Copywriter

Job Title: Senior Copywriter / Content Strategist (Copywriter III) Location: North Chicago, IL 60064 Work Model: Hybrid (Monday & Friday: Remote | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: Onsite) Duration: 2-Year Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM CST Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Copywriter / Content Strategist to join an in-house creative agency supporting corporate, R&D, and commercial functions within a leading global biopharmaceutical organization. This role requires a creative professional who combines strong copywriting skills with strategic thinking and storytelling. The ideal candidate should be able to take a project from initial concept to final execution, identify content gaps, develop creative messaging, and turn complex information into engaging content. Required Qualifications 5-7 years of professional writing, copywriting, or content development experience. Strong hands-on copywriting experience across multiple content formats. Demonstrated experience in creative strategy, storytelling, and content development. Ability to develop messaging, themes, taglines, and creative concepts rather than simply executing predefined writing requests. Experience creating both short-form and long-form content. Strong portfolio demonstrating writing quality, versatility, creative thinking, and individual contributions. What will stand out: Advertising agency, creative agency, design firm, or in-house creative department experience. Corporate or internal communications experience involving substantial hands-on writing. Experience with employee engagement, corporate events, leadership communications, campaigns, and organizational initiatives. Experience developing employee stories, patient stories, speeches, video scripts, and event messaging. Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or other regulated-industry experience. Familiarity with AI-assisted content creation tools. Key Responsibilities Develop creative concepts, themes, taglines, and messaging strategies for corporate initiatives, campaigns, meetings, and events. Write engaging employee stories, patient stories, leadership communications, award summaries, speeches, video scripts, and event content. Develop both short-form and long-form content, including emails, presentations, speaker notes, campaign materials, and event communications. Interview employees, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to gather information and develop compelling stories. Translate business objectives and initial project requests into strategic content recommendations and creative solutions. Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, and Account Teams to develop and execute creative materials. Maintain consistent messaging across pre-event, event, and post-event communications. Manage multiple creative projects independently, balancing competing priorities and deadlines. Present creative concepts and explain content strategy and writing decisions to stakeholders. Use AI-assisted writing tools where appropriate while maintaining human oversight, originality, and accuracy. Education A bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory. Relevant professional experience and a strong portfolio may be considered in place of a degree. #J-18808-Ljbffr