POSITION OVERVIEWAs a Copywriter at Grey you are a master storyteller, a wordsmith who can turn strategic insights into compelling narratives that drive action and build brands. With 5+ years of experience in an agency environment, you will be a driving force behind the verbal identity of our clients, collaborating seamlessly with an Art Director to craft groundbreaking, cross-channel campaigns. Reporting to the Creative Director, you’ll be instrumental in creating buzz-worthy social media content and unforgettable brand stunts, consistently delivering persuasive, on-brand copy that captivates and converts.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESStrategic Narrative Development: Lead the conceptualization and crafting of impactful copy for pitches, major campaigns, and special projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.Multi-Channel Expertise: Develop compelling copy for a wide range of platforms, including highly engaging social media campaigns, long-form content, brand manifestos, video scripts, headlines, taglines, OOH, and experiential activations.Brand Stunt Innovation: Play a pivotal role in ideating and executing the verbal components of innovative brand stunts that generate buzz and media attention.Voice & Tone Authority: Own and evolve brand voices, ensuring consistency and distinctiveness across all channels while continuously pushing for fresh, unexpected, and persuasive communication.Creative Project Leadership & Collaboration: Guide verbal development on projects, providing support to junior copywriters and collaborating effectively across teams to elevate overall creative output.Client & Internal Presentations:



Lead client presentations, confidently articulating creative rationale and engaging stakeholders with the power of your ideas and words.Concept Generation: Drive brainstorming sessions, consistently generating fresh, culturally relevant, and strategically sound concepts that can be executed across diverse media.Industry & Cultural Fluency: Remain deeply curious about global creative trends, pop culture, social media nuances, and emerging technologies, integrating these insights into client work to keep brands relevant and engaging.Collaborative Partnership: Work in perfect synergy with Art Directors, ensuring a cohesive and powerful connection between copy and visuals that maximizes campaign impact.Quality & Efficiency: Deliver highly polished, error-free copy that is strategically aligned and on-brand, minimizing revisions and maximizing efficiency.WHAT YOU’LL BRINGExperience: 5+ years of dedicated copywriting experience within a well-established advertising agency, with a proven track record of successful campaigns.Portfolio: A robust, conceptual portfolio that clearly demonstrates creative prowess, versatility across channels,



and significant success in developing social media campaigns and contributing to impactful brand stunts.Education: Bachelor’s degree in Advertising, Marketing, Journalism, English, Communications, or a related field.Strategic Storyteller: A master of persuasive writing, capable of distilling complex ideas into clear, compelling, and emotionally resonant narratives that drive desired outcomes.Digital & Social Native: Deep expertise in crafting copy specifically for digital and social media platforms, understanding platform nuances, audience behaviors, and engagement metrics.Project Leadership & Collaboration: Proven ability to lead creative projects, inspire creative output, and collaborate effectively within a team.Presentation & Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with extensive experience presenting complex ideas and rationale to clients and internal teams.Business Acumen: Strong understanding of marketing objectives and how creative strategy and copy contribute to business growth and client success, including pitch deck development.Adaptability: Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, managing multiple projects with grace and precision.*The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications.Job CriteriaSeniority level: AssociateEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: Art/CreativeIndustries: Advertising Services#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Copywriter (Toronto)
🏢 National Media Awards Foundation
📍 Toronto