Senior Copywriter, Animal Health

FWD People is a full-service strategic marketing agency delivering meaningful and measurable results in the health and non-profit sectors. We take pride in being our clients' trusted strategic partner — staying ahead of the curve, and leveraging our expertise and foresight to help them navigate change and seize opportunities. We approach every challenge with a commitment to innovation, excellence, and empathy, and we seek the same qualities in our leaders. As a fast-growing, senior team, we're excited to welcome more forward-thinking individuals who will help us drive growth, foster positive change within our client's industries, and have fun along the way.

What You'll Do

• Oversee copy & content development on assigned projects within our Animal Health portfolio, managing each assignment from concepting through final delivery, including proofing.

• Support our clients’ regulatory reviews by quickly ramping up as a product information specialist on assigned accounts, appropriately sourcing and referencing written materials.

• Quickly build fluency in each client and their specific industry: therapeutics, diagnostic tools, audiences, and language, to deliver on-brief work from day one.

• Be an expert at copyediting and creating strategic copy & narratives across brand identities, print, digital, web, social, campaigns, and technical guides for diagnostic tools, using industry best practices, while ensuring clarity and consistency throughout

• Partner closely with FWD People team members and clients on assigned projects to articulate ideas, develop concepts, provide content and copy solutions, and ensure assets are strategic and on-brand.

• Maintain version and quality control of owned assets throughout each project, organizing and managing files for a clean, efficient handoff at wrap.

What You’ll Love About This Engagement:

• Creative Challenge: Work on innovative, interesting projects in the Animal Health sector, stretching your creative and technical skills across unique audiences.

• Flexible Collaboration: Join our bench as a trusted extension of the team: set your own schedule, choose the engagements that fit, and partner with people who respect your expertise and your time.

• Strategic Impact: Leverage your creative and technical talent with a focus on strategic thinking, ensuring that every piece of content aligns with campaign and client goals and contributes to meaningful outcomes.

What You’ll Bring:

• You bring 7+ years of copywriting experience within a similar agency environment, with a primary focus in healthcare / pharma. Animal Health experience is a huge plus.

• You have high standards for the creative process and your output, and are able to exhibit exceptional attention to detail in all tasks, ensuring accuracy, consistency and precision in all deliverables.

• You’re proficient in AMA and AP style and have a strong understanding of best practices in the pharma and healthcare industry, including how to apply references and validate ahead of regulatory submissions.

• You work well under pressure and are an expert at being able to self-manage expectations and deliver on-brief, strategic, and strong copy across deliverables.

• You’re a critical thinker and a natural storyteller, skilled at communicating ideas in slides and across GSuite, and presenting to clients and internal team members.

• You embody a self-motivated positive attitude and collaborative nature, with the ability to adapt to new situations, think on your feet, and communicate openly and proactively with those around you.

• You’re comfortable working independently with minimal onboarding, quickly absorbing brand guidelines and account context to contribute from day one.

• You can reliably commit to the hours and turnaround times agreed upon for each engagement, and stay responsive throughout the project.