Senior Copywriter

It's time to open the door to your creative possibilities. Door C, the global creative and interactive arm of Carlson Marketing Worldwide, has merged new talent and fresh perspective with the latest marketing technology. A top 10 global marketing agency, with over 75 Fortune 1,000 clients like The Home Depot, Sprint, Saturn, British Airways, Guinness and ESPN, we integrate the brightest ideas with the most sophisticated execution to fuel client growth.

What We Need

We are seeking a Senior Copywriter based in our Minneapolis headquarters acting as the primary copywriter and a key concepter in creating original ideas and concepts for assigned clients and projects.

What You'll Do

• The Senior Copywriter defines the voice for client, presents work and supports ideas with consumer insights and rationale by:
• Establishing and maintaining high creative standards
• Ensuring fresh thinking, strong relationships and award-winning work
• Acting as lead writer on projects and client brands
• Providing mentorship direction and guidance to other team members
• Participating in developing ideas for new business and may be assigned high profile client accounts
• Taking direction from creative leadership team
• Working collaboratively in a team situation with a designer and CD/ACD
• Generating, communicating, and executing creative work via the written word.
• Building strong credibility and good working relationships with clients
• Develop a working knowledge of client's communication standards and style to ensure product integrity
• Interpreting creative briefs and creating concepts
• Providing leadership on client projects.
• Promoting awareness of Carlson Marketing through active participation in industry associations

What You'll Need

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in agency or design firm
• Bachelors degree in Design, Journalism or Communications
• Portfolio demonstrating strong creative copywriting concepts and execution
• Must be fluent and experienced in writing for print and online
• Present persuasively to clients with excellent client facing skills
• Self-directed, responsible, able to meet deadlines
• Stays current and on-trend in the industry
• Diverse multi-disciplinary experience, including but not limited to: retail, promotions, retail merchandising and environments, packaging, identity advertising (both print and broadcast), direct, interactive, collateral systems, and brand image design
• Range of award winning client experiences