Copy Intern

Critical Mass’ Internship opportunities are part of our Trailhead Program and provide a 12-week jump-start to your career. The program is designed to fast-track your growth through regular learning opportunities, mentorship, and hands-on client work - all while earning a competitive stipend. You’ll get a firsthand look at the exciting work we do at Critical Mass and experience what it’s like to be an integral part of our team. This internship gives you the chance to explore the digital agency world and client projects to see if it’s the right fit for you.

Our internship will run from May 26 – August 14.

As a copy intern at CM you’ll work with our entire creative team to help through the entire creative process from conception to execution. Our broad roster of clients ranges from automotive to healthcare to CPG to insurance – so you’ll be exposed to a variety of different types of work and styles. We’re firm believers in cross-discipline thinking, so you’ll also get the chance to see how designers, art directors, strategists, technologists, account folks and project managers go about their business – and what that means to you as copywriter.

You Will:

• Work with a mentor to ideate and write solutions that meet or exceed strategic objectives

• Collaborate with creative team members to determine concepts and copy direction

• Create, write and repurpose content for websites, digital advertising and social media

• Translate creative direction and messaging points from creative briefs into engaging and effective concepts and copy

• Maintain high standards of copywriting and quality control

• Adhere to brand style guides as required

You Have:

• A strong copywriting portfolio (you must include a portfolio URL or digital samples with your application)

• Post-secondary education in English, journalism, communications or a related field

• Experience related to marketing and advertising

• Exceptional writing skills, including the ability to write for diverse audiences

• Ability to brainstorm and contribute to bigger ideas

• Proven aptitude for quick creative thinking with acute attention to detail

• An understanding of information architecture and interactivity

• A keen enthusiasm for and demonstrable understanding of digital trends and technologies

• Detail orientated and excellent proofreading skills

• The ability to multitask, research and meet tight deadlines

• In your second or third year of university study or the first year of a two-y ear educational program.

The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to:

Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
Improve collaboration and team relationships.
Increase employee engagement

We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.
Salary Range
$40,000—$40,000 CAD

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.

Critical Mass uses artificial intelligence in our recruitment process to enhance job postings, filter keywords during the review of prospective candidates, and, in some cases, transcribe interviews with our recruiters. Human review remains central to the process, and all hiring decisions are ultimately made by our team.

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com, omc.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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