We’re looking for a Sr. Copywriter who will be responsible for creative concepting and production across a major retail brand. Working alongside a Sr. Art Director counterpart and reporting into Creative leadership, the Sr. Copywriter will be skilled in learning the client’s business objectives and accomplishing those through strategically sound creative ideas that put our clients in the epicenter of culture. You will be highly conceptual, ideating against each brief from platform concepts down ... more details
Who We Are:
160over90 is a full-service cultural marketing agency. An integrated part of the Endeavor network, which includes entertainment agency WME and sports, fashion and events leader IMG, 160over90’s cultural insight, access and influence helps brands stay connected to what their consumers care about most. With offices in seven countries around the world, 160over90’s expertise spans experiential, creative, public relations, digital, social, impact, influence, higher education and more. We represent culture. (B)ring (You)rs. At 160over90, we invite you to be the most authentic version of yourself. No matter where you come from or what you look like, you can be your full self here. Our work reaches diverse communities around the globe. So, it's important to us that our team reflects the full spectrum of voices, values, and perspectives of the audiences we’re looking to reach through our work. Just as we’re obsessed with our clients, their businesses, and the work we do, we’re even more obsessed with the team bringing it to life. Each day we are actively investing to ensure our people feel seen, heard, and appreciated. No matter where they are, who they are, and what they believe in, 160over90 is the throughline to infuse a culture rooted in acceptance and belonging.
Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.
In June 2021, 160over90 partnered with Obsidianworks, a culture-powered marketing agency co founded by actor and producer, Michael B. Jordan, and Chad Easterling, purpose-built for a more inclusive era of brand storytelling, The agency focuses on cultural connectivity through brand strategy, digital and social impact. Together with 160over90, the agency works with brand and talent partners to identify opportunities, create, and execute innovative and culturally resonant campaigns and activations, and connect with multicultural consumers in diverse communities.
This role will focus on opportunities for Obsidianworks, and can be based in 160over90’s ATL or NY
The Role and What You’ll Do:
We’re looking for a Sr.Copywriter who will be responsible for creative concepting and production across a major retail brand. Working alongside a Sr. Art Director counterpart and reporting into Creative leadership, the Sr. Copywriter will be skilled in learning the client’s business objectives and accomplishing those through strategically sound creative ideas that put our clients in the epicenter of culture.
You will be highly conceptual, ideating against each brief from platform concepts down to how concepts are brought to life through various executions. You will see through to execution in partnership with your Art Direction counterpart, Production, Account Management, and with close mentorship by your Creative leadership.
You are a thinker and a maker. You are a listener and a teacher. You are instinctively curious about culture and trends. The opportunities here are endless, so your creativity must be too.
- Play a hands-on role in the delivery of outstanding work and results.
- Leader: Demonstrate an ability to lead a project and present work to clients.
- Mentor: Team building skills, proactively seeking opportunities to develop team members.
- Collaboration: Able to partner within a cross-disciplinary team of strategists, project managers, and an account team to ensure creative work is fresh, culturally relevant, and solves client business needs.
- Craft: Able to develop many exceptional concepts for various advertising mediums. Able to craft copy in a variety of voices.
- Love the details: Work within the client's established brand guidelines, appraise and edit your work, and ensure consistency and efficacy of copy throughout all creative.
- Organization: Able to self-manage multiple projects and tight timelines.
- Curiosity: Stay consistently relevant and up-to-date on all marketing trends and culture to bring fresh ideas and share them with peers and the broader team.
- Adaptability: Be open to feedback and be able to apply the feedback to your work.
- Dependability: Consistently meet deadlines.
- Attitude: The job is difficult, so we need solution-oriented people who lift others—someone who puts the team above the individual and can navigate ambiguity.
You Have These:
- 5+ years of Copywriting experience within an ad/branding or digital agency or similar setting
- Must be able to work autonomously – taking ownership of your workload and juggling several projects at once.
- Creative Portfolio with samples of work.
- BA/BFA in creative writing or equivalent field.
- Be fearless and not afraid to fail.
- A natural curiosity for the unique, the buzz-worthy, and the culturally relevant with a willingness to push forward brave, new ideas
- The optimism to think bigger, the curiosity to dig deeper, and the passion to do better on every project.
- Ability to think strategically, conceptualize, and see ideas through to polished execution
- Demonstrate the ability to craft and apply a brand voice across a campaign.
- The ability to adapt to new ideas, processes, and business problems with ease and enthusiasm
- A professional attitude and an openness to feedback that commands the respect of supervisors and colleagues
- Eagle eye attention to detail
- Mastery of Office 365, working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong work ethic
How we work:
Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We?understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity,?equity,?and?inclusion?in?everything we do. As a global company?that?drives?culture,?we?strive to reflect the?world’s?diverse?voices.??
Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.
Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the range shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. Endeavor strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
Hiring Range Minimum:
$90,000 annually
Hiring Range Maximum:
$120,000 annually
