Senior Copywriter - Omnicom Health Group

At DDB Health, we believe health can’t wait. The pace of healthcare is accelerating—and we love it. That is why at DDB Health, we DARE TO DO BOLDLY. We believe there’s nothing more important than health, and we need to stay a step ahead in order to achieve it. Our agency of courageous, curious, generous and gritty people are committed to solving the toughest health challenges. Through our omnichannel creative approach, we inspire our customers to take bold action that advances health. 

Inclusivity:
We, at DDB Health, are an inclusive home. We believe that every voice matters, and we aim to reflect the world around us. Together, we can boldly tackle every health communication challenge with diverse thought and enhanced perspective.

Flexibility (new):
At DDBH we have a flexible hybrid working environment with employees able to split their time between the Soho headquarters and their home office, Friday afternoons free of meetings, Summer Fridays, and other perks and arrangements that enable our people to do their best work.  We strive to be our boldest and best no matter where we are each doing our work – either with our clients, from home, or from the office.

DDB Health is a global network of healthcare communications companies dedicated to helping clients use creativity—and creative technology—as a force for good health. Through deep insight into customers, channels, and behavior, DDB Health creates meaningful change on behalf of important healthcare brands.

Title: Senior Copywriter 

Company/Location: DDB Health, New York City 

Department/Discipline: Copy  

Competencies: Creativity, Customer Focus, Interpersonal Savvy, Perseverance 

Overview: you will have the opportunity to help create, present, and produce compelling, persuasive and original ideas for our current clients and for new business. This is a terrific

opportunity to help develop the content on digital and print platforms.   

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Help develop content for a variety of print and digital projects, such as visual aids and websites 
• Understand the creative process and follow jobs from startup to completion 
• Contribute strategically to the long-term vision of the brand, internally and with the client  
• Develop understanding of basic marketing principles  
• Have up-to-date knowledge of all assigned brands and therapeutic indications, as well as understanding of the clients’ marketplace 
• Help prepare and submit work for Medical/Legal/Regulatory review  
• Work closely with editors to ensure accuracy in all work; demonstrate ability to accurately reference and annotate work 
• Partner with account, art and editorial staff on assigned brands  
• Take direction from supervisor on projects; work independently as determined by supervisor 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual abilities and writing skills 

• 2+ years of pharmaceutical and/or healthcare advertising, direct-to-physician 
• An ability to understand and process healthcare information 
• Bachelor’s degree preferred 
• Demonstrated ability to write solid, intelligent, brand-appropriate, creative pieces in a variety of communication forms (eg, sales aid, direct mail) for a variety of audiences (eg, healthcare professionals, patients, consumers) 
• Strong creative ability, as shown in ads/other forms of communication, created in partnership with an art director 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills  

The range below represents the low and high end of the base salary someone in this role may earn as an employee of an Omnicom Health Group company in the United States.   Salaries will vary based on various factors including but not limited to professional and academic experience, training, associated responsibilities, and other business and organizational needs. The range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for employees. Salary decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each hire.

• $70,000 - $99,500

Omnicom Health Group is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is equally distributed, and we’re focused on developing diverse teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us—we look forward to getting to know you.