Highwire

Highwire

Vice President, Copy

San Francisco, California, United States · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$195kDetected 29 days ago
LLMsCybersecuritySOARSEOContent MarketingWritingLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

  • As the Vice President, Copy, you will be the ultimate champion and architect of narrative strategy across marketing-based accounts.
  • In this role, you will oversee the copywriting function, ensuring that our verbal output matches the elite standard of our visual output.
  • You are a master wordsmith and a seasoned strategist who understands that copy isn't just about making things sound good-it's about driving business action.

Responsibilities

  • Brand Voice & Architecture: Lead the development of comprehensive verbal identities, brand messaging frameworks, and tone-of-voice guidelines for high-profile clients and new business prospects.
  • High-Stakes Presentation & Pitches: Serve as a primary creative lead on major agency pitches, developing core conceptual narratives and presenting them persuasively to C-suite stakeholders.
  • Department Oversight & Mentorship: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of copywriters and content strategists. Set performance standards, conduct creative reviews, and unblock career paths for your team.
  • Creative Partnership: Partner cross-functionally with the ACD of Motion & Design, VP Creative Director, and Digital Strategy VP to ensure copy and visuals are deeply integrated from the very first brainstorm.
  • Agency Voice Advocacy: Act as an internal and external thought leader, helping to shape and elevate Highwire's own brand voice through agency marketing, insights, and public-facing content.
  • We partner with ambitious companies and established brands to navigate complexity, lead markets, and grow with purpose.
  • We ensure that every Highwire Walker has the requisite support to soar in their careers.
  • You will partner closely with design and motion leadership to pitch and win high-stakes new business, and define brand positioning for global clients.
  • You'll work seamlessly with the SVP of Content, VP Creative Director, VP of Digital Strategy, and account leads to ensure our creative work is strategically sound, conceptually brilliant, and flawlessly executed.

Requirements

  • You have a rare ability to simplify the complex without losing its substance.

Skills

  • Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and written communication skills.

Compensation

  • The salary range for this position is $130,000 to $195,000, with the final offer based on a combination of factors, including education, relevant experience, skills, prior training, internal equity, and local geographic market data.

Benefits

  • You will lead the editorial vision, voice, and verbal identity for our clients, transforming complex business strategies and technology landscapes into compelling, human-centric stories.
  • You can command a room, command a slide deck, and articulate a creative vision that makes clients say, "They completely get us."

Company info

  • Team Empowerment
  • Growth Mindset
  • Inclusion Always
  • Fierce Distinction
  • Competitive salary with merit-based opportunities for growth
  • Flexible hybrid work model tailored to your schedule and lifestyle
  • Generous vacation policy, including extended summer and winter breaks
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  • Highwire is a strategic marketing communications agency at the intersection of innovation and industry.
  • At Highwire, we believe that storytelling fuels transformation.
  • We aspire to change our industry and build a better future for all.
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