Copywriter

SPECTRAFORCE; North Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking a Senior Copywriter / Content Strategist to join an in-house creative team supporting corporate, R&D, and commercial functions within a leading global biopharmaceutical organization in North Chicago, IL.

This role blends copywriting with strategic storytelling; you will lead projects from concept to execution, identify content gaps, develop messaging, and turn complex information into engaging content for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of professional writing experience.
• Hands-on copywriting across multiple formats.
• Experience in creative strategy, storytelling, and content development.
• Ability to develop messaging, themes, taglines, and creative concepts.
• Experience creating both short-form and long-form content.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating writing quality and versatility.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts, themes, taglines, and messaging for corporate initiatives.
• Write employee stories, leadership communications, speeches, and video scripts.
• Create short-form and long-form content: emails, presentations, campaign materials.
• Interview employees and SMEs to gather information for stories.
• Translate business objectives into strategic content recommendations.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, and Account teams.
• Maintain consistent messaging before, during, and after events.
• Manage multiple projects, balancing priorities and deadlines.
• Present concepts and justify content decisions to stakeholders.
• Use AI writing tools with human oversight to preserve originality.

Skills

Professional writing

Copywriting across formats

Creative strategy & storytelling

Messaging & taglines

Short- & long-form content

Strong portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or related field

Tools

AI-assisted content tools

Job description

Job Title: Senior Copywriter / Content Strategist (Copywriter III)

Location: North Chicago, IL 60064

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:

• 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.

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