About this role
The Senior Marketing Writer develops creative, persuasive, and strategically grounded content that brings NOV’s products, technologies, expertise, and brand to life. This role leads writing for advertising, product messaging, taglines, campaigns, marketing materials, speeches, presentations, and internal communications.
The Senior Marketing Writer combines strong storytelling and copywriting skills with the ability to understand complex technical and business topics. Working closely with other marketing team members, product marketing, business units, executives, engineers, and other subject matter experts, this role turns business priorities and technical information into clear, memorable messages for specific audiences and channels.
This role builds on the Writer position through greater ownership of messaging, creative direction, and high-visibility assignments. It also provides editorial guidance to other writers and helps maintain a distinctive, consistent NOV voice across marketing and communications materials.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, English, marketing, public relations, advertising, or a related field required.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in copywriting, marketing communications, brand writing, advertising, corporate communications, or a related field.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative, strategic writing across multiple formats, channels, and audiences.
- Demonstrated experience developing brand messaging, advertising or campaign copy, product marketing content, or other persuasive communications.
- Excellent writing, editing, storytelling, and concept-development skills.
- Ability to translate technical, industrial, energy, engineering, or B2B information into clear and engaging content.
- Experience writing executive communications, speeches, presentations, or internal messages preferred.
- Strong command of AP style required; familiarity with SPE style preferred.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with executives, technical experts, designers, marketers, and other stakeholders.
- Strong project management, organization, and deadline-management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted writing tools and responsible content development practices.
- Willingness to learn and use ClickUp, Ziflow, and NOV-specific systems.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and maintain a high standard of work under tight deadlines.