Art Direct + Copywriter (Team)
At a glance
Mid-level Copywriting role at co:collective. New York · full-time · $120,000–$140,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Turn strategic insight into standout experiences that work beyond standard media placements
- Shape concepts that can travel across brands, culture, live experiences and partnerships
- Take briefs further by finding the unexpected move rather than settling for a safe answer
- Build a single memorable campaign instead of producing a stream of forgettable assets
What you bring
- At least five years at a creative agency, with strategic concept development as your focus
- Experience taking brand campaigns from an initial insight through to launch
- A record of making brand purpose visible through actions people can take part in and discuss
Who this fits
This is a joint copywriter and art director role for a team focused on strategic campaigns, not website or brochure work. You need to be based in New York City or willing to move there.
From the employer
Two heads are better than one.
co:collective is hiring an art director + copywriter team in NYC who believe brands should be less advertising-y and more action-y.
To be clear: this isn't a content role. We're not looking for someone to keep the feed full. We need a team that can deliver THE IDEA: the platform-defining, culture-moving concept that generates a hundred pieces of content.
What we mean by "the idea":
Think REI closing on Black Friday for #OptOutside. Or CVS walking away from tobacco sales to align with its purpose. Or Patagonia transferring ownership to a trust and nonprofit that focuses on the Earth. Those weren't posts. They were bold business decisions turned into action that captured public attention. We call it STORYDOING rather than storytelling.
You might be our team if you have:
→ Built brand campaigns and platforms from strategic insight to launch
→ Turned brand purpose into actions people can see, join and discuss (not just new logos or manifesto videos)
→ Made work that earns media and attention, not just impressions
→ 5+ years in a creative agency, focused on strategic concepting
→ A home base in NYC, or a willingness to relocate
What you'll do here:
→ Translate strategic insights into memorable experiences that don't fit in a traditional media box
→ Build ideas big enough to span brand, culture, experiences and partnerships
→ Push every brief past "fine" to "wild"
→ Make one truly memorable campaign instead of dozens of forgettable assets
We're hiring as a team: copywriter + art director. Not website writers. Not brochure art directors.
Our one question for every brief: what's the most unexpected thing we could do with this?
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