About us:Arrivals + Departures (A+D) is a national and proudly independent full-service creative and media agency, employing 80+ people with offices in Toronto and Halifax. More importantly, we are a group of passionate, down-to-earth people with an entrepreneurial spirit and hustle needed for today’s ever-changing world.In fact, our name is inspired by the changing world around us and reflects our mission to ‘See The World Differently’. This means we approach every challenge and opportunity with fresh eyes, not falling into the trap of delivering the expected. Simply put, we are for those who want to challenge the status quo with the relentless pursuit to see what no one else sees.What we’re looking for:Arrivals + Departures (A+D) is an independent creative and media agency based in Toronto and Halifax. We embody an entrepreneurial spirit and the necessary hustle for todays dynamic landscape. Our name reflects our mission to See The World Differently, inspired by the evolving environment around us. We tackle each challenge and opportunity with fresh perspectives, avoiding predictable outcomes. We are dedicated to challenging the status quo and relentlessly pursuing unique insights.About the role:Okay, you can write, we all know it, now it is time to use your powers for a greater good. Your thinking no longer just lives in between THE CREATIVE and THE SUMMARY slides. We need you to spell out solid strategic thinking and express a creative platform in a way everyone can understand and follow.As a Senior Copywriter, youre a seasoned professional with a deep passion for transforming brands through innovative creative solutions. Your extensive experience in advertising, along with unrelenting curiosity, allows you to dive into clients businesses, uncover consumer insights, and stay updated on industry trends.You excel in crafting clear and engaging copy, delivering integrated, cross-channel initiatives with a consumer-first mindset. In this role, your responsibilities include managing daily deliverables, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, and presenting work to clients. You also are forward thinking, offering subject matter expertise to give insight on business development + pitching.Your senior skills encompass exceptional copywriting, strong conceptual craftsmanship, and a focus on awareness, contributing to polished, award-worthy work within a dynamic creative environment where you manage creative up and down to teams involved.Responsibilities:Ownership of conceptualizing and executing integrated, cross-channel initiatives using copyUnderstanding and awareness for effective connections with target audiences, addressing their needs, motivations, and aspirations with a high degree of expertiseAbility to manage deliverables in a fast-paced environment, involving extensive client interaction and proactivity managing up, down and acrossLead your day to day as a project expert - proactively leading in ideation + creation of successful written contentEnsure that agency-developed concepts align with the brand and strategy, while being practical and cost-effective at all levelsContribute to creative work for new biz pitches partnering with sr team membersDirect collaboration from CCO, CD + Art Director partners to develop successful creative conceptsPresent work to the Creative Director, CCO Account Services team, and clients as requiredUphold the agencys creative work to the highest standards of accuracy and quality controlAbility to keep client work on brand, on message, on strategy, and on your own most of the timeLeadership in idea presentation and sell throughSkilled creative production from end-to-endAbility to provide regular project updates to creative directorsQualifications:5+ years experience in an agency environmentPortfolio of work to review as part of hiring processStrong conceptual thinking with a dynamic presence in the boardroomIntegrated campaign development and brand building work/portfolioOpinions - lots of opinionsThe ability to challenge work, killing feedback professionally and diplomaticallyGreat Leadership skills along with the ability to manage upA healthy curiosity for/understanding of industry trendsProvide a list of national & international accolades and awards if applicableWe love people who are curious ask questions like to share knowledge and collaborate. If that sounds like you we’d love to talk! Please send your resume to .
Job Title
Senior Copywriter