Copywriter - Contract Jobs

Loblaw Agency is our newly minted, in-house creative agency within our Marketing team and we are hiring many new exciting roles! At Loblaw Agency, we expertly translate our customers’ needs into real, engaging work that speaks to Canadians and drives brand love. Join our growing team and come dream up original creative for some of Canada’s most loved and trusted brands!

Loblaw is Canada's food and pharmacy leader, and the nation's largest retailer. Loblaw provides Canadians with grocery, pharmacy, health and beauty, apparel, general merchandise, financial services and wireless mobile products and services. With more than 2,400 corporate, franchised and Associate-owned locations, Loblaw, its franchisees and Associate-owners employ approximately 200,000 employees, making it one of Canada's largest private sector employers.

Loblaw's purpose – Live Life Well® – puts first the needs and well-being of Canadians who make one billion transactions annually in the company's stores. Loblaw is positioned to meet and exceed those needs in many ways: convenient locations; more than 1,050 grocery stores that span the value spectrum from discount to specialty; full-service pharmacies at nearly 1,400 Shoppers Drug Mart® and Pharmaprix® locations and close to 500 Loblaw locations; PC Financial® services; affordable Joe Fresh® fashion and family apparel; and a couple of Canada's top brands in President’s Choice and no name®.

Reporting to the Creative Director, the Copywriter will partner with the Art Director on concept development and all aspects of execution across multiple brands and channels. The copywriter will ensure a seamless customer message across all consumer touchpoints and collaborate with a fast-moving team, in a stimulating and ever-evolving environment. The ideal candidate will be passionate about consumer-centric storytelling and writing content that stands out in today’s world.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend briefing meetings, status meetings and kick off meetings where scope and scale of projects are discussed and offer insight and expertise on best practices for messaging
• Contribute to the creative process, by generating ideas for marketing initiatives
• Attend shoots and audio records to direct talent and production
• Review talent castings and determine best voices for broadcast
• Develop relationships with external agencies/partners and vendors and provide direction/edits and approvals on outsourced copy as required
• Stay updated about advertising trends, consumer surveys, and other data regarding marketing specific related goods and services
• Develop concepts and copy for all consumer-facing materials including In-store signage, PA announcement, out-of-home, print, digital, social, broadcast (scripts for radio, voiceover, TV / OLV) etc
• Use organizational skills to maintain systems/processes that provide structure to workflow of copy within the creative department
• Lead all aspects of copywriting (strategize, ideate, conceptualize, message strategy, write, edit), collaborating with Creative Director as needed
• Lead presentations of creative concepts and messaging to various marketing teams and Senior Management
• Incorporate research findings provided by the consumer insights team to ensure concepts are insights driven
• Manage workflow and ensure all projects meet brand standards and are completed on schedule

What You’ll Need

• Demonstrated proficiency of writing across all channels
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in copywriting/advertising/communications
• Ability to present and justify creative ideas and concepts
• A strong understanding of industry best practices and expertise in social content creation and digital marketing
• A passion for big – idea thinking and telling stories
• Extreme attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• A conceptual thinker that is confident presenting big ideas at meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Knowledge of the marketplace and industries we operate in, creative strategy, and the competitive landscape
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

At Loblaw Agency, we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

Come and join a winning team who demonstrates innovation, energy, creativity and vision. We recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and we therefor encourage applications from Aboriginal Peoples, women, members of a visible minority and persons with a disability. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.