Senior Writer

About the role

Recognized as a leader in the higher education marketing industry, SimpsonScarborough is a fully remote team of approximately 70 employees working coast to coast. We are seeking a Senior Writer to craft compelling words that bring our clients' brands to life across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Write compelling headlines, copy, and calls to action across a range of brand and campaign deliverables — media, social, print, environmental, audio, and more.
• Develop brand narratives that support and sell the underlying creative idea, contributing conceptual thinking that communicates client strategy in bold, engaging ways.
• Define brand voices that are distinctive, strategic, and built to stand out in the market.
• Create verbal systems for brands and campaigns, including copy frameworks and guidelines for consistent application.
• Collaborate closely with creative peers to sharpen ideas and executional details, consistently delivering work the agency can take pride in.
• Produce high-quality, strategically grounded creative work that communicates the real emotional benefits behind what our clients need to say.
• Support collaborators across teams with writing contributions that make their work more powerful — and keep your manager looped in on those exchanges.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of agency copywriting experience.
• A competitive portfolio of creative copywriting work from the past four years.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational instincts — able to prioritize, problem-solve independently, and escalate when needed.
• Comfortable collaborating with remote, cross-functional teams nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Genuine originality
• Collaboration
• Attention to detail

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package including nationwide health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) with employer contribution, employer-paid life insurance and short-term disability, flexible time off (FTO) with additional time-off options, including sick, volunteer & bereavement leave, paid parental leave, a day off on your birthday PLUS two agency-wide closures in the summer and winter, monthly lifestyle stipend to supplement your routine wellness costs like streaming subscriptions, gym, or phone/internet costs.

Pay

Salary starts at $85,000 and will be commensurate with experience.

Schedule

N/A