Freelance Senior Copywriter (Pharma agency)

The Freelance Senior Copywriter is a hands-on creative, responsible for concepting and executing campaigns in partnership with an Art Director. They'll develop concepts, execute and/or oversee copy work, and mentor junior copywriters. They'll play a critical role in ensuring creative work adheres to legal/medical/regulatory review requirements., while keeping communication clear and engaging.

What You'Ll Do

• Write primarily to the patient and potentially HCP audiences
• Collaborate productively with Designers, Production Writers, Associate Art/Creative Directors, Developers, Project Managers and other members of the project team
• Demonstrate careful attention to detail with proficiency in copyediting, references and proofreading
• Execute strong, engaging marketing writing that aligns with strategic inputs and is highly relevant to the audience
• Contribute to creative concepting and treatment development for multichannel marketing campaigns
• Communicate actively with the project team to keep deliverables on track and on schedule
• Acts as guardian of content and the recorder of all copy changes throughout the creative process
• Support new business pursuits—organizing and contributing to presentations, writing and reviewing presentation decks, etc.

About You

• Experience in pharma advertising agency background required
• 5+ years of experience as a Creative Copywriter; experience in rare diseases would be a bonus
• 3 + years in patient and/or HCP experience, having produced digital tactics such as sales aids, brochures, flashcards, eblasts and websites
• Degree from a college or a university in English, journalism, communications or a related field
• Exhibits a high level of creative and problem-solving skills within the parameters of a highly regulated industry
• Must have a digital portfolio that includes business-to-business pieces, interactive work, pharmaceutical-marketing examples, some long-form work and a creative concept brought to life across a campaign
• Experience collaborating with designers and developers to create responsively designed interactive work
• Comfortable working under pressure within tight deadlines