Creative Copywriting Senior Manager

Creative Copy Writing Senior Manager

Location: London

Career Level: 6 – Senior Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

At Accenture Creative, we’re the lucky ones. We get to work with some of the world’s most interesting content, ideas and innovations from Accenture, that literally change the way the world works and lives. In many cases we are bringing new thinking to our global audience, and our job is to make it simple, easy, human and compelling.

So why you?

Simple. You are excited by collaborating with multi-disciplined creative folk. Working in electronic and digital formats comes naturally to you. Your copy work is already smart and compelling, but you are as keen to learn as you are to contribute in the team.

Typical activities

The specific details of copywriter’s role do vary, but common activities include:

• Coordinating and brainstorming campaign ideas with colleagues

• Familiarising yourself with the campaign and target audience, writing copy both long and short form and refining until approved (the copy could be for websites, blogs, web articles, invitations, video scripts etc.)

• Coordinating messaging sessions with client teams and senior management

• Collaborating with our Creative team to make the work great

• Interacting with internal marketing clients and other members of the team

• Maintaining high standards and ensuring only the best work is released to the client

Your basic skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Skills in managing people, projects and resources

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to inspire the creative team to give their best

• Copy capabilities, both in the digital world and adding a human approach

• Plenty of creative ideas and an understanding of the clients' vision

• An awareness of current trends in advertising and design

• Confidence to work independently or in a group

• Significant industry experience

• The ability to keep a cool head and meet deadlines

• Problem solving skills

• The ability to think creatively and deliver clever concepts

• The foresight to put themselves in the shoes of the user

• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Significant experience in similar role