Copywriter

The Copywriter (paired with an Art Director partner) will concept and execute unexpected, insightful, and compelling brand ideas, actions, campaigns, and communications that meet and exceed our clients’ business objectives.

The right individual for this role will have an exceptional portfolio of work that displays superior conceptual problem-solving skills, strong headlines, well-written copy, and the ability to produce integrated creative across a variety of tactical applications.

At Cactus, we value your personality and character just as much as your work, so to join our team you’ll need to be someone who is unwaveringly collaborative, tenaciously solution-oriented, and contagiously optimistic – someone who embraces big challenges and strives to turn every project into something great.

We’re also currently looking for an Art Director, so if you have a creative partner or a friend who you’d like Cactus to consider for that role, please share our Art Director job post with them.

Salary:

$60,000 - $75,000 commensurate with experience

Location:

This is a Denver based role with a 3 days in office, 2 days WFH schedule.

Employee Benefits

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision for Employee and Family

401k Retirement Savings Plan with 4% match

Flexible Benefit/Cafeteria Plan

$50,000 Life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability on all full time employees at no cost to the employee

$475 per year for Continuing Education and Professional Memberships

$30 per month wellness reimbursement

$100 per month Transportation/Parking Allowance

8 paid Holidays along with 1 week between Christmas and New Years and Birthday

Four weeks paid time off for childbirth recovery and an additional, separate four weeks bonding time for moms, dads, and adoptive parents

Customary profit-sharing distribution in December, based on agency business performance

Unlimited Time Off

Job Roles

Develop fearless, un-ignorable creative concepts that help solve our clients’ business problems.

Effectively apply creative solutions to a wide range of tactics, including video ideas and scripts; digital advertising (banners, paid social video and static, rich media, etc.); print ads, poster and outdoor; events, activations, and non-traditional tactics; logo design and branding, packaging, collateral systems; printing technology and art; digital interfaces (web, app, etc.); UI and UX design; etc.

Apply strategic insights in ways that solve assignments with creative ingenuity

Prepare work for internal presentations, client presentations, and presentations to vendors for production

Present and sell outstanding creative work to clients

Lead and guide the copywriting and storyline aspects for assigned projects

Apply feedback with thoughtfulness, creativity, and intelligence

Work closely and cross-departmentally with all other Cacti through all the phases of a project

Work with internal teams to manage all vendors, freelancers, and artists

Simultaneously accomplish multiple complex assignments with overlapping timelines, never sacrificing quality or commitment to excellence

Qualifications

1-3 years of experience as a creative copywriter within an advertising agency setting is required

Portfolio and reel that demonstrate the talent, judgment, imagination, and ability to generate consistently outstanding creative concepts, campaigns, copy solutions, and other communications ideas for a variety of brands

Schooling in creative advertising and conceptual development (advertising degree preferred, but not required)

Writing experience across several forms of media

Knowledge of the mechanics of writing and grammar: punctuation, spelling, structure, and content organization

A flexible approach and willingness to adapt your ideas to the needs of clients

A passion for advertising, creativity, and commercial art

The resilience to perform under pressure and deliver high-quality work amidst tight deadlines

Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Consistently optimistic and solution-oriented team player

Strong problem-solving skills

Detail-oriented

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