Senior Copywriter

Matthews International Corporation

IL, IL

Full Time

Senior

11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

SGK is a global packaging and brand experience company. From idea to implementation, we deliver packaging solutions and brand experiences that give brands the freedom to speak louder, scale faster and grow stronger. We simplify marketing and amplify brands to deliver value. The role involves assisting the Brand Experience team in crafting engaging, original brand and product storytelling for a wide variety of brands, audiences, and channels. The candidate will collaborate with various teams on activations ranging from digital and social media to immersive in-person experiential marketing, providing ideas and conceptual approaches for client creative briefs.

Key Responsibilities

Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of basic- to intermediate-level client copywriting deliverables within budget, based on objectives and concepts established by the client or team leadership
Adapts writing tonality to a wide variety of brands and audiences, undertaking research where necessary to better understand a brand or their target audience
Always meets quality standards and defined timelines for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to management for improvements in content, tools, processes and/or assigned tasks
Presents and participates in collaborative meetings with internal teams to help elevate ideas and collectively find the best answer to the clients' ask
Shows up consistently with strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, time management, and planning skills

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism or related field
6+ years progressive Communications, Journalism experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Occasional travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required
High degree of proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
Ability to work with and influence peers and management
Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting