Copywriter

We are seeking a highly skilled Copywriter to join our client's creative team on a 12-month contract. This role is focused on developing creative concepts and compelling copy to evoke emotion and action while adhering to a specific brand tone and voice. You will be responsible for developing copywriting decks for every project, demonstrating strong conceptual and writing skills. The ideal candidate is passionate about their craft, customer-focused, and thrives in a collaborative environment that values diverse ideas and contributions. You will be expected to take a wide range of briefs, think strategically, and work within established design guidelines. This role would require talent to work onsite in downtown Toronto on a 3 or 4 day hybrid schedule. AdvantagesThis role offers - Exposure to a diverse range of high-profile projects across print, digital, and experiential mediums, giving you substantial material to strengthen your portfolio and resume.- Thrive in a dynamic, hybrid environment where you get the best of both worlds: dedicated focus time at home and invaluable face-to-face collaboration with a supportive creative team.- Gain direct access and visibility to senior creative leaders and project stakeholders, ensuring your innovative concepts and copy have a clear path to execution and high impact.Responsibilities • Conceptualize and execute on visual concepts, serving as a highly practiced Copywriter with a passion for ideas, strong headlines, and precise word placement. • Apply user-centered principles to produce high-quality projects across multiple mediums, including print, audiovisual, experiential, CRM, and digital. • Translate creative briefs and insights into beautiful communication pieces and campaigns. • Manage a wide range of projects with both short and long timelines effectively. • Build strong relationships, comfortably incorporating ideas and inspiration from multiple sources, and collaborate with print-production and motion production teams. • Create within brand guidelines while still innovating and keeping the brand identity fresh. • Seek new sources of inspiration and new ideas, committed to continuous learning while maintaining brand consistency. • Present your work persuasively, engagingly, and clearly to all project stakeholders. • Actively pursue effective and efficient operations, ensuring adherence to day-to-day business controls.Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in copywriting or a related creative field. • Post-secondary education in Communications, Advertising, or a related field. • A demonstrable portfolio that showcases conceptual power, attention to detail, and a balance of creativity with clear communication skills. • Ability to innovate within existing brand guidelines to build branded and creative assets for presentations, audiovisual, print, and digital materials. • High level of proficiency in Word, Keynote, and PowerPoint. • A positive, resilient personality with the ability to embrace feedback and a desire for continuous iteration and improvement. • Comfortable working in a self-guided manner with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage time efficiently without direct oversight. • Ability to balance excellent copywriting with short and sometimes demanding deadlines. • Experience writing for the financial services industry is preferredSummaryIf you're an experienced Copywriter ready to bring your conceptual power and writing expertise to a dynamic team on a contract basis, apply now by submitting your resume and portfolioRandstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.