Senior Copywriter

$90,000 - $90,000/Yr

Willowtree - Charlottesville, VA

Full-time - Senior

Charlottesville, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Copywriter at Telus Digital will play a crucial role in crafting compelling narratives across various formats and media. This position requires a strong narrative voice and a passion for storytelling, as well as the ability to edit and proofread content from other writers. The role emphasizes collaboration within a diverse team and aims to establish a distinct editorial voice for the company.

Responsibilities

• Perform foundational research and schedule/facilitate interviews with internal subject matter experts (SMEs) and external stakeholders to be appropriately informed on subject matter.
• Craft long- and short-form pieces of content including ebooks, white papers, articles, case studies, social media posts, blog posts, press releases, and awards submissions.
• Develop written content including scripts, outlines, show notes, and episode descriptions for WillowTree's podcasts and video series.
• Edit/proofread work from other WillowTree copywriters to ensure it conforms to WillowTree's editorial style guidelines and high standards for quality storytelling.
• Help establish the WillowTree editorial voice, tone, and style.
• Build connections across the organization to identify and engage with subject matter experts in order to deliver best-in-class quality on projects.
• Become a trusted resource for the organization in terms of copyediting, proofreading, and publishing content.
• Partner with the Director of Brand and Content Strategy to strategize on future growth of the team, including full-time and freelance resources.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of copywriting experience
• Experience writing long and short form across various formats and media
• Ability to work quickly and produce quality content in a high volume environment
• Strong narrative voice with the ability to bring distinct personality and style to written content
• High level of accountability and comfort working autonomously to own projects from inception to completion
• Deep sense of empathy, with the ability to ask thoughtful questions and write in different voices and styles
• Intellectually and culturally curious

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree in Fine Arts (MFA) in creative fiction/nonfiction writing
• Experience in the technology industry, especially mobile apps and software
• You're a published fiction or creative nonfiction writer
• Experience with interviewing and capturing oral histories
• Knowledge and expertise in story structure (i.e., screenplay structure, Hero's Journey)

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental (Including an option for 100% coverage of individual employee medical premiums)
• Life & Disability Insurance
• 401K matching
• Flexible paid time off & paid company holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)