Freelance Senior Copywriter

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

GSW is a remote US-based healthcare communications agency seeking a lead copy team member to own concept, writing, and presentation across accounts. You will mentor copywriters, partner with art directors on brand concepts, and actively contribute as a hands-on writer, presenting ideas to clients and internal teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with editors, recruitment/training of copywriters, and staying current with branding, marketing, and healthcare advertising trends.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ experience in the field of writing with at least 5 years in advertising or healthcare.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

• Lead copy team responsible for concept, writing, and presentation of projects for assigned accounts.
• Partner with art directors on brand concept development and provide supervision, mentorship, and support to copywriters within the Core Brand Team.
• Serve as a hands‑on copywriter and present ideas both internally and to clients.

Skills

Copywriting

Healthcare advertising

Microsoft Word

Team leadership

Job description

Updated: Today
Location: Remote, United States
Job ID:18021

Can you reach people with just a few words?

As lead copy team member, they will take responsibility for concept, writing, and presentation of all projects for assigned accounts. They will partner with art directors on brand concept development and provide supervision, mentorship, guidance, and support to copywriters within the Core Brand Team. Finally, they will act as a hands‑on copywriter and present ideas internally and to clients. Additional responsibilities may include:

• Collaborates with creative, account services, production, and extended team members.
• Collaborates with editors and owns accuracy and consistency in writing style.
• Participates in the recruiting, hiring, training, and developing, of copywriters in the group.
• Keeps up to date with trends in branding, marketing, advertising, and related communications industries.
• 5-10 years’ experience in the field of writing with at least 5 of which is concentrated in advertising or healthcare Proficiency in critical software-primarily Microsoft Word.
• Strong technical knowledge developments of the client's business as well as the agency business; has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Desired Requirements:

• Ability to manage and lead the creative process, workflow, workload, and resources among copy group.
• Ability to work on a wide- range of accounts and categories.
• Distributes the workload appropriately based on skill sets and talents.

The anticipated hourly rate for this position is $65 but may vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

At GSW, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

GSW is a full-service healthcare communications agency that goes beyond advertising to create personalized brand experiences that involve, inspire, educate and activate people through ongoing brand journeys. As one of the world’s ten most-awarded healthcare advertising agencies, GSW is hell‑bent not to replace the same old with the same old. This is achieved through a provocative premise - if other brands communicated the way healthcare brands do, how many customers would they have? GSW turns against this premise through discovery of beneath‑the‑surface customer insights that we impact with stories, simplicity and authenticity.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

As a Syneos Health freelance, temporary, or contract employee, you may be eligible to participate in the Company 401k match and benefits such as paid time off or benefits through provisions in the Affordable Care Act or State‑specific requirements depending on the terms of your employment. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements for temporary/freelance/contract employees.

Discover what our more than 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much‑needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improvespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Together we share insights, use the latest technologies and apply advanced business practices to speed our customers’ delivery of important therapies to patients.