Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Senior Copywriter

Reports to: Executive Creative Director

Department: Creative

Classification: Exempt

Senior Copywriters at Owen are responsible for creating effective copy and messaging across a range of client work. This role is evenly split between two modes:

Creative concepting — campaigns, branded executions, and video scripts

Mid-funnel writing — B2B and B2C campaigns where the focus is less on big ideas and more on clarity, consistency, and execution

You are expected to be versatile across many types of messaging and able to manage multiple clients, projects, and assignments while maintaining the high standards Owen sets for creative work. Beyond writing, you will contribute at every stage of the project cycle, looking for opportunities to grow yourself and the agency. Collaboration, imagination, and detail orientation are critical to success in this role.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand and participate in all aspects of messaging and copywriting, from positioning to execution.

• Interpret copywriting briefs to understand project requirements and expectations.

• Create conceptual and executional copy that is effective and aligned with client voice.

• Collaborate with creative,production, accounts, and development teams on projects of varying scales.

• Confidence in presenting ideas clearly to internal teams and clients.

• Take direction from project leads (Art Directors, CDs, ACDs).

• Ensure all copy is accurate, complete, and ready for review.

• Stay current on creative and cultural trends, bringing this awareness into your work.

• Understand the cultural and competitive landscape your work exists within.

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• Provide feedback and collaborate with team members to elevate work quality.

• Work closely with ACDs and CDs to align copywriting with creative strategy.

• Share knowledge and support the development of the writing team’s processes.

• Strong conceptual thinking and executional writing ability across campaign types.

• Ability to switch between creative storytelling and mid-funnel writing.

• Skilled collaborator who thrives in team settings and client-facing situations.

• Deep awareness of cultural context and competitive environments.

• Detail orientation — from big-picture concepts down to grammar and word choice.

EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS

• Commit to consistently producing excellent copy.

• Communicate honestly, directly, and with detail.

• Push through creative challenges with flexibility and curiosity.

• Research deeply and bring your unique experiences to inform creative solutions.

• Be adaptable — ask for help when needed, lend a hand when others need support.

• Sweat the details. The details are the final product.

• Respect your teammates. Collaboration, empathy, and reliability are at the core of Owen’s culture.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Background: Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Advertising, Marketing, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Experience: 3-5+ years in copywriting (agency or in-house), with demonstrated experience in both conceptual and executional writing.

RELATIONSHIPS

• This position reports to the ECD and partners closely with Creative Art Directors, Designers, Strategists, and Account Managers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The following capabilities are required in order to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden on the agency are available to address the following requirements.

• Using standard office equipment, computers and related technology

• Certain activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse

• Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds

• Travel is not anticipated for this role

• This is a hybrid role 3 days (Tues-Thurs) in our beautiful Portland HQ

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