Senior Copywriter

Digitas Health; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Digitas Health is seeking a Copywriter of Creative who will concept, design, and execute innovative pharma-focused visual materials for integrated cross-channel initiatives including large web initiatives, online advertising, digital marketing and broadcast.

The ideal candidate has strong conceptual and 360-campaign development skills and an ego-less approach to elevating the agency’s creative offerings and brand work. Travel may be required as part of client engagements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of agency copywriting experience; pharma agency experience is a must.
• BA or BS degree.
• DTC experience is required.
• Strong concepting experience with a book of examples.
• Curiosity in leveraging AI tools to accelerate concept development, refine messaging, and inspire innovative creative solutions.
• Ability to professional interface and partner with clients.
• Solid understanding of marketing and advertising principles.
• Strong experience on large cross-channel and/or direct marketing initiatives across mediums.
• Experience with online and offline media preferred.
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with creative team members to determine concept, brand and copy directions.
• Ensure copy tone and style are consistent with brand and style guidelines.
• Interact with project teams to understand business objectives and audience demographics.
• Work with art, copy and account staff to provide creative, strategically sound solutions for client, in-house and new business needs.
• Work with senior writing staff to develop conceptual abilities.
• Submit complete, fully referenced and annotated manuscripts consistent with clients’ style guide, with minimal supervision.
• Initiate data searches and maintain reference files.
• Participate in client meetings.
• Present work in an organized and interesting manner.
• Translate concepts into effective messages.
• Contribute to brainstorming and creative brief development.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and juggle writing demands.
• Possess strong communication skills with a positive attitude.
• You leverage the components of relevance in every program that you work on, checking alignment of relevance constantly and report misalignment to your team’s lead(s)

Skills

Agency copywriting

Pharma experience

DTC experience

Willing to travel

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Company Description

Digitas Health is the modern creative agency that takes on the biggest moments in healthcare, raises the standard of creative, and connects people, partners, and ideas to create work that earns its place in culture. Purpose-built for today’s complex and evolving landscape, we partner with some of the world’s largest healthcare brands to do big things by moving faster, connecting deeper, and unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of creativity, data, technology, and empathy. Guided by our purpose, Connected for Good, and fueled by a vibrant, magnetic culture—we deliver meaningful work that drives relevance, changes behavior, and creates lasting impact, always grounded in humanity, not just technology. As part of Publicis Health and Publicis Groupe, we bring together entrepreneurial energy with the scale, stability, and depth of one of the world’s leading communications networks.

At Digitas Health, what sets us apart isn’t just who we work with, it’s how we work and how it feels to be here. Our culture attracts curious, driven people who want to make a difference and be part of something bigger. Our teams are intentionally crafted across disciplines, perspectives, and experience levels, bringing strategy, creativity, data, and technology together from the start. We believe the best ideas come from curiosity, collaboration, and healthy debate and we expect people here to be thoughtful, engaged, and eager to shape what’s next. If you’re energized by complexity, motivated by impact, and excited to help redefine how healthcare connects with people, we’d love to meet you!

Overview

We’re searching for a Copywriter of Creative who will concept, design, and execute innovative pharma-focused visual materials for integrated, cross channel initiatives including: large web initiatives, online advertising, digital marketing and broadcast, when applicable. Individuals should possess strong conceptual and 360-campaign development skills and an ego-less approach to elevating the agency’s creative offerings and brand work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with creative team members to determine concept, brand and copy directions
• Ensure copy tone and style are consistent with brand and style guidelines
• Interact with project teams to understand business objectives and audience demographics
• Work together with art, copy and account staff to provide creative, strategically sound solutions for client, in-house and new business needs
• Work with senior writing staff to develop conceptual abilities
• Submit complete, fully referenced and annotated manuscripts consistent with clients’ style guide, with minimal supervision
• Initiate data searches and maintain reference files.
• Participate in client meetings
• Present work in an organized and interesting manner
• Translate concepts into effective messages
• Contribute to brainstorming and creative brief development
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously and juggle writing demands
• Possess strong communication skills with a positive attitude
• You leverage the components of relevance in every program that you work on, checking alignment of relevance constantly and report misalignment to your team’s lead(s)

Qualifications

• 4+ years of agency copywriting experience; pharma agency experience, is a must
• BA or BS degree
• DTC experience is required
• Strong concepting experience with a book of examples
• Curiosity in leveraging AI tools to accelerate concept development, refine messaging, and inspire innovative creative solutions
• Ability to professional interface and partner with clients
• Solid understanding of marketing and advertising principles
• Strong experience on large cross-channel and/or direct marketing initiatives across mediums
• Experience with online and offline media preferred
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed

Additional Information

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact [e-mail].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: USD $81,225.00 - USD $129,987.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/30/2026.