Senior Copywriter – Caesars Entertainment

2% 1-Year Employee Growth Rate | 4% 2-Year Employee Growth Rate | LinkedIn | $1.7B Venture Funding

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JOB SUMMARY:

Caesars Entertainment is seeking a Senior Copywriter who has a proven track record in creating clear, concise, and compelling concepts and copy that dazzle and achieve the goals of the client/requestor. They must be confident in their own writing while able help less senior members meet goals. They work in an advertising agency / corporate environment and help lead the team in researching, concepting and writing for traditional and digital channels. A senior copywriter must also present copy and concepts. They must be able to oversee and mentor both the Copy team and Quality Assurance teams.

• Possesses leadership and mentorship capabilities:
• Are an active part of the process: Attend creative briefings, participate in brainstorm meetings, and provide input and feedback that reflects the copywriting team’s goals and best practices.
• Lead the process: Senior Copywriters lead brainstorms as well as present copy / concepts to managers and requestors.
• Help Coach Fellow Employees: Coordinate with copywriters to identify and prioritize content needs in projects. Check copy generated by team members and offer feedback when necessary.
• Are A Strategic Thinker: Demonstrate a clear understanding of campaign objectives and help devise concepts and strategies to achieve them.
• Excel as a Communicator: Communicate with Content Manager the status of jobs, creative direction chosen, challenges and more.
• Wear two hats – Traditional and digital writer: You should be able to write copy that sings from a billboard to a magazine ad, website to an email, social media post to a digital sign.
• Are scriptwriters: You should know how to write a spectacular story on any medium, at any length from 5, 15 second, 30 second, 60 second, or more for broadcast or social media.
• Understand the brand: You learn and understand our brands’ voices and tone and expand upon it.
• Identify and see marketing trends: You should be able to recognize marketing trends and identify how to employ them.
• Concept ideas: You daydream about good ideas and work to take it from concept to campaign.
• Craft Compelling CTAs: You can create copy that drives an action whether it’s a visit, reservation, ticket purchase, download or more.
• Collaborate: You should be able to work with multiple teams including content, creative, marketing, PR and more to create unique content and campaigns.
•  Tasks require a strong attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Oversees Copy and QA teams.
• Can research, brainstorm, write and edit original creative that inspires and motivates, including, but not limited to: large-scale campaign ideas, specific executions for print, broadcast, billboards, radio, digital screens, websites, social media and other marketing channels.
• Participate in collaboration with multiple teams to create compelling creative. Works well in a team or independent environment.
• Sells creative internally and to clients at the creative director or account executive’s request.
• Maintain a consistent style throughout all brands.
• Copy edit and proofread content.
• Maintains accurate daily time sheets.
• Maintains a positive and professional working relationship with co-workers and clients.
• Represents the team and company in a professional and positive manner while on property.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising or communications. 6+ years’ experience in a creative agency environment or a writing position with strong writing portfolio and writing / editing skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must understand the creative process from conception to execution.
• Editing and writing experience and an excellent knowledge of the English language, including spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills and comfortable communicating with all levels of management.
• Ability to take ownership and initiative, and work independently with minimal direction while also being an active participant in cross-functional collaborations and contributing as part of a team.
•  Must understand digital creative needs as well as traditional including an understanding of all social platforms, experiential, video content, broadcast, etc. and how they fit together to help tell a larger story on behalf of a brand.
• Must have good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and build on existing business foundations
• Must take feedback and guidance well.
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail.
• Must be able to prioritize and work on multiple assignments concurrently, be detail oriented, self-motivated and proactive in a challenging, dynamic environment.

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Knowledge of the AP Stylebook, Elements of Grammar, Elements of Style and spelling.
• Strong writing skills and a unique voice.
• Organizes and express ideas clearly and concisely in writing and oral communications.
• Can work cooperatively with multiple teams across disciplines to produce innovative solutions.
• Strong understanding of marketing and sales strategies.
• Familiar with the Las Vegas hotel and entertainment market.

Tagged as: 501+ Employees, Venture Funded