Copywriter

**Company Description**:
We believe that creativity is the most powerful asset in business today.

Our ability to create fresh, original, disruptive, transformative ideas comes from a deep understanding of human behaviour. It’s what we bring to every business problem.
We call it HumanKind thinking. It’s not about customers or consumers; we start with people and their behaviour. And we use all our intelligence, design thinking, digital innovation, and customer experience capabilities to shape that thinking into behaviour and business-changing solutions.

Leo Burnett is one of Australia’s leading creative agencies. As part of a global network, we have an unusual mix of boutique creativity with a strong multinational backing. Our full-service offering includes brand, digital, direct, social, shopper and retail marketing.

We're looking for a talented Copywriter to join our national award-winning creative team based in Pyrmont in a hybrid capacity. Working across some of our biggest clients, you will have a knack for brilliant storytelling and creating strategic, innovative, and impactful ideas.

**You’ll be responsible for**:
Reporting into our Group Creative Directors, this role will involve:

- Collaborating with a talented Art Director and wider creative team to conceptualise award winning ideas and copy that deliver exceptional results for our clients.
- Ideating creative concepts that push the boundaries across integrated brand platforms, social, OOH, broadcast etc.
- Interpreting creative briefs from our creative, strategy and client services teams.
- Attending client meetings to articulate and sell ideas that our clients will love and that demonstrate HumanKind thinking.
- Maintaining brand tone-of-voice consistently and effectively.
- Leaning into feedback to refine and enhance your creative ideas.
- Being a mentor to the junior members of the team by supporting and providing constructive feedback and pushing for best work.
- Staying on top of cultural and social trends and new technologies.

**Qualifications**:

- Prior relevant experience (5 years) in a creative agency.
- A portfolio of work that demonstrates your passion for creativity and flair for writing brilliant, innovative copy.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Adaptable and flexible.
- Self-motivated, calm, relaxed with a great sense of humor.
- A real passion for brilliant creative and strategic insights.
- A natural leader and a real team player who enjoys collaborating to make world class work.

**Additional Information**:
**What you can expect from us**:
**Partner with the best clients in Australia**: Bundaberg Rum, Canon, Captain Morgan, City of Melbourne, Diageo, Gordons Gin, HBF, Honda, Johnnie Walker, Oporto, Red Rooster, Smirnoff, Suncorp, Transurban, UDL, and Vitasoy.

**Make the best work of your career**: We believe in the power of creativity to transform human behaviour. Each one of us is held accountable for contributing to ideas of the highest standard in the world. And we’re recognized for it. More recently we ranked #1 Agency of the Year by Campaign Brief’s The Work and #3 Regional Agency of the Decade by Cannes Lions.

**Work with the best people**: If you’ve ever met a Burnetter you’ll know we stand apart. Our agency is filled with smart, kind people who are passionate about the work and who genuinely care about each other.

**Have the best experience**: We have industry-leading flexibility and a culture we’re famous for. Our structure and processes are uncomplicated because we focus on output. And there are endless opportunities for growth in both Leo Burnett and Publicis Groupe more broadly with access to global opportunities and L&D programs.

Plus be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our connected platform of agencies. Ask us for more information.