Senior Copywriter - Jobs in Saddledome

Job Description

Assembly Media, part of the Daniel J. Edelman (DJE) family of companies, has an amazing opportunity for a Senior Copywriter to join its growing team. Built to thrive amid the full complexity of today #39;s modern marketing, Edelman is the world #39;s largest independent communications agency. We help some of the world #39;s most famous companies evolve, promote, and protect their brands.At Assembly, we help Microsoft bring to life its mission: to help every person on the planet achieve more. We are experts in the products and offerings and tasked with helping them think beyond the product roadmap to find the best way to bring their unique stories to broad audiences. Our work is designed to capture the attention of the media landscape, and the ability to uncover a cultural tension is at the heart of our briefs.In this role, you #39;ll create groundbreaking, social first campaigns on one of the world #39;s greatest tech brands. You #39;ll be joining a diverse group of creatives that shift culture through work like Good Humor x RZA #39;s new take on the ice cream jingle, the Vaseline See My Skin platform that recently took home the Gold Lion at Cannes, and the KFC 11 Herbsamp; Spices Firelog. So, if you #39;re looking to come up with ideas that go beyond the 30-second spot - the kind of ideas that end up in the New York Times, The Verge, Reddit, and in your friend #39;s social channels - you #39;ll be in good company here.We #39;re looking for a creative that has a passion for pop culture, technology and social media. You #39;re someone who sees social trends before they are trending, and you #39;re eager to conceptualize, create and put things out into the world at the speed of culture. From Tiktoks to full-scale campaigns, we want someone who can take an idea from the concept to client presentation, and quickly to people #39;s feeds. We #39;re not just looking to make filler content, we want to make fun, witty, unexpected work that gets noticed. You will be joining a diverse team of creatives who are collaborative, curious, and kind.Responsibilities:

• High-level concepting, tactical program ideation and copywriting for a wide range of brand experiences, social content and marketing deliverables that generate conversation and brand engagement
• Own the brand story for our clients across all channels, maintaining a consistent voice and vision
• Create branded social content that is insightful, culturally relevant and inherently sharable
• Successfully communicate (present and sell-in) creative ideas and the strategic rationale behind them
• Collaborate with agency team members from creative, account, production, PR, strategy, planning and analytics to produce smart, powerful work

Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience in marketing, advertising or social media, with significant emphasis on interactive media
• A Bachelor #39;s degree, preferably in English or related major
• Excellent short-form and long-form writing skills in a variety of voices and tones
• Solid grammar, editing and proofreading capabilities
• Willingness to push your craft, get your hands dirty and make great things

Should you be interested in applying for this role, please send your résumé and cover letter (optional), along with a link to your portfolio. Only those candidates short listed for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in working with Edelman Canada!Assembly is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage racially and ethnically diverse people, members of the LGBTQ community, veterans, parents, individuals with disabilities and members of any and all protected classes to apply.#LI-LT1Assembly is an integrated agency providing purpose-built communications to Microsoft - bringing strategy, creative, research, social and digital, and influencer marketing together to drive tangible business results and advance Microsoft #39;s mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.We advocate for ideas based on real audience insights and sound strategic opportunities and bring them to life with creative executions that earn attention. We are the team behind some of Microsoft #39;s most exciting work across Surface, Xbox, M365, and Windows to name a few. We are the lead agency for the Microsoft brand across social; the global PR agency of record for Xbox; and the influencer agency of record for Xbox, Surface, M365 and Windows. Assembly is also a strategic partner for executive communications across Microsoft Store and several executives across the company.Our results are a direct reflection of our culture and people - we believe that bringing together diverse perspectives enhance creativity and innovation, and we embrace and celebrate differences both in our organization and through our work. We #39;ve partnered with Microsoft for 27 years, across 17 countries around the world. Come be a part of our collective story as we partner with Microsoft to enable each other to achieve more.Assembly Media was founded in 2014 under DJE Holdings to exclusively service Microsoft. In 2019 our parent agency, Edelman, was recognized by AdAge as one of the top 10 creative companies in the U.S. and recognized as a 2019 Best Place to Work.