Verizon is hiring: Associate Creative Director, Copy Writing in New York

When you join VerizonYou want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.At 140 West, you will be part of the energy that's evolving the Verizon brand as a leading technology player. The Tribeca space brings together some of the industry's sharpest minds across a multitude of subject areas, building an integrated team that can be responsive and innovative across every Verizon touchpoint.This ACD, Copy Writer will exhibit strong writing skills and an ability to collaborate with the creative and design team to ensure quality, verbal and visual consistency, and timeliness of material.What you'll be doing:Developing compelling creative concepts and high quality verbal content, within brand and on strategy, across a large variety of print and digital media, specifically geared towards our multiple Retail channels.Writing creative and effective marketing copy for Retail following a creative brief.Researching clients, their competitors and the target audience to support creative strategy and inform the execution.Providing writing support for aligned client group(s), as well as supporting projects from other clients.Collaborating with the creative team to meet specific project objectives.Producing original, clear and credible copy and are accountable for the final development of creative assets.Ensuring accuracy, attention to detail and overall meets or exceeds writing objectives.Ensuring messaging brand guidelines and directives are adopted and adhered to in all executions.Executing writing requests with accuracy, producing zero errors in work.Editing and proofreading.What we're looking for: You'll need to have:Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a cominbation of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.External and/or in-house agency experience.Willingness to provide portfolio.Even better if you have one or more of the following:Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, communications or related field.Five or more years of professional level writing experience.Are a pro at developing creative concepts with a knack for thinking creatively.Compelling and thoughtful writing, creativity is your hallmark but you know how to adapt your writing to the assignment.As a leader, you're able to build engagement, motivation, and a sense of ownership in your team members.Find enjoyment leading, inspiring, and managing your team members to deliver outstanding experiences.Experience with major retailers or national specialty stores.Demonstrated proficient expertise in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat).Proficiency with AP and Chicago Manual of Style.An understanding of writing applications in traditional and emerging channels.Ability to maintained a consistent voice and audience focus in writing.Ability to "boil down" verbose content to the "essence" of the main message in a concise, effective manner.Consistent quality control in work.An understanding of specific channels or vertical markets as required by job function.Proven ability to adapt style of copy to various audiences, purposes, or media.If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.Where you'll be workingIn this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.Scheduled Weekly Hours 40Equal Employment OpportunityWe're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $122,000.00 and $226,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.Equal Employment OpportunityWe're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our page to learn more.Minimum Salary: 31200.00 Maximum Salary: 31200.00 Salary Unit: Yearly