Copywriters

Working conditions vary for copywriters, depending on the size of their employer and whether or not they frequently work under tight deadlines. Though their workweek usually runs 35 to 40 hours, many copywriters work overtime, working nights and weekends to meet client deadlines.

Though copywriters do some of their work independently, they often cooperate with artists, photographers, editors, and other advertising people who may have widely differing ideas of how the materials should be prepared and presented.

Physical surroundings range from comfortable private offices to noisy, crowded offices filled with other workers typing and talking on the telephone. Some copywriters must confine their research to the library or telephone interviews, but others may travel to other cities or countries or to client work sites.

The work is arduous, but most copywriters are seldom bored. The most difficult element is the continual pressure of deadlines. People who are the most content as copywriters enjoy and work well with deadline pressure.