Senior writer job description

Max Pay Rate: $70/hr

Job Duration: contract with an estimated end date on February 10th, 2023

Location: San Francisco, CA (remote)

Hours: 40 hours

The opportunity

Our client's cloud team is looking for a highly motivated and innovative Senior Writer in the Bay Area or remote to contribute to a range of projects, developing content, copy, and concepts for both individuals and organizations. You will write across a wide range of mediums and formats, including various workflows and email communications.

This position provides a big opportunity to grow and to use your creativity as our team is constantly part of many, simultaneous initiatives involving multiple audiences, products, and stakeholders, with a high level of visibility.

You’ll also work with our larger team of content designers on centralized standards, contribute directly to Spectrum, our industry leading design system, and influence the way that millions of creatives interact with our client’s industry-leading tools.

What you’ll be working on

• Write content for UX or eCommerce environments , including complex, copy-driven workflows, notifications, landing pages, communications, and in-app messaging.
• Work with the product and program teams to understand business objectives and user needs and collaborate with team members to determine conceptual direction for digital experiences and integrated communications solutions.
• Ensure the use of a consistent voice and approved our client's Genuine messaging hierarchy in every execution.
• Learn and collaborate with peers , mentors and managers in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Skills:

• What you need to succeed

• 6+ years of experience in a copywriting role in a professional

services/agency environment.

• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to write in a range of voices

and styles for diverse channels and audiences.

• Track-record on writing for globalization and understanding cultural

sensitivities.

• Experience in technology companies or writing about the technology

environment.

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize

workload.

• Understanding of graphic design, web development, interaction

design and an appreciation of the relationships between textual,

visual and functional elements.

• Desire to learn and apply skills in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

• Passion for great storytelling and systems thinking.

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• 5+ years of professional writing experience

• Has shipped at least one AAA game or has equivalent experience. Specifically, the writer must have previous work that is published and has been publicly critiqued, ideally related to work on a collaborative project.
• Excellent collaboration skills, and a track record of developing and maintaining constructive professional relationships with colleagues across multiple disciplines and degrees of seniority. A senior writer is a gracious collaborator, able to put their ego aside in order to co-develop content with other stakeholders and designers.
• Ability to proactively identify undefined writing needs and develop strategies and deadlines to fulfill those needs
• Ability to balance quality, workload, and deadlines. Senior Writers can identify places where the writing meets quality targets for the project and adjust their strategies and priorities accordingly.
• Skilled in writing entertaining and engaging dialogue with meaningful character interactions across different styles, tones, and mediums.
  

Bonus Points For:

• Experience with critiquing and/or mentoring junior writers.

• Experience in other areas of game development (game design, narrative design, etc.)
• Experience with game editors and text and dialog systems in games editors.

Gearbox Entertainment believes that all team members should be able to enjoy a work environment free from all forms of discrimination and harassment. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the world we strive to entertain. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we provide fair and equal treatment to all team members and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

We are looking for a Senior Copywriter to help define and nurture the Saatchi brand voice. That's right, Saatchi & Saatchi will be your client. This role is critical to re-establishing our brand and all that the brand stands for in market. As part of the US Growth & Marketing team you will be focused on growing our brand presence in market through writing content.

The Senior Copywriter will bring Saatchi brand stories to life through creativity and the written word. As part of the Growth & Marketing team, you'll be an integral partner to the US Business Development Director and US PR and Comms Director across all Growth & Marketing efforts. This includes writing for awareness efforts, PR speaking engagements, Saatchi owned channels, new business RFPs and presentations.

Beyond being a talented copywriter, you should have a strong working knowledge of marketing, design, and a passion for digital and social media. You can also work on a wide range of projects, often in the same day. You'll be challenged to think creatively and concept innovative ideas to communicate our Saatchi positioning and respond to perspective client asks.

You'll need to be comfortable working autonomously, but equally comfortable across the table from Saatchi's top leadership and account teams as you advise and counsel on effective storytelling, content marketing materials, new business, and other projects. You'll learn from and work with a team of senior writers, designers and freelancers in other offices, but also work as an individual directly with communications team leaders as you prioritize, manage and take ownership of the writing portion of projects.
Skills/Qualifications:

Degree in Writing, Advertising or Communications

Strong conceptual skills

Diverse skill set relating to advertising, design, publishing and/or marketing

Proficiency in MS Office applications

Strong verbal communication skills

Strong presentation skills

Thorough knowledge of interactive mediums

Strong interpersonal relationship skills

Detail oriented

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to multi-task