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Are you a savvy wordsmith ready to make an impact? Can you produce engaging and persuasive content for different clients, subjects, and communication channels with ease? Montage Marketing Group wants you.

Montage Marketing Groupis looking for a Copywriter/Copyeditor with strong writing skills to join our growing team. Qualified candidates will have the experience and attention todetail needed tocreate, revise, and deliver compelling copy across a variety of media and support communication and marketing campaigns for diverse clients and communities.

This is a full-time, exempt position working a hybrid schedule at Montage's Rockville, MD office, and the employee's home office. Remote opportunities may be available for candidates residing in: Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, West Virginia, or Texas. The anticipated annual salary for this position is $70,000 - $80,000.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Copywriter/Copyeditor to develop, refine, and quality-check compelling written content for federal, state, and local government clients as well as private client organizations. As a key member of the Content and Creative team, you will play a critical role in shaping the voice and tone of our communications across various channels. This role requires strong writing and editing skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex information into clear, audience-focused communications.

Responsibilities

• Write and edit content for both internal agency and external client communications, including reports, presentations, talking points, websites, campaigns, social media, and other communication materials.
• Translate complex technical and program information into clear, concise, and engaging language.
• Copy edit and proofread materials for grammar, style, accuracy, consistency, and readability.
• Craft targeted messaging including long (blogs) and short form (social media) content, factsheets, one-pagers, and website content.
• Adapt messaging and tone for different audiences, including government agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
• Collaborate with project managers, designers, and subject matter experts to develop high-quality deliverables.
• Ensure content aligns with client requirements, brand standards, and applicable style guides.
• Support proposal and business development efforts through persuasive, well-structured content.
• Apply expert knowledge of AP Style and plain language writing style guidelines across a variety of communication materials.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional copywriting, editing, and proofreading experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, English, or similar field.
• Strong understanding of writing for digital platforms, social media, SEO, and content optimization.
• Ability to organize complex information and communicate it clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and other common content development tools.
• Experience leveraging a variety of emerging technology tools to enhance, elevate, and perfect written content.
• Proficiency in AP Style; proficiency in other writing styles and standards (e.g., APA, MLA) a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing for government, public sector, regulated, or highly technical audiences.
• Experience aligning communications with respective projects' style guides.
• Proven expertise delivering written communication materials within the fields of technology, science, health, or environment.

About Montage Marketing Group

Montage Marketing Group is an award-winning marketing firm focused on making connections-and making a difference. Our people are innovators and co-creators, visionaries, and hard-working change makers. Our purpose is to make connections with people, to get them to stop and think, to feel and act. Proven experts in engagement, outreach, communication, event planning, and experiential design, we're a third party-certified woman business enterprise, and a member of the US Small Business Administration's 8(a) program.

Why Montage?

Because we're a caring team of collaborative creatives-people who care as deeply about each other as we do about our work. We know that true teamwork happens only when each person's voice is valued, each one's contribution is celebrated, and success is always shared. We encourage each team member to realize their full potential. And we invite people to make our agency their pathway to fulfillment.

Montage Marketing Group is an E-Verify company and a Drug-Free Workplace.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K Retirement with match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave for Birthing & Non-Birthing Parents
• Paid Jury Duty, Bereavement Leave
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Cancer Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• LegalShield
• IDShield
• FinFitFinancial Wellness Program
• Working AdvantageDiscount Program