Sr. Bilingual Copywriter (Spanish/English)

Reports to: Creative Director

Base office: Austin, TX

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with Creative Director and creative team to creative concept and deliver long and short copy for digital as well as traditional advertising media. These include, but are not limited to, landing pages, websites, standard & rich media banners, webisodes, video pre-roll, mobile ads, tweets, Facebook updates & apps, print, outdoor, POS, collateral, radio, TV and guerrilla tactics.
• Write, proofread and accurately edit copy for a variety of clients in the core categories of Government Services, Healthcare, Higher Education, Transportation and Utilities primarily
• Collaborate with Strategic Planning, Design, User Experience, and other internal agency departments to deliver brand messages and meet or exceed client goals.
• Rewrite, edit, fact check and research copy as needed
• Present creative clearly and persuasively to internal agency staff and/or clients, as needed
• Draft creative rationales in support of creative work, write/edit/proofread presentation materials and/or RFP responses, as needed
• Proofread copy as needed, take responsibility for proofreading your own work on occasion

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of bilingual copywriting or writing experience, preferably at an ad agency or interactive shop.
• College degree required; Bachelor of Journalism, English, Comparative Literature (English/Spanish), Creative Writing, Communications or similar writing-intensive degree preferred.
• Proven writing experience with a high level of creativity, accuracy, and an eagle-eye for typos.
• Must be thoroughly web savvy, demonstrate a proven grasp of the latest and greatest social media, mobile apps, search, and other digital platforms
• Ability to think conceptually and execute creative that meets strategic goals across a variety of media in fully integrated fashion
• Mac-based creative department (Microsoft applications: Word, Excel and PowerPoint) required. (Knowledge of design programs appreciated, but not required).
• Excellent oral and verbal communication skills ; must be comfortable and willing to present to groups large and small.
• Ability to learn about new industries and products quickly and vary tone and messaging based on medium, audience, and client category
• Ability to work in a team setting with various departments, must be a good listener and take direction well. Must be open and willing to revise, revise, revise.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines with a good work ethic and multi-task between multiple client jobs simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently, but also conceptualize and collaborate together with designers and developers, as needed.
• Positive attitude, ability to roll with the punches, willingness to keep learning and growing.

For consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and online portfolio to the job interface linked below.

About Sensis

Sensis is a cross-cultural marketing agency driving behavior change. Moving beyond cultural boxes, we create useful, digitally relevant content to drive consumer action. Ads don't work. Content does. Because people experience content. To change behavior, you need to engage people first—through useful, digitally relevant means. These are the tools we use to build engagement, spark motivation and drive action among the cultures our clients look to influence. Along with our integrated advertising services, Sensis offerings include specialty practices SensisHealth, SensisChallenges and SensisCMO.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.

Please submit resume, cover letter, portfolio if required and answer all questions in our online interface for consideration.

About Sensis
Sensis is a cross-cultural marketing agency driving behavior change. Moving beyond cultural boxes, we create useful, digitally relevant content to drive consumer action. Ads don't work. Content does. Because people experience content. To change behavior, you need to engage people first—through useful, digitally relevant means. These are the tools we use to build engagement, spark motivation and drive action among the cultures our clients look to influence. Along with our integrated advertising services, Sensis offerings include specialty practices SensisHealth, SensisChallenges and SensisCMO.
In addition to a competitive compensation package, we offer a generous amount of paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, along with other benefits.