Job Description

Description :

Agency Overview

Marks is a brand design and experience agency that is uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. Fueled by our dual vantage points - embedded partners and future-forward experts - we build brand momentum to move fast, move forward, and move confidently. As a full-service agency, our expertise extends across all facets of the branding spectrum: strategy, innovation, design, adaptation, integrated marketing communications. Together, we are 600+ people across 12 studios and 8 countries.

Marks is part of SGS & Co, a brand impact group built with the agility and inventiveness that enables our clients to thrive. Our sister company, SGS, is an integrated packaging and marketing company. Together, we shift brands to impact.

Position Overview

As a Senior Copywriter, you are a master of the written word, tone of voice and conceptual solutions that address client needs and business goals across the ecosystem of communication channels. From social media to digital content, retail programs, packaging, traditional media and beyond, you help to set and maintain the quality bar for the creative product of the company at a level that is amongst the top tier within the industry.
You not only develop ideas and craft language, but present and sell them internally and to clients with passion and energy.

This role entails working on innovative ideas and brand development across an exciting spectrum of industries, including toys, food & beverage, beer, wine & spirits, technology, personal care, beauty, retail, and many more.

Critical Skills and Behaviors

Thriving in a collaborative space

• We value culture and teamwork over egos--must work well within a team
• Actively participates and engages in internal review meetings and brainstorming sessions
• We're a tightly knit group that values and prioritizes agency culture

Curiosity and Passion

• Lives and breathes marketing communications - gets excited to talk shop and always learn
• Keeps up with trends and seeks opportunities to grow and network outside of the office
• Hungry to share and spread the love- wants to grow into a leadership position that mentors junior creatives and interns

Communication

• Deeply understands grammar, syntax and ways to create and leverage tone of voice.
• Can condense complex ideas down to efficient and effective copy, tailoring it for different contexts.
• Confidently and simply conveys ideas and concepts, articulating and defending rationale behind them.
• Puts together succinct, clear and intuitive presentations
• Is able to connect the "why" of concepts to a strategic framework

Independence, resourcefulness and reliability

• Demonstrates a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-it-done attitude
• Can be trusted to run with a project and see it through without micro-managing
• Helps create efficiencies and improve processes

Creative thinking

• Generates strategic big ideas and narratives that address a specific truth about the client, industry, challenge or brief -- rather than simply stylistic or trend driven executions.
• Partners with and leverages Strategy and Creative teams to develop focused communication solutions

Prerequisites

• Degree or diploma in Advertising Copywriting, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in marketing communications - packaging experience a plus
• Well-rounded portfolio showcasing excellent understanding of different communication spaces, mediums and approaches.
• Computer literacy, including familiarity with both iOS and Windows; fluency in Keynote, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Experience : 4 years: 6+ years of experience in marketing communications - packaging experience a plus