Responsible for providing creative copy for a wide range of media including direct mail circulars, signage, advertising and promotional literature. It will also provide high quality, high speed proofreading services of page content, product copy and pricing for all printed material including retail circulars and direct mail pieces.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Work assignments are typically both a mix of routine and non-routine work that often requires deviation from accepted practice and procedures to complete given wide variety of circumstances encountered in the job. Work is reviewed primarily for end results and is performed under general guidelines or procedures which include administrative directives in the form of rules, policies, and established precedents pertinent to the assignment. Ability to establish own priorities.

• Develops product copy to support business and marketing objectives of the client.
• Retrieves, edits and updates copy from an existing product copy database.
• Works on high-profile accounts that are complex, non-routine and vary greatly in scope.
• Establishes priorities for assigned tasks for self and others and often works concurrently on multiple complex tasks.
• Works with client's merchant and legal staff to develop an approved copy database to facilitate the copywriting and editing process.
• Works with designers to incorporate copy into final piece.
• Gathers essential communication objectives from client meetings, briefings, interviews and research.
• Conceptualizes and determines product features for new items, converting into compelling reader benefits.
• Proofreads for style, grammar, punctuation, logos, photo and copy relationships, spelling and overall style consistency.
• Quality checks page layouts for type characteristics and adherence to layout style. May check work of others.
• Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Required Skills

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1)  HS diploma or equivalent with 5-6 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment directly related to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience. May possess additional education certification in this level. 2)  Requires excellent knowledge of functional area(s) related to the job or good knowledge related to a professional field of work.

3)  Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives when carrying out the duties of the job. May provide oversight of work conducted by junior level staff and/or review/audit work for accuracy.

4)  Must have advanced knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete job duties successfully.

5)  Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively across departments when completing assignments.

6)  Must have strong organizational skills with ability to manage deadlines and prioritize workload and make adjustment to meet business needs.

7)  Demonstrated expert working knowledge of copywriting.

8)  Must possess a strong portfolio of imaginative work.

9)  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel, Quark Xpress and Internet research abilities.Ability to provide creative concepts and understand a high-level of retail advertising.

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER

Required Experience

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1)  HS diploma or equivalent with 5-6 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment directly related to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience. May possess additional education certification in this level. 2)  Requires excellent knowledge of functional area(s) related to the job or good knowledge related to a professional field of work.

3)  Able to consistently apply applicable policies, procedures, regulations, and program objectives when carrying out the duties of the job. May provide oversight of work conducted by junior level staff and/or review/audit work for accuracy.

4)  Must have advanced knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete job duties successfully.

5)  Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively across departments when completing assignments.

6)  Must have strong organizational skills with ability to manage deadlines and prioritize workload and make adjustment to meet business needs.

7)  Demonstrated expert working knowledge of copywriting.

8)  Must possess a strong portfolio of imaginative work.

9)  Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel, Quark Xpress and Internet research abilities.Ability to provide creative concepts and understand a high-level of retail advertising.

RRD IS AN EEO/AA INCLUDING VETS AND DISABLED EMPLOYER