Copywriter

Colle McVoy is a full-service creative agency that builds enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. We believe these times of rapid change are filled with opportunities, so we constantly strive to push the boundaries of creativity, pressure test best practices and create new brand futures. To thrive, we need Intrepid Thinkers – people who are fearless and adventurous, relentlessly pushing past conventional boundaries into interesting new spaces.  

We nurture a creatively driven, award-winning culture, rife with opportunities for people to grow, advance, evolve and develop new skillsets. At CM, everyone is empowered to create their own career path and where people can be the inspired, energized, authentic individuals they are. As a Certified B Corporation, we believe a better future means we have a responsibility to use our expertise as a force for good to benefit all people, communities and the planet. We welcome applicants seeking meaningful careers that never stop evolving and who share our values of passion, partnership, integrity and courage. 

As a Copywriter at Colle McVoy, you’ll be responsible for bringing the conceptual heat in everything you touch – could be a new campaign or a content series or could be dreaming up a killer experience. As a Copywriter at Colle McVoy, you’ll not only pair with Art Directors but also Designers, Creative Technologists, PR experts and even creative media people from time to time. This position requires someone who can write well in a variety of tones and voices, loves culture, has a healthy curiosity about technology and likes to make a variety of things (we believe brands are not just what they say but what they make and do). We heart people who ask the right questions and search for the big picture. If you’d like to work for an agency that has a sweet rooftop deck overlooking downtown, a tap server and has been named a Best Places to Work consecutively for eight years, show us what you’ve got. 

• Contribute to the accurate definition of project scope, estimates and timelines 
• Develop creative concepts and copy for a wide range of initiatives 
• Establish tone and copy style to appropriately reflect brand positioning 
• Write short and long format copy as appropriate to meet project’s marketing and communication objectives 
• Present ideas and work to team and/or senior creative personnel 
• Remain current on industry trends and technology 

• Ability to aggregate mass amounts of content to determine what is appropriate based on the project’s objectives and how it should best be presented 
• Adept at various forms of writing (TV scripts, taglines, headlines, social concepts, brand guidelines, etc.) 
• Ability to decipher and integrate a variety of inputs including copy and data 
• Solid skill set in writing persuasive, informative and directional copy 
• Strong cognitive skills - including problem solving, decision making and analysis 
• Experience with social first campaigns 
• Ability to concept and produce social assets with minimal oversight 

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or ad school credentials or equivalent industry experience 
• Online portfolio that demonstrates a range of ideas with a strong sense of conceptual and creative writing ability 
• Three or more years of experience copywriting 
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 
• Ability to travel as needed 

Colle McVoy, Adweek’s 2023 Midsize Agency of the Year, is a full-service creative agency that builds enduring relationships between forward-thinking brands and people. A Certified B Corp back by an award-winning culture, Colle McVoy applies boundless creativity in times of rapid change to question the status quo, invent new methods and blaze paths to unchartered territories. Our client list includes some of the world’s most recognized brands and our innovative culture has been named a Best Place to Work by Ad Age, Outside magazine and the Star Tribune. For more information, visitcollemcvoy.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter.