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The Senior Copywriter is responsible for developing compelling, creative digital and real-time marketing concepts and high-quality written content that is on-brand and on-strategy across various digital media specifically geared towards Verizon-owned channels. The Senior Copywriter must exhibit strong writing skills and an ability to collaborate with the creative and design team to ensure quality, verbal and visual consistency, and timeliness of material.
Writing creative, effective marketing copy according to project specifications/creative briefs.
Researching clients, their competitors and target audiences to support creative strategy and inform the execution.
Providing writing support for aligned client groups, as well as supporting projects from other clients as demand and scheduling requires.
Collaborating with design teams as needed to meet specific project objectives.
Producing original, clear, and credible copy and being accountable for the final development of creative assets.
Ensuring accuracy, attention to detail, and overall meeting or exceeding the writing objectives.
Ensuring messaging brand guidelines and directives are embraced and adhered to in all executions.
Adhering to regulatory and compliance regulations.
Executing writing requests with accuracy, producing zero errors in work (all client edits are implemented correctly, spell check was run, and facts were confirmed).
Responding to all requests and communications in a timely and thorough manner.
Working to improve the team’s overall performance and embrace a collaborative approach.
Supporting peers by reviewing work to ensure zero errors in work per above.
You’ll need to have:
Bachelor’s degree or two or more years of work experience.
Four or more years of relevant work experience.
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
A degree in English, journalism, communications, or a relevant field.
External or in-house agency experience.
Three or more years of professional-level writing experience.
Experience working on a business-to-business (B2B) account.
Strong experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
Experience with AP and/or Chicago Manual of Style.
Knowledge of writing applications in traditional and emerging channels.
Ability to maintain a consistent voice and audience focus in writing.
Ability to boil down verbose content to the “essence” of the main message in a concise, effective manner.
Ability to exhibit consistent quality control in your work.
Knowledge of specific channels or vertical markets as required by job function.
Ability to adapt the style of copy to various audiences, purposes, or media.
Ability to exhibit competency in presenting creative work.
Experience working within legal and compliance parameters.
Where you’ll be working
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Equal Employment Opportunity
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.
Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington work location, the compensation range for this position is between $96,000.00 and $178,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.
You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely. We power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what matters most. If that inspires you, start the next chapter of your career here.