USA) Manager, Creative – Senior Copy Editor Freelance

As a Senior Copy Editor at Walmart, you shape how millions of people perceive the brand by refining every word that goes out the door. You ensure that all creative content-from social media posts to store signage-follows strict grammar, punctuation, and brand voice standards. You guide internal teams and agency partners with clear, constructive feedback to elevate the quality and consistency of messaging. You manage multiple projects independently, update style guides, and mentor writers to help them grow. Ultimately, your work helps Walmart communicate with clarity, creativity, and purpose across every customer touchpoint. **What you’ll do…** + **Clearly & confidently editing creative** from all Walmart Creative Studio outputs, plus internal & external creative partners to ensure correct grammar & punctuation, as well as brand style & voice consistency. + **Providing clear, concise feedback** on creative deliverables from agency partners, offering guidance for how to resolve grammar or style issues. + **Ensuring that messaging direction & business priorities** are translated into compelling, customer-centric copy for a range of assets, including paid & owned social channels, site assets, emails, digital ads, store signage, printed mailers, & more. + **Independently managing multiple copy projects on different timelines** with varying levels of complexity, stakeholders & importance to the business. + **Owning & updating** our brand’s style guides. + **Being the arbiter** of grammar, punctuation, & style, documenting the results in our style guide. + **Clearly communicating** grammar, punctuation & style rules to our internal & external partners, providing training for new hires & agency partners. + **Crafting copy** that gets to the heart of who our customers are, as needed. + **Collaborating with &** **mentoring** **copywriters** , helping them improve skills & performance. + **Maintaining a positive, can-do attitude in all facets of work.** Seeking answers to ambiguous asks, finding comfort working autonomously/proactively, & quickly pivoting direction based on changing business needs. **Qualifications** + BA in Journalism, Creative Writing, Advertising, or related field & 5+ years copywriting experience OR 8+ years copy editing experience. + 3+ years of experience editing/copywriting in a retail or ecommerce environment. + Excellent proofreading skills & over-the-top attention to detail. + Ability to work autonomously & self-manage, as well as collaborate closely. + Willingness to roll up your sleeves & do what it takes to get the job done. + Strong organizational skills, a strong sense of ownership & accountability, & the ability to own projects, communicate effectively, & be a self-starter.  + Proactive, comfortable with ambiguity, & flexible in the face of shifting business needs due to the rapidly changing nature of marketing, retail, & ecommerce. + High emotional intelligence, excellent relationship-building skills, able to manage expectations well across a wide variety of partners & expertise areas. + Fantastic sense of humor is a plus! **About Walmart Marketing** Named Ad Age’s Marketer of the Year in 2022, you’ll join an internationally recognized team of thinkers, creators, & problem solvers passionate about helping people save money & live better. Walmart Marketing is a dynamic, multidimensional organization dedicated to redefining how the world shops through impactful creative & fast-paced innovation-all grounded in customer insights & brand strategy. We live out our company values each day while striving to exceed customer expectations & drive growth for the company. We orchestrate marketing campaigns & experiences that reach millions of daily shoppers. Our work spans the digital & physical spaces & combines the work of numerous internal teams & external advertising & media agencies. Our teams work together to show our customers how they can save money & live better. If you are motivated by complex challenges & want to build the future of commerce & consumer services, a Marketing role at Walmart could be what you’ve been looking for. **About Walmart Creative Studio** Walmart Creative Studio is the in-house creative agency at Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough omnichannel creative that meets customer needs & drives business objectives, while keeping our Fortune #1 brand relevant in culture. Role is on site in Los Angeles, CA. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. ‎ ‎ ‎ You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. ‎ For information about PTO, see . ‎ ‎ Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. ‎ Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. ‎ For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart ( . ‎ The annual salary range for this position is $96,000.00-$186,000.00 ‎ Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. ‎ Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: ‎ ‎ – Stock ‎ ‎ **Minimum Qualifications…** _Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications._ Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 1 year’s experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field OR 3 years’ experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field. **Preferred Qualifications…** _Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications._ Content Management Systems, Managing interactive projects in an online creative or related digital field, Working for or with creative agencies, Working with Design Software (For example, Adobe Creative Suite), including proficiency in advanced functions (For example, multi-layer masking and compositing) **Primary Location…** 5404 Jandy Plc, Los Angeles, CA 90066-7006, United States of America Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.