Writers & Authors

Also Called:

Advertisement Agency Copywriter (Ad Agency Copywriter),

Advertising Copywriter,

Copywriter,

Freelance Copywriter

What they do: Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material.

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Arts, Entertainment, & Design

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Develop advertising campaigns for a wide range of clients, working with an advertising agency's creative director and art director to determine the best way to present advertising information.
  • Vary language and tone of messages based on product and medium.
  • Present drafts and ideas to clients.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Dependability

Initiative

Adaptability

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Communicate by writing

  • Read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • Come up with lots of ideas

  • Create new and original ideas

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Writing things for co-workers or customers

  • Reading work related information

Social

  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions

  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Writers & Authors jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop