Group Copy Supervisor - AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

The Group Copy Supervisor is responsible for leading copy development on multiple brands and working closely with Editorial, Art, and Account partners, along with Creative Management to ensure that clients are satisfied with the quality of our creative work, the value of our services, and our responsiveness to their needs.

This is a hybrid role with the ability to commute to our Irvine, CA office at least 3 days per week.

Creative/Hands-on Work (70%)

• Works with Art partner to produce and lead Brave, Authentic, Inspiring ideas and multi-channel tactics
• The lead writer on print, video, and digital projects with minimal supervision
• All copy must be clear, powerful, and free of errors, as well as correctly referenced and annotated
• Manages and works independently, often under tight deadlines, while juggling multiple projects
• Provides constructive feedback to improve others’ work
• Actively participates in client meetings
• Participates in MLR reviews as needed
• Attends market research as appropriate
• Contributes to strategy discussions; leads development of brand messages and positioning
• Understands that advertising is a service industry that sometimes requires extra time and effort to meet client commitments

Management (15%)

• Assigns writers best suited for each project based on ability and workload
• Manages their own workload and those of direct reports to maximize productivity and maintain billable hours
• Works closely with Art, Editorial, Traffic and Project Management to ensure jobs stay on track with deadlines and budgets
• Proactively seeks feedback from supervisor and Creative leaders
• Provides written and face-to-face feedback for annual performance reviews, as well as ongoing feedback throughout the year
• Identifies and interviews prospective creative candidates

Leadership (15%)

• Maintains strong client relationships
• Works with Account to grow business with existing clients
• Leads the copywriters in development of concepts and execution of all projects
• Assures that all supervised copywriters are trained and mentored to maintain the expectations of the agency and the client, and to meet their own career goals
• Consistently demonstrates to clients an understanding of their brands and marketing challenges and is responsive to their strategic and creative needs
• Presents copy with enthusiasm, internally and externally, to gain buy-in and negotiate changes
• Represents the agency at client meetings; co-presents creative work with Art partner

• 7+ years’ pharmaceutical advertising agency experience
• BA degree or equivalent business experience within the pharmaceutical or related industry required
• A proven track record of creative ability and judgment; successful client contact experience; the ability to work collaboratively with Art and Account; excellent presentation skills; previous experience managing writers; strong marketing and strategic abilities; a deep understanding of science and healthcare; strong understanding of MLR review processes and requirements; exceptional copywriting skills in all media

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

• This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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