Senior Writer

Senior Writer

Location: 12 Bishop's Bridge Rd, Greater, London W2 6AA

Reports To: Principal Writer/ACD

About DDB Remedy

We're a bunch of creative, Intelligent, friendly, Interesting, Interested, diverse and happy people (and dogs). Surprising and delighting our clients and ourselves is what gets us out of bed In the morning.

We have a simple belief — Unexpected Works. Meaning that the best idea is the one you that you could never see coming. And the only way to get there is through genuine creativity. The kind of creativity that scares and excites us at the same time because it’s so different. We even get goosebumps just thinking about it. This kind of work takes guts, luckily, we’ve got plenty of that here.

We’re one of the leading Healthcare Communications agencies and our goal is simple, to improve people’s health and wellbeing. We develop strategic solutions, create identities, produce beautiful content, and create experiences for HCPs, patients, salesforces, and consumers across multiple channels.

We’re proud of what we do, creating unexpected work that makes a difference.

Our commitment

DDB Remedy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate individuality and diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment and a sense of belonging for all employees without regard to race, age, sex, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.

Everyone has the right to be themselves. That’s why we cherish 4 important ‘freedoms’, that protect our rights to be creative, to experiment, to be who we are and to feel included and safe at work. These inform our every word, every action and every result, every day. They are Freedom from fear, Freedom to fail, Freedom from Chaos and Freedom to be.

For us, inclusivity and diversity aren’t “nice-to-have” – they’re central to our business strategy. The more inclusive we are, the more people feel they can bring their whole selves to work, the better our work will be.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.

Position Summary
A core member of the brand team, the Senior Writer works closely with strategy and their client to produce engaging and medically accurate materials that reflect the brand’s tone of voice, strategy and positioning. You will have extensive experience with promotional materials. You don’t just follow the brief – you go beyond it, looking for unexpected ways to make your brand memorable and increase connection with your audience. You will champion medical writing and take an active role in the development and management of more junior writers. You will take day-to-day responsibility for the copy output of your team, and know when to escalate to a more senior writer or your line manager. You will strive to deliver excellent creative solutions in collaboration with an Art partner.

Key Capabilities

• Delivers copy to a high standard of medical accuracy
• Always aims to deliver ‘unexpected work’ (UW) and seeks creative solutions to briefs
• Always approachable
• Ability to manage pressure and deadlines
• Develops strong relationships
• Keeps up-to-date on brand related scientific areas

Position Requirements

Creativity

• Passionate about creativity and ideas in the broadest sense
• Fosters an environment, internally and with the client, in which powerful ideas and great creative work can be sold and flourish
• Demonstrates excellent creative judgment
• Creatively thinks about the client’s business and demonstrates initiative to identify new business opportunities
• Proactively learns about different types of creative awards, entry requirements and the judging process
• Aims to create ‘award-worthy’, UW-driven ideas with an Art Director/Designer or other team member

Productivity

• Is able to think through client’s business problems and identify or create solutions
• Remains calm under pressure, does not pass stress on to co-workers
• Is solution-orientated and focused on successful results; sees challenges as opportunities
• Has strong time management skills and knows how to prioritise tasks efficiently
• Has a high degree of accuracy and reliability

Relationships/Communication

• Develops and maintains strong relationships with clients and agency counterparts
• Regularly engages with the agency team, management, and client partners to ensure on-going communication of client needs and concerns
• Integrates and optimizes all agency departments and resources and creates an inclusive and inspiring environment
• Persuasive and inspiring presentation, negotiation and writing skills
• Acts as an ambassador for DDB and its culture in and outside the Agency
• Able to manage and motivate colleagues thoughtfully and successfully

Knowledge and Skills

• Has a solid understanding of their client’s business, brands and category
• Has an understanding of processes and tools (including proprietary DDB tools) that make the team more effective
• Solid understanding of all integrated communication disciplines (direct, digital, etc.) and ability to recognise and implement accordingly
• Motivated to always continue learning and sharing knowledge
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills both in preparing materials required and in delivery
• Excellent writing skills

Qualifications and Skills

Essential:

• Minimum degree level life science graduate
• > 4 years’ agency experience as a writer
• Experience within promotional creative healthcare
• Can work to deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Can handle and act upon constructive feedback

Desirable:

• Excellent understanding of relevant UK and International codes – eg ABPI
• Excellent proof-reading skills
• Confident presenter