Creative Strategic Lead

4 days ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Arrivals + Departures Full time

About Arrivals + Departures

We are a national and independent full-service creative and media agency based in Toronto and Halifax. Our agency embodies an entrepreneurial spirit, necessary hustle for today's dynamic landscape, and our name reflects our mission to 'See The World Differently', inspired by the evolving environment around us.

Our approach to every challenge and opportunity is to tackle each one with fresh perspectives, avoiding predictable outcomes. We dedicate ourselves to challenging the status quo and relentlessly pursuing unique insights.

Role Overview

We're seeking a seasoned Senior Copywriter who is passionate about transforming brands through innovative creative solutions. As a senior professional, you will excel in crafting clear and engaging copy, delivering integrated, cross-channel initiatives with a consumer-first mindset.

Your responsibilities will include managing daily deliverables, ensuring alignment with brand strategy, and presenting work to clients. You will also be forward-thinking, offering subject matter expertise to give insight on business development and pitching.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ownership of conceptualizing and executing integrated, cross-channel initiatives using copy
  • Understanding and awareness for effective connections with target audiences, addressing their needs, motivations, and aspirations with a high degree of expertise
  • Ability to manage deliverables in a fast-paced environment, involving extensive client interaction and proactivity managing up, down and across
  • Lead your day to day as a project expert - proactively leading in ideation + creation of successful written content
  • Ensure that agency-developed concepts align with the brand and strategy, while being practical and cost-effective at all levels
  • Contribute to creative work for new biz pitches partnering with sr team members
  • Direct collaboration from CCO, CD + Art Director partners to develop successful creative concepts
  • Presentation of work to the Creative Director, CCO Account Services team, and clients as required
  • Uphold the agency's creative work to the highest standards of accuracy and quality control
  • Ability to keep client work on brand, on message, on strategy, and on your own most of the time
  • Leadership in idea presentation and sell-through
  • Skilled creative production from end-to-end
  • Ability to provide regular project updates to creative directors

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in an agency environment
  • Portfolio of work to review as part of hiring process
  • Strong conceptual thinking with a dynamic presence in the boardroom
  • Integrated campaign development and brand building work/portfolio
  • The ability to challenge work, killing feedback professionally and diplomatically
  • Great Leadership skills along with the ability to manage up
  • A healthy curiosity for/understanding of industry trends
  • Provide a list of national & international accolades and awards if applicable

Benefits

As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a competitive salary ranging from $90,000 to $120,000 annually, depending on your experience and qualifications.



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