Job Title: Sr. Copywriter/ACD	Salary: to 80k / Yearly
Location: Lombard, IL, Illinois	Type: Full-Time
Zip Code: 60148

Description:

Growing Full service Ad Agency located near Oakbrook IL in the Chicagoland Area is in need of a Sr. Copywriter/Associate Creative Director.

This is a FT position with benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with Creative Director on brand concept development
• Collaborates with creative, account services, production, and extended team members
• Collaborates with editors and owns accuracy and consistency in writing style
• Acts as a hands-on copywriter
• Presents and sells ideas internally and to clients
• Keeps up to date with trends in branding, marketing, advertising, and related communications industries
• Keeps up to date with trends within the industries specific to assigned accounts
• Is knowledgeable about products and services specific to assigned accounts, specifically to the FINANCIAL INDUSTRY

Minimum Qualifications & Skills Required:

• 5-10 years experience in the field of writing, at least 5 of which is concentrated in advertising or healthcare. Proficiency in critical software—primarily Microsoft Word and Graphics software such as Creative Suite and Quark
• Ability to manage and lead the creative process, workflow, workload, and resources among copy group
• Ability to work on a wide- range of accounts and categories_Demonstrated success in managing a cross-functional team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Key Competencies for Position:

• Conceptual Creativity: Ability to think in abstract terms; can make connections between unrelated notions; can formulate innovative ideas where others can not; seen as original and value-added in brainstorming sessions
• Providing Direction: Can establish clear directions based on objectives; distributes the workload appropriately based on skill sets and talents; communicates well with others on the progress of work and results
• Understanding and Implementing Direction: Can understand creative direction based on objectives and executes creative work effectively. Communicates workload appropriately based on skill sets and talents; communicates well with others on workload issues & needs, the progress of work and results
• Industry Application: Picks up on technical things quickly; is good at learning new industry, company, product, and/or technical knowledge developments of the client's business as well as the agency business; has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment. Able to roll with the punches of the workday.

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