Jr. Copywriter

Motive•Denver, CO

29d•$50,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Motive is a dynamic agency and creative collective operating at the speed of culture. We’re a collective of deep thinkers, creative makers, cultural connoisseurs, and executional aces. We create meaningful engagements between brands and their audiences, cultivating relationships that drive tangible results for our clients. And we do it with sharp strategy and powerful creative executed across all the media and touch-points key to our targets’ lives. As pioneers in the area of content, digital engagement, and innovative experiential programs, and award winners for work in TV, event, digital and social, Motive has created a culture where every individual is given an opportunity to stretch and flex their creative and executional muscles daily. We are a team of hard-working, fast-moving, energetic, passionate, driven, straight-talking creative thinkers. We like being challenged and we love the collaboration necessary to overcome the challenges and succeed. If this sounds like a place where you would thrive, let's see if we can make something happen. Motive is looking for a Junior Copywriter who’s equal parts storyteller, strategist, cultural sponge, and word-obsessed creative. You’ll concept alongside art directors and senior creatives, craft ideas that spark across every channel, and help shape work for some of the boldest brands in the world. If you’re eager to learn, hungry to experiment, and unafraid to push a brief beyond the expected, this is your chance to grow within an agency built for what’s next.

Requirements

1-3 years of experience outside of school.
A degree in advertising, communications, creative writing, journalism, or a related discipline.
A strong online portfolio (website only—no PDFs or Word docs) showcasing your writing range and conceptual thinking.
Solid grasp of brand voice, storytelling, structure, clarity, and craft.
Ability to clearly articulate ideas and present work with confidence.
Comfort juggling multiple deadlines and seeing projects through from concept to completion.
Curiosity, flexibility, and a collaborative spirit that thrives working with art directors, designers, strategists, and account partners.
A passion for uncovering insights, writing with intention, and making meaningful work that moves people—and moves the needle.

Responsibilities

Partner with creative, strategy, and account teams to ideate, write, and refine work across multiple projects at once.
Generate bold, strategically grounded ideas that resonate across digital, experiential, and traditional mediums.
Write clear, compelling copy including headlines, scripts, social content, manifestos, branding language, campaign concepts, and more.
Collaborate closely in a creative studio where ideas are shared, built, challenged, and elevated together—while also owning full deliverables when needed.
Bring a proactive mindset and willingness to jump in wherever the work takes you.
Stay current with cultural trends, industry shifts, and the evolving landscape of language and communication.
Continuously raise the quality of your writing and the ideas around you.