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I've worked in the same copywriting position for several years. Unfortunately, my aging boss doesn't seem like she's ready to retire, and I find myself totally stagnant. My boss is very resistant to change and has taken the liberty of keeping the plum writing projects for herself, rendering me a glorified proofreader. I'm tired of not being able to utilize my writing skills to their full potential.
None of my company's current openings interest me, so I might just have to look elsewhere.
I've also begun to question whether marketing is the right field for me. I'm not the most creative person around, and marketing is really about putting your point across in the fewest words possible. Now my company is pushing for more graphics and less copy. It makes the graphic designer happy, but only leaves me more frustrated. It's as if forces are conspiring so that I can't do what I want to do the most -- write, and write a lot.
Are there any professions that involve heavy writing and don't necessarily force you to be concise? I'm not interested in going the journalism route, as I know the industry is all but dead. And technical writing -- based on my research -- seems to be another area that demands brevity.
Law is the perfect profession for you. Legal writing is not concise and typically not very creative (there are exceptions, of course). Proper memos can be 10-50+ pages of solid text.
You could start by being a paralegal at a large law firm, though the paralegals typically only work with the less interesting stuff. There is such a thing as a research paralegal- they perform legal research and draft the skeleton of memos for the attorneys to finish; if they are very good, they can write most or all of the memo. A good paralegal can earn into the six figures. It's also a nice way to experience the legal profession before deciding whether to drop $150k on a law degree.
I'm also in copywriting. I enjoy marketing but I wanted to branch out so I'm pursuing my marketing management degree. Currently, I have my own company and I work with a variety of clients in different industries. Mostly health, legal aid, dentistry, and a national home improvement company. Sometimes I need to be concise and other times I don't. If you're not opposed to creating your own position as a freelancer, you might enjoy the variety.
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