Sr Creative Copywriter
About The Position
As Senior Creative Copywriter, you will help shape Zoro’s brand voice across campaigns, content platforms, and customer touchpoints. You will lead messaging development for integrated marketing campaigns and collaborate with designers, marketing, brand, and other internal partners to create customer-first copy that meets business goals while working within established brand standards. This is a hybrid role based in Zoro’s Chicago office, with team members expected to be onsite at least two days a week. The role includes leading copy development for high-impact marketing initiatives across email, print, digital, social, video, and other channels; translating briefs and insights into compelling messaging; and contributing strategic input to creative planning and concept development. You will also guide junior writers, present and explain copy choices to stakeholders, partner with marketing on campaign and performance goals, apply voice and tone standards consistently, and recommend technology or process updates to improve team efficiency and scalability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, advertising, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of professional copywriting experience, including ecommerce and integrated marketing campaigns.
- An online portfolio demonstrating professional copywriting and concept-development work.
- Demonstrated experience in conceptual thinking, storytelling, and execution across channels.
- Experience mentoring or guiding junior creatives and contributing to team development.
- Strong editing, storytelling, and brand-voice application skills.
- Experience presenting copywriting work and incorporating feedback.
- Experience optimizing content based on performance metrics or A/B testing insights.
Responsibilities
- Lead copy development for campaigns and high-impact marketing initiatives across email, print, digital, social, video, and other channels.
- Write, edit, and elevate content aligned with the brand’s voice and campaign strategy.
- Translate briefs and insights into compelling creative messaging.
- Collaborate with designers to create integrated creative solutions.
- Provide guidance to junior writers and support peer feedback and development.
- Present copy choices and articulate their rationale to stakeholders and partners.
- Partner with marketing to align copy with broader campaign and performance goals.
- Apply voice and tone standards consistently across work.
- Recommend technology and process updates to make the team more efficient and scalable.
- Contribute strategic input during creative planning and concept development.
Benefits
- Competitive total compensation, including the Zoro Incentive Plan (ZIP).
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on the first day of employment.
- Maternity support programs and nursing benefits.
- Paid leave of up to 14 weeks for birth parents and up to 4 weeks for non-birth parents.
- Adoption assistance.
- Six free sessions each year with a licensed therapist and Wellhub portal membership.
- At least 18 paid time off days annually for full-time employees and six company holidays per year.
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, with no employee contribution required.
- Tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing, and access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
- Charitable Gift Program matching gifts to eligible educational, cultural, community health, and human service organizations.
- Employee discounts and admission to various civic and cultural institutions around Chicago.
- Office perks including a coffee bar, beer on tap, unlimited snacks, onsite gym access, and city skyline views.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
