Open role in VSA Office locations, including New York, and Chicago; Hybrid work schedule
Role Overview
The Senior Writer is responsible for developing relevant, memorable and highly creativecommunications for clients through language and ideas that support strategy, design, and brand expression. We are looking for candidates who come from both brand- and campaign-oriented backgrounds; we encourage both to apply.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned)
- 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.
- Participate in creative presentations to clients.
- Meet and manage to deadlines.
- Identify and evaluate potential freelance writing resources and direct them on behalf of clients and the creative team, as needed.
- Foster a working environment that promotes and embraces independent and creative thinking, diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- 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.
- Ability to maintain self-motivation and to work independently in team environments.
Education
- An undergraduate degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Advertising or Integrated/Strategic Communications.
Total Perks Package
- 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
- Paid holidays, including agency soft closing Christmas Eve-New Year's Day
- Paid leave options, including sick leave, medical leave for self and family, and parental leave
VSA Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable environment for all employees. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit and business need.
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Skills Required
- 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
- Undergraduate degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Advertising or Integrated/Strategic Communications
What We Do
VSA is a hybrid brand strategy and design agency. We partner with business, strategic and creative leaders, combining our strategic consulting with design-driven experiences to solve business problems and realize the future of a brand. As a hybrid agency, we blend consumer insights and data with the craft of design to activate the most meaningful, motivating and measurable experiences. For VSA employees as well as those we recruit, we’ve adopted a long-term hybrid model that allows people to define their way of working in the way they want. This means that VSAers can work from anywhere in the United States—home, office or any place in between. Working from anywhere gives VSAers the option to find time to work alone, join others for office-based collaboration, or meet up as needed for small-group moments and client meetings. We’re also hiring with geographic “neutrality”—pursuing the best talent wherever it may live. We think having a workplace option matters most these days: Employees benefit from human interaction and the need for a change in scenery from time to time. And also, VSA benefits from a diversity of experiences and perspectives that come from seeing and participating in the larger world. All of which is why we see our offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco as a flexible, accessible network of workspace hubs for employees to use as needed for work and interaction with colleagues.
