Empire Group Recruitment Looking for Senior Copywriter at Windsor, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Are you a great communicator, able to think creatively, show excellent core writing skills and be able to communicate simply for different audiences?

If so, this copywriter position may be for you. The ideal candidate will know when to be proactive, meticulous, when to challenge and inspire others. Someone who believe what you say and how you say it are equally important. You will become a part of a strong creative team that includes creative/medical copywriters, designers and developers. This is av UK remote position. This position will require occasional onsite meeting in Windsor and/or London.

Education

Minimum Required Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree, preferably science (life sciences) or equivalent

Work Experience

• Experience working as part of a creative team, comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Experience of copywriting (or a real enthusiasm) for writing for digital and previous experience of non-digital projects ideally within a pharmaceutical context
• Skills:
• Effective written and verbal skills, confident in making presentations, influencer
• Able to tailor language and tone to the audience
• Sound scientific understanding and analytical skills knowing when to be detail orientated
• Self-managing under pressure- can multi task and prioritise for self and others, excellent time management, experience of ensuring projects run to recoverable time
• Proactive thinking, constantly seeing to improve ways of working and create opportunities to improve morale and help the agency differentiate itself from the competition
• Solves complex Creative and People problems effectively
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning, grasp new concepts and therapy areas quickly
• Act in a diplomatic, nurturing and respectful way with colleague
• Show sensitivity to colleagues with differing motivations and prioritiesecable attention to detail
• Good time management skills and able to work within allocated hours
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise tasks
• Comfortable working in a team using a collaborative style and also independently
• Excellent asethetic judgement

Competencies

• Can work with the following programmes Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills and Outlook
• Good knowledge of the strict regulations in pharmaceuticals, with experience working to the ABPI and other codes of practice

Essential Functions

• Provide the agency with guidance on all matters relating to the legitimacy of claims and propositions proposed and made in the material the agency produces
• Be a writer for a range of medical/marketing/advertising projects, digital and non-digital projects across a wide range of disease states and indications. Some of this you will write, some you will style and some will be outsourced
• Working with different teams, you will write creative, clear, concise, compelling, accurate and grammatically correct copy
• To participate in the development of strong and challenging conceptual platforms and ideas. contribute to discussions that lead to the development of ground breaking digital executions in the pharmaceutical market
• Explain complex concepts and data, in simple ways to a range of audiences and where appropriate with conviction and with passion
• Ensure content adheres to in-house or client-specific style and adheres to ABPI and local codes of practice/guidelines
• To work to pre-agreed budgets, timelines and time allocations to deliver quality work on time and to brief.
• Keep up to date with new, relevant scientific advancements in therapy areas of relevance

General Requirements

• This job description should be treated as a guide to the duties that the post holder is expected to perform. As a term of employment the post holder can be required to undertake such duties as are commensurate with his or her position
• This job description may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the agency at any time and after discussion with the post holder
• All employees are required to be aware of their responsibilities towards Health and Safety and to adhere to the Health and Safety Policy.

Regularly Interacts With

• Account, Creative, Creative Services, Planning and Project Management teams