Lippincott’s voice team plays a pivotal role in expressing who a brand is, and how they connect with the world. Our team of poets, publishers, copywriters, food critics and designers works collaboratively and creatively to define the unique characters and voices for some of America’s most iconic brands.

As a Creative Writer, Brand Voice, you’ll blend creative and strategic thinking while working with our design, strategy and innovation teams to identify opportunities to connect with our clients’ customers and other key audiences across their journeys. You will workshop and build out creative brand voice concepts and articulate the rationales behind them to our clients.

Who you are:

• You’re an authentic storyteller who knows how to engage an audience
• You’re an exceptional writer who loves connecting strategy with language
• You’re an optimistic team player who enjoys collaborating with others through the creative process
• You have an eye for design and pushing the limits of storytelling
• You have the creativity to build a concept from scratch, along with the logic and confidence to engage an audience in your ideas
• You’re equally at home buried in a good book and being in front of a group

On an average day, you will: 

• Write creatively compelling and strategically minded copy, from brand manifestos to app screens to video scripts
• Conduct research to identify industry-specific insights, and translate those insights to opportunities and best practices for brand voice
• Help plan and facilitate creative workshops with clients with clear and distinct exercises that build to a unified brand voice
• Run training and office hours to teach clients how to develop their creative copy
• Clearly articulate ideas, share research findings and explain thought process to team members — both in writing and in person
• Prioritize and manage your time and workload across multiple projects at once, coordinating with internal teams and clients to set and meet deadlines

We look for you to:

Be knowledgeable and skilled, including:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited college or university in creative writing, poetry, the humanities or a related discipline
• 3+ years of experience in a verbal-oriented role such as copywriting, creative writing or brand voice development
• An approach that is equal parts creative and strategic
• The ability to work across multiple clients and balance priorities to ensure rigorous, thoughtful and well-developed deliverables
• Examples of creative, polished work

Be passionate and driven, including:

• An unparalleled work ethic and a desire to enhance and grow your skill set
• Ability to work well within a group setting, interacting and engaging professionally with team members and external clients or audiences
• A self-starter mentality with the ability to follow through with tasks to completion

Lippincott is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at Lippincott are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, national origin, age, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in locations where we operate. We are committed to promoting a workplace that we are all proud to be a part of.