency or similar client services environment is preferred.
  • A strong vocabulary, expertise in English usage, and comfort with multiple and often complex writing assignments, styles and disciplines.
  • Ability to focus on user priorities and needs in structuring content and to offer the team strategic thinking and knowledge of business, brand and marketing principles.
  • Ability to effectively articulate, present and explain writing choices.
  • Ability to produce work quickly, with strength in meeting and managing to deadlines.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Skills in complex problem solving, judgment, critical thinking and decision-making.
  • Versatility and agility in handling multiple projects and reprioritizations.
  • Ability to organize information, prioritize, pay attention to detail, and accurately follow procedures.

Preferred

  • Experience in an agency or similar client services environment is preferred.

Benefits

  • The chance to be a part of a growing company and the next success story
  • Amazing opportunities for career development
  • Recognition programs
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Fun and collaborative work environment
  • Casual dress code
  • Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
  • 401(k) retirement plan, with employer 4% match
  • Work/life benefits, including mental health and wellbeing support
  • Flexible Time Off Policy
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VSA Partners

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VSA’s purpose is to design for a better human experience. As a strategy and creative agency, we blend consumer insights and data with human-centered design to activate meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences in an increasingly noisy world. With offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, VSA offers a full range of fully integrated capabilities—branding, advertising, data science and technology—all under one roof. VSA is also a proud member of Meet The People, an international family of unified but independent agencies. For more than 40 years, we have delivered solutions for business and creative leaders at some of the world’s most respected brands and forward-thinking organizations, including Google, Nike and IBM.

Founded in 1982
Chicago, Illinois, USA
125 employees (44 in marketing)
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