Creative Copywriter

Monks; Canada; Remote; CAD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Monks is seeking a Creative Copywriter to drive high‑volume, high‑impact copy across email, banners, paid media, and store openings. You will work in a fast‑paced, AI‑driven environment, collaborating with designers and strategists to push brand boundaries and develop groundwork for upcoming campaigns.

You bring 5+ years of copywriting experience, a strong portfolio across digital channels, and a keen eye for editing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional copywriting experience in an agency, in‑house, or start‑up environment.
• Proven portfolio demonstrating copy across digital channels, especially email, paid media, and local promotions.
• Ability to manage many projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Strong collaboration with designers, strategy, and project management teams.
• Impeccable editing and proofreading with high grammatical attention.
• Growth mindset and openness to feedback from creative leaders.

Responsibilities

• Embrace a DNA of Change and participate in a fast‑paced, adaptive team.
• Go beyond delivery by contributing fresh ideas and supporting workshops.
• Maintain an Agile mindset to adapt to shifting priorities and trends.
• Deliver high‑volume, on‑brief copy for email, banners, paid media, and store openings.
• Write compelling, high‑converting copy for multiple channels (emails, banners, paid media, store signage).
• Iterate content rapidly based on feedback and performance data.
• Ensure tone consistency and collaborate with designers to align copy with visuals.

Skills

5+ years copywriting

Portfolio

Multi‑project management

Cross‑functional collaboration

Editing & proofreading

Growth mindset

Nice-to-have: retail/e‑commerce copy

Job description

As a Creative Copywriter on the Continuous Reinvention Model team, you drive the creation of compelling, high-volume copy while embodying our DNA of change. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, bringing the creative "muscle" needed to deliver outstanding results across our highest-request channels—especially email, email banners, paid media, and store openings. You maintain an adaptable, growth-focused, AI-driven mindset, always open to trying new things and looking beyond simple delivery. While your day‑to‑day focus is high‑efficiency execution, you will also collaborate on laying the copywriting groundwork for exciting conceptual campaigns projected for the near future.

Responsibilities

CONTINUOUS REINVENTION & ADAPTABILITY

Embrace a DNA of Change:
Actively participate in a team environment defined by continuous reinvention, showing openness to testing new formats, tools, and creative processes.

Go Beyond Delivery:
Contribute fresh thinking that extends beyond standard copy requests, proposing new creative angles and participating in workshops to push brand boundaries.

Maintain an Agile Mindset:
Adapt quickly to shifting priorities, fast‑turnaround requests, and evolving market trends with a constructive, growth‑oriented attitude.

HIGH‑VOLUME EXECUTION

Deliver with Creative "Muscle":
Manage and execute a high volume of copy deliverables under tight deadlines, maintaining exceptional creative standards, accuracy, and brand alignment throughout.

Master Key Deliverables:
Write compelling, high‑converting copy for our most requested channels, including:

• Email Marketing:
  Engaging subject lines, body copy, and call‑to‑actions (CTAs).
• Email Banners:
  Punchy, character‑limited headlines that capture attention and drive clicks.
• Paid Media:
  High‑performing paid social and digital copy designed to convert.
• Store Openings:
  On‑the‑ground signage, localized promotional copy, and launch campaign collateral.

Iterate Efficiently:
Revise and refine content rapidly based on feedback from senior creative leads and performance data.

BRAND VOICE & EDITORIAL INTEGRITY

Ensure Tone Consistency:
Write copy aligned with distinct brand tones and goals, adapting language to suit various platforms, audiences, and guidelines.

Collaborate on Asset Creation:
Partner closely with designers and art directors to ensure that copy and visuals work together seamlessly.

Uphold Quality Control:
Proofread and edit all materials under guidance from senior copywriters to ensure copy is clear, grammatically impeccable, and aligned with client briefs.

NEAR‑FUTURE CONCEPTING & STORYTELLING

Support Early‑Stage Ideation:
Contribute to brainstorms and collaborative sessions, bringing sharp, tactical ideas to the table for upcoming conceptual briefs.

Build Narrative Foundations:
Engage with campaign narratives and storytelling frameworks as the team prepares to scale up high‑level campaign projects in the near future.

Must have skills

• 5+ years of professional copywriting experience in an agency, in‑house, or start‑up environment.
• Proven portfolio demonstrating copy written across diverse digital channels, with strong execution in email marketing, paid media, and localized promotions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a high quantity of projects simultaneously, working efficiently under tight timelines without sacrificing quality.
• Strong collaborative skills with a track record of partnering successfully with designers, strategy, and project management.
• Impeccable editing and proofreading skills, with high attention to grammatical detail and brief requirements.
• A growth mindset, with an openness to receiving and implementing feedback from creative leaders.

Nice to have skills

• Prior copywriting experience in the retail or e‑commerce sector (e.g., store launches, physical signage, commerce campaigns).
• Experience or interest in leveraging modern workflows and AI‑driven platforms to streamline copywriting processes.

This role is subject to our Return to Office (RTO) policy. If you reside within a commutable distance of one of our office locations, you will be expected to work from the office a set number of days per week. The specific details, including the number of required office days, will be in accordance with the company’s then‑current RTO policy, which is subject to change from time to time.

Monks has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what Monks may pay for the position at the time of posting. Monks may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on job‑related factors, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Salary Range$75,000—$80,000 CAD

About Monks

Monks is the global, digital‑first, data‑driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, where our culture centers on how we show up for the work and for one another. That begins with the commitment to strive for mastery—taking deep pride in our craft and creating work that sets the bar. In everyday execution, we drive momentum by choosing bold action rather than waiting for certainty. Above all, our teams are stronger together, bringing diverse perspectives into a unified team that communicates with clarity, trust, and mutual respect.
This commitment to craft and innovation translates directly into widespread industry acclaim: Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services and a leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Digital Marketing Agencies. It ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization (2025), Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2026 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in the Human-Machine Interaction Team category. Additionally, Monks.Flow earned AI-based Marketing Solution of the Year at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards and a 2026 Global Generative AI Award in the Agentic Marketing Innovation category. Finally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

Monks does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.