Temporary Sr Copywriter
About the Role
As a Sr. Copywriter at Monks, you will write clear and persuasive copy for a large e-commerce brand. You’ll adapt trends to fit our client’s tone of voice, apply feedback with agility, and proofread a large volume of creative assets. Your focus is delivering clear, compelling messaging aligned with the client’s brand vision.
Responsibilities:
Creative Ideation & Copy Development: Participate actively in ideation and creation, ensuring innovative and consistent deliverables.
Quality Assurance: Critically evaluate major projects, maintaining creative excellence and alignment with client goals.
Effective Presentation: Confidently present work to clients alongside Producers, articulating messaging rationale and strategic intent, enhancing brand messages and asking applicable questions.
Client Engagement: Build and nurture strong client relationships through active listening and understanding their objectives and feedback.
Hands-on Collaboration: Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams to advance projects and identify areas for enhancement.
Campaign Direction: Lead campaign messaging development across paid, social, email, onsite, and lifecycle channels.
Innovation and Creativity: Set new industry benchmarks, ensuring all work remains intelligent, impactful, and scalable.
Adaptability to Deadlines: Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, prioritizing tasks while maintaining professionalism.
Global Collaboration: Work effectively across time zones with a diverse team on local and international projects.
Content Development: Partner with other creatives to produce captivating content across various formats, including social.
Cultivate Positive Culture: Show genuine commitment to fostering a healthy culture for colleagues and clients.
About You
The essentials:
Copywriting Experience: 2+ years in copywriting within advertising and marketing. Must showcase the ability to adapt to multiple TOVs.
Resilience Under Pressure: Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and meet stringent deadlines consistently.
Collaboration: Work effectively with creative leads, designers and copywriters to achieve brand-aligned, strategic messaging.
Adaptability: Understand the client’s placement specs and tailor copy to channel-specific requirements.
Professional Presentation: Present work effectively with well-reasoned rationale, especially to senior leaders and clients.
Critical Thinker: Leverage creative and analytical skills to evaluate messaging effectiveness, clarity, and audience alignment.
Brand Consistency: Experience managing brand voice and ensuring proper application.
Strategic Discussion: Contribute positively and constructively to discussions from conception through production.
Industry Experience: Background in e-commerce, retail, or high-volume production environments preferred.
Digital Portfolio: A modern, digital-centric portfolio demonstrating copywriting experience across formats.
Software Proficiency: Skilled in Google Docs, Figma, Slack, and other copywriting collaboration tools.
Your Work Style
Detail-Oriented: Meticulous focus on spelling, grammar, and consistency.
Self-Starter: Resilient and adaptable, thriving in quick-paced environments, and able to manage your own workflows.
Collaborative: Successfully manage fast turnarounds as part of a committed team.
Solution-Focused: Client-centric with a strong work ethic and positive approach.
Efficient Project Management: Streamline projects for maximum productivity and minimal friction.
Feedback Receptive: Open to constructive feedback with a readiness to offer alternative solutions.
Independent and Team Player: Comfortably shift between independent work and collaboration.
Subject Matter Expertise: Driven to deepen expertise in brand storytelling, content strategy, and emerging digital platforms.
Problem-Solver: Exhibit excellent problem-solving abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
Trend Awareness: Stay informed on emerging creative trends, terms, and pop culture.
Commitment to Inclusion: Uphold equity, inclusion, and accessibility in all work aspects.
Working Conditions
Expect flexible working hours with tight deadlines, necessitating a commitment to high standards. Collaboration across various locations and time zones is a regular part of the role.
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
Monks is committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We believe in integration, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner. We will do so by removing and preventing barriers to accessibility and by meeting our accessibility requirements under local accessibility laws.
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This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then-current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.
Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job-related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Salary Range
$90,000—$100,000 CAD