About the Role
As a Copywriter at Sid Lee, you’ll collaborate with an Art Director and multidisciplinary teams to develop campaign ideas that work seamlessly across platforms. You are culturally connected, bring a distinct perspective, and shape strategically sound and creatively unexpected work with a collaborative spirit and unconventional approach.
Responsibilities
- Develop new, 360 creative ideas and approaches
- Ensure strong and non-traditional creative output
- Write and develop copy for a wide range of deliverables, including film, digital, print, social media, content, OOH, and experiential
- Balance multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
- Create structured work that clearly articulates a campaignable idea
- Present work and develop relationships of value and respect with the client
- Stay up to date with new innovations and industry trends
- Contribute, through an innovative approach, to the constant evolution of Sid Lee’s creative product
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in a related field
- 2+ years of agency experience
- Strong Portfolio demonstrating originality, innovation, and multi-disciplinary thinking
- Ability to think in terms of Big Ideas and campaignable thoughts across media
- Positive, collaborative team player with a contagious spirit
- Entrepreneurial mindset with initiative to propose new ideas and develop client relationships
- Production savvy, including experience with budgets, photographers, directors, and vendors
- Excellent time management skills, ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects
- Cultural player who contributes to agency culture and spirit
- Exceptional knowledge of current cultural trends
- Creative vision and attention to detail beyond established norms
- Fluent in English, verbal and written
Skills
- Copywriting
- Campaign Development
- Creative Strategy
- Cross-Platform Campaigning
- Cultural Trend Analysis
- Client Relationship Management
- Production Budgeting
- Vendor Management
- Time Management
- Collaboration
Location
- Montreal
- Toronto
- New York
- Paris
- London
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2+ years of agency experience
Education Level
- Diploma or degree in a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $60,000 - $80,000 CAD annually
About the Company
- Sid Lee is a multidisciplinary creative collective striving to make a difference and celebrating culture with bold ideas.
- Over 300 artisans work as one team from offices in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Paris, London, and San Francisco.
- They strive to break the ordinary through brand building, brand expression and brand experience.
- Its creative community also includes Yard, Digital Kitchen, Sid Lee Sport, Sid Lee Architecture, and Haigo.
- Alongside daring clients, Sid Lee draws on its rich collection of disciplines: from craft to culture and innovation, empowering its clients to outperform their competitors, earn the trust of their customers, and increase their influence.
- Sid Lee is a member of kyu, a collective of top-tier global creative companies established by Hakuhodo DY Holdings.
- Sid Lee also imagined C2 Montréal, one of the largest creative-business conferences in the world.
Equal Opportunity
- Proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Sid Lee is committed to creating a diverse work environment.
- All qualified applicants are considered without regard to citizenship, ethnicity, race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.
- We encourage women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible and ethnic minorities to apply for our job opportunities.
- Accommodation measures can be made available for persons with disabilities upon request at any stage of the pre-selection and selection process.
