Copywriter

As a Copywriter, you are responsible for crafting innovative ideas and impactful copy. You will need to use words to bring bold creative ideas to life. You are responsible for conceptual development from start to finish and must be able to create crafted storytelling across multiple channels.

An M&C Copywriter must possess the following skills in order to succeed.

Conceptual Thinking:

• Your ideas are your currency and strong conceptual thinking is key.
• You are expected to be bring your strategic thinking and have an opinion that brings the work to life.
• As a Copywriter, you are expected to bring forward proactive ideas to your Creative Directors.
• You are expected to know how each, and every digital and social platform works.

Execution:

• You are expected to think and write against any brief for clients in any channel and master the art of writing in various tones of voices.
• Ensure your work is flawless.
• You are expected to copy check your own work and not solely rely on QA.

Presentation:

• You are expected to package, articulate and sell your ideas in a succinct and compelling manner.
• As a Copywriter, you are expected to present internally and externally.
• You are expected to have meaningful conversations with clients around the strategic direction of their brand and the brand's tone of voice and present creative off the back of strategy and link the two seamlessly.

Additional Role Dimensions:

• Business accountability: Be fully immersed and gain an understanding of the client business as well as the competitor activity.
• Internal relationships: Establish strong relationship with all internal stakeholders.
• Be an adaptable team player.
• External relationship: You need to establish amicable but respectful relationships with your clients. It’s easier to sell great ideas if the client is already on your side.
• Working environment: Demonstrate a collaborative attitude with care and passion across work and beyond.

Experience Required

• 3 - 5 years’ experience as a Copywriter.
• An in-depth understanding of the key departments, processes and structures within an Advertising Agency.
• Good knowledge of media landscape (traditional - TTL, ATL & BTL & digital)
• Good knowledge of software programmes required to do the job – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and KeyNote. Knowledge about programmes like Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator is not required but will be appreciated.
• Experience with writing confidently across all media touch points.
• Experience in working with an internal team and senior clients, including multiple stakeholders.

Qualification Required:

• Copywriting tertiary qualification

Personal Qualities 

At M&C you will need to:

• Be courageous enough to push boundaries and push for excellent work.
• Communicate effectively to clients and internal teams.
• Be assertive and have a no tolerance attitude for the ordinary.
• Be solutions orientated.
• Be open and have a keenness to work with diverse people.

Copywriter Competencies:

Behavioural:

• Creative Thinker
• Strategic Thinker
• Can-do Attitude
• Proactive Problem-solver
• Independent
• Effective Communicator

Technical/Functional:

• Write clear, concise and grammatically correct copy.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Work well under pressure.
• Have a drive to compete at the highest industry levels not only for the agency but for yourself and to help build your own portfolio.
• Be able to brief and direct Voice Artists in Radio & Audio recordings and handle the session from start to end.
• Have a strong command of the language you are writing in.
• Be able to mine true insights, and apply them to any given brief.
• Be able to copy check your own work and not solely rely on QA.
• Be able to implement feedback from your CD or ECD and not view it as criticism but as a way to make your work better.

Leadership:

• Social intelligence
• Conflict management
• Self-management
• Collaborative
• Influence
• Empathetic towards colleagues

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