Copywriter

Current Global - Chicago, IL

Full-time

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Current Global is a global communications agency and creative powerhouse with a strong presence across Asia, Europe, North and South America. We specialize in corporate, consumer, health, and technology communications, working with some of the world's most iconic brands to develop highly strategic and creative campaigns. Our dynamic team consists of brand marketing, public relations, and digital veterans who collaborate across four talent communities: Client Experience, Insights, Content, and Integrated Media. We believe that the best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences, making diversity, equity, and inclusion mission-critical to building strong teams and cultivating great leaders. At Current Global, we value difference, mandate equality, and reflexively include everyone in our agency culture, ensuring that humanity is at the heart of everything we do. We are currently seeking a dynamic and motivated Copywriter to join our growing creative team. The ideal candidate will possess a combination of big-idea thinking, resourcefulness, and artistic skill necessary to create, sell, and execute impactful ideas for our clients that resonate with consumers. This role involves creating buzzworthy social content and campaigns, brand activations, and innovative experiences that connect brands with culture. The successful candidate will be culture-obsessed, have their finger on the pulse of the latest trends, and be committed to honing their craft as a storyteller, understanding brand tone, and spinning stories out of thin air.

Responsibilities

• Craft stories that drive earned media and build brand awareness through campaign-level thinking and execution.
• Collaborate with art directors, designers, strategists, media specialists, and other team members to develop big ideas that spark conversation and engagement.
• Produce concepts, headlines, scripts, social posts, and various other forms of online and offline brand storytelling.
• Present ideas clearly and confidently to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all creative adheres to existing brand guidelines and best practices.
• Wear multiple hats during the concepting and execution phases of projects.

Requirements

• 2+ years of copywriting experience in an agency or related field (advertising, digital, social media, publishing/content or public relations).
• Self-motivated, hardworking, well organized, thick-skinned, and resilient to ever-changing timelines, requests, and deliverables.
• Ongoing drive to understand emerging techniques, trends, and philosophies in marketing, technology, interaction, and social media.