Copywriter

Company Description

Publicis Communications is a collective of the most passionate, purposeful, and progressive creative agencies in Singapore, formed by Publicis Worldwide, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Prodigious, and MSL. At Publicis Singapore, we believe that magic happens when brands lead change with creativity and bravery.

We believe in effecting positive change through creativity, always.

And while we seek out the most brilliant minds to help us on our quest, we’re also passionate about nurturing the best talent from within. Which is why when you join us, your journey can be one of continuous evolution. 

We’re a community of experts that hail from every discipline.

We’re activists who embrace challenges with agility and dynamism.

We’re idealists who thrive on inspiration.

We’re romantics who believe that an idea can change the world, but also that the idea can come from anyone and anywhere.

We’re all that, but we don’t stop at that.

Because we’re committed to becoming better versions of ourselves, every. single. day. 

Job Description

For some of the most popular consumer brands in the world, your ideas, solutions and words will reach and impact the daily lives of nearly 2 billion people in the fastest growing region in the world. You will work for clients who not only care about success in the marketplace, but are passionate about the role of brands in helping bring about social change. As a writer, you can write on every surface, for every channel, for every medium, social or otherwise. You’ve won a few of the awards that matter. Or you’re very hungry to. Winning isn’t everything, but excellence is.

Expectations of a Copywriter

• Ideate, write and execute original and iconic creative concepts in response to client briefs, objectives or goals, maintaining the agency’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism.

• Establishes visual tone, character, and messages that will effectively communicate with the target audience and fulfil the project objectives

• Develop creative ideas that meets both our clients’ objectives as well as our business objectives, maintaining the company’s expected levels of creative excellence and professionalism

• Present, share and review creative work with Executive Creative Director/s, Account Management and Planning Leads as well as members of the Management Team

• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors

• Collaborate effectively with Account Management, Planning and the broader creative team to develop disruptive and iconic work

• Manage multiple projects from concept through to completion, working with both in-house resources and third-party vendors

• Participates in, and leads brainstorming sessions

Additional Information

• 5-7 years of local + regional experience and a portfolio of jealousy-inducing ideas and craft. Work that saw the light of day, and maybe some that didn’t. 

• Digital and activation experience: demonstrated ability to engage consumers on-ground and on social through branded experiences.

• You are just * a little bit * obsessive with words and have your own opinions about grammar rules, oxford commas and split infinitives.

• Social-first thinking and executional skills: understand what’s going on in culture and the social media landscape and be able to ideate and write for a socially-connected audience.

• Self-starter with a growth mindset: be open, curious, and always willing to learn, solve problems, and go beyond your comfort zone.

• Candid, clear, thoughtful: possess good communication skills that help you interact and collaborate well across levels and disciplines.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment